Cyber Security Policy Guidebook

Drawing upon a wealth of experience from academia, industry, and government service, Cyber Security Policy Guidebook details and dissects, in simple language, current organizational cyber security policy issues on a global scale taking great care to educate readers on the history and current approaches to the security of cyberspace. It includes thorough descriptions as well as the pros and cons of a plethora of issues, and documents policy alternatives for the sake of clarity with respect to policy alone. The Guidebook also delves into organizational implementation issues, and equips readers with descriptions of the positive and negative impact of specific policy choices. Inside are detailed chapters that: Explain what is meant by cyber security and cyber security policy Discuss the process by which cyber security policy goals are set Educate the reader on decision-making processes related to cyber security Describe a new framework and taxonomy for explaining cyber security policy issues Show how the U.S. government is dealing with cyber security policy issues With a glossary that puts cyber security language in layman's terms and diagrams that help explain complex topics Cyber Security Policy Guidebook gives students, scholars, and technical decision-makers the necessary knowledge to make informed decisions on cyber security policy.

Drawing upon a wealth of experience from academia, industry, andgovernment service, Cyber Security Policy Guidebook detailsand dissects, in simple language, current organizational cybersecurity policy issues on a global scale--taking great care toeducate readers on the history and current approaches to thesecurity of cyberspace. It includes thorough descriptions--aswell as the pros and cons--of a plethora of issues, anddocuments policy alternatives for the sake of clarity with respectto policy alone. The Guidebook also delves into organizationalimplementation issues, and equips readers with descriptions of thepositive and negative impact of specific policy choices.Inside are detailed chapters that:* Explain what is meant by cyber security and cyber securitypolicy* Discuss the process by which cyber security policy goals areset* Educate the reader on decision-making processes related tocyber security* Describe a new framework and taxonomy for explaining cybersecurity policy issues* Show how the U.S. government is dealing with cyber securitypolicy issuesWith a glossary that puts cyber security language in layman'sterms--and diagrams that help explain complextopics--Cyber Security Policy Guidebook gives studentsscholars, and technical decision-makers the necessary knowledge tomake informed decisions on cyber security policy.