Information Assurance and Risk Management Strategies: Manage Your Information Systems and Tools in the Cloud

Learn how to deploy information assurance risk management strategies that align with the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s recommendations. This book will show you how to implement information assurance risk management strategies within your organization.

Aimed at system administrators and cybersecurity practitioners, author Bradley Fowler first walks you through how to assess known risks in your organization, understand why using a risk mitigation security strategy control profile is essential, and how to create one for your organization. You will then learn how to develop a risk factor table, outlining descriptions for each risk factor within your organization and which software applications you’ll need to rely on for daily business communication and operations. You will also see how to assess and categorize the level of risk within each technology tool, as well as the impact of an information security breach on the organization.

As you progress through the book, you'll review privacy issues relating to your organization, develop and manage a privacy compliance risk profile, and develop and manage a privacy compliance control profile. Additionally, you will gain insight into creating a privacy compliance risk mitigation strategy that helps protect your organization even as security threats evolve. Take the first step to safeguarding your company’s highly valuable information assets today!

What You Will Learn

• Understand what information assurance is and how it relates to risk management strategies
• Assess, develop, implement, and manage risk management strategies for corporate information systems, technology, and cloud environments
• Develop and utilize information usage profiles and risk factor tables
• Understand the value of data encryption and usage of private and public key exchange for information assurance and security

Who This Book Is For

Information system and cloud architects responsible for developing, implementing, and managing corporate information systems and cloud environments.

About the Author

Bradley Fowler earned a Graduate Certificate in Information Assurance at the University of Maryland Global Campus, and a Master of Science in Cloud Computing Architecture from the University of Maryland Global Campus-Magnum Cum Laude. Prior to earning these credentials, he earned a Master of Science in Cybersecurity, and Master of Science in Managing Information Systems in Information Security Management, both from Bellevue University-Summa Cum Laude. He is currently finishing his Doctor of Education Administration at California Coast University, as well as his Doctor of Management in Information Systems and Technology at the University of Phoenix. He has been a lifetime member of the Golden Key International Honor Society, the National Cybersecurity Alliance, the National Cybersecurity Student Association, a peer review panelist for the Cybersecurity Skills Journal, and a member of the Global Tech Council. He is a general member of the Alumni Council for the American Public University System. He is a joint author of Cybersecurity Public Policy SWOT Analysis for 43 Countries and the writer of AWS for Public and Private Sectors: Cloud Computing Architecture for Government and Business (Apress, 2023).

Bradley’s favorite activities are weightlifting, roller skating, going on trips, cooking, creating non-fiction and fiction stories, and riding roller coasters.