●CERTIFIED INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROFESSIONALS (CISSP) AND CERTIFIED INFORMATION SECURITY MANAGERS (CISM) INFORMATION INTEGRATED THROUGHOUT. The authors have carefully incorporated both CISSP and CISM bodies of knowledge throughout the text to prepare your students for certification. Chapter scenarios follow a fictional company as it encounters various information security issues. Meaningful group discussion questions follow each scenario to prompt lively classroom dialogue and debate.
●WRITTEN BY SECURITY PROFESSIONALS. This text and its ancillary features were meticulously designed by security professionals who are also teaching faculty members. Their experiences and expertise from classroom and industry are woven throughout chapter content to provide instructors with a well-designed, comprehensive security management instructional tool, complete with modern virtual ancillaries and teaching support aids. The text reflects key industry trends and issues, while facilitating the organization, delivery and assessment of student knowledge.
●"VIEWPOINT" ESSAYS ILLUSTRATE INTRUIGING TOPICS. Written by security practitioners and academics, Viewpoint essays in each chapter use real-world examples to illustrate chapter concepts at work in today's business environments.
●ACTIVITIES, QUESTIONS AND PROJECTS REINFORCE SKILLS. Your students have numerous opportunities to apply what they are learning with in-depth review questions, hands-on activities and case projects in every chapter.
●EMPHASIS ON KEY EXECUTIVE AND MANAGERIAL ASPECTS OF INFORMATION SECURITY. As they progress through the text, students build on their strong foundation of key concepts and become proficient in the most important areas of information security and management.