This book describes a process framework for business information management: the Business Information Services Library (BiSL(R)) - a public domain standard that is consistent with the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) and Application Services Library (ASL). BiSL establishes a bridge between IT and business processes, and between business information administrators and information managers. The BiSL process model provides an insight into all of the primary processes within their field of operations and into the relationship between the various processes. It offers a starting point for the...

This book provides a first introduction into the field of Information security. Information security is about preserving your data, keeping private data private, making sure only the people who are authorized have access to the data, making sure your data is always there, always the way you left it, keeping your secrets secret, making sure you trust your sources, and comply with government and industry regulations and standards. It is about managing your risks and keeping the business going when it all goes south. Every new security practitioner should start with this book, which covers the...