Finding and Fixing Vulnerabilities in Information Systems

Download or read book Finding and Fixing Vulnerabilities in Information Systems written by Philip S. Anton and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2004-02-09 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding an organization's reliance on information systems and how to mitigate the vulnerabilities of these systems can be an intimidating challenge--especially when considering less well-known weaknesses or even unknown vulnerabilities that have not yet been exploited. The authors introduce the Vulnerability Assessment and Mitigation methodology, a six-step process that uses a top-down approach to protect against future threats and system failures while mitigating current and past threats and weaknesses.