Managing Catastrophic Loss of Sensitive Data: A Guide for IT and Security Professionals [Paperback]

Constantine Photopoulos (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 18, 2008 | ISBN-10: 1597492396 | ISBN-13: 978-1597492393 | Edition: 1

Offering a structured approach to handling and recovering from a catastrophic data loss, this book will help both technical and non-technical professionals put effective processes in place to secure their business-critical information and provide a roadmap of the appropriate recovery and notification steps when calamity strikes.

*Addresses a very topical subject of great concern to security, general IT and business management
*Provides a step-by-step approach to managing the consequences of and recovering from the loss of sensitive data.
*Gathers in a single place all information about this critical issue, including legal, public relations and regulatory issues

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About the Author

Constantine Photopoulos is a consultant with extensive security and regulatory compliance experience. He is a partner at the SOX Group (www.soxgroup.com), an IT security consultancy firm in New York City. He is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, with a degree in electrical engineering and computer science.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Syngress; 1 edition (April 18, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1597492396
• ISBN-13: 978-1597492393
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,831,125 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Introduction to the Field of Data Protection, August 7, 2008

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This review is from: Managing Catastrophic Loss of Sensitive Data: A Guide for IT and Security Professionals (Paperback)

This is an excellent step-by-step approach for preparing for and recovering from the loss of confidential data held by an organization. It's especially topical given all the breaches that are occurring, both those that are in the news as well as the ones no one hears about. The book is essentially organized in three parts: how to prepare in order to minimize the chances of a breach, what to do when a breach is occurring, and what to do afterwards, such as victim notification and lessons learned. This is much more of a process rather than a technical book, and is more geared to security managers rather than system administrators.

I really liked this book. I'm on a team at my company that is managing a project on the protection of clients' and employees' Personally Identifiable Information, and the book was extremely useful is making sure I didn't miss any steps or overlook best practices in the field. Highly recommended.