Are you an information security professional looking for a way to conduct network evaluations in a comprehensive and customized manner? Did you know that the National Security Agency has a methodology that they use and recommend? Security Evaluation was written by professionals who not only use this methodology themselves, but who helped develop and teach the course for the NSA.
Security Evaluation guides the experienced INFOSEC professional through a step-by-step process to ensure their customers receive the most accurate and comprehensive evaluation of their network security posture as possible. Security Evaluation is unique as it starts with the customer's information, not the technical tools to be used. In this way, the INFOSEC professional is able to ensure the results are relevant to the customer as opposed to delivering a standardized report, which may or may not directly affect or improve security posture. In addition, this framework will not only give the customer a sense of where they are, but also a way for both the service provider and customer to monitor and track progress over time using this repeatable methodology. Don't be misled by other books that focus only on technical tools. As an INFOSEC professional, you owe it to yourself and your customers to also have an understanding of how legislation, industry regulation, and legal issues affect you both. Network Security Evaluation Using the NSA IEM helps you put this all together and deliver a final product that the customer will actually understand and use.
About the Author Russ is a co-founder, CEO, CTO and Principal Security Consultant for Security Horizon, Inc. Russ is a United States Air Force Veteran and has served in military and contract support for the National Security Agency and the Defense Information Systems Agency. Russ is also the editor-in-chief of "The Security Journal." He also serves as the Professor of Network Security at the University of Advancing Technology (uat.edu) in Tempe, AZ. Russ is the author of Hacking a Terror Network: The Silent Threat of Covert Channels (Syngress, ISBN 1-928994-98-9). He has contributed to many books including Stealing the Network: How to Own a Continent (Syngress, ISBN: 1-931836-05-1), Security Assessment: Case Studies for Implementing the NSA IAM (Syngress, ISBN 1-932266-96-8), WarDriving, Drive, Detect, Defend: A Guide to Wireless Security (Syngress, ISBN: 1-931836-03-5) and SSCP Study Guide and DVD Training System (Syngress, ISBN: 1-931846-80-9). He is also a co-founder of the Security Tribe information security research web site at www.securitytribe.com.
Greg Miles,(Ph.D., CISSP#24431, CISM#0300338, IAM, IEM)is the President, and Chief Financial Officer of Security Horizon, Inc. Security Horizon is a Global, Veteran-Owned Small Business headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
