State & Local Government Information Security

Author: Geoffrey Wold and Jeffrey Locketz
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How to reduce your substantial risk of liability and financial losses due to computer security breaches, written by authorities with proven expertise.

No matter what your role in government – whether small town, city, county, state – if your department handles data, you’re at serious risk for security breaches and resultant liability. Damage can be done by disgruntled employees as well as hackers, and even damage done from negligence can result in catastrophic lawsuits and settlement costs.

According to a presentation given recently by the GAO, research by the Computer Security Institute (CSI) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) shows 80% of survey participants have suffered financial losses due to computer breaches. 223 respondents (less than half the survey) reported more than $456 million in aggregate losses.

Why leave yourself at risk? State & Local Government Information Security gives you a way to quickly and easily implement a comprehensive, written information security program.

Specifically, this book will help managers and officers to:

Identify and assess the risks that may threaten government information
Include a written plan that contains policies and procedures to manage and control risks
Schedule for adjusting the written plan on a continuing basis to account for changes in technology, the sensitivity of government information, and internal or external threats to information security

Summary Table of Contents
Part I: Risk Assessment Phase

Computer Crime Techniques
Risk Assessment Process
Risk Transfer
Computer Crime Legislation

Part II: Protective Controls Phase

Physical Security
Authentication
Passwords
Access Security
Firewalls
Encryption
Malicious Software
Application Security and Controls
Biometric Identification
Security Awareness

Part III: Detective Controls Phase

Security Administration
Security Policies
Intrusion Detection
Vulnerability Assessment

Part IV: Technology Management Phase

Organizational Controls
Systems Development and Maintenance Controls
Systems Development Life Cycle
Third Party Service Organizations
Technology Planning

Part V: Response Management Phase

Incident Response Team
Incident Response Procedures
Backup and Off-site Storage
Business Continuity

Part VI: Compliance Management

External Audit
Internal Audit
Laws, Standards and Guidelines
Computer-Assisted Audit Techniques (CAATS)
Identity Theft
Homeland Security

Part VII: Working Materials

Risk Assessment Worksheets
Sample Policies

Part VIII: Glossary

About the Authors
Geoffrey Wold and Jeffrey Locketz are Managing Directors of LBL Technology Partners, a Division of Lurie Besikof Lapidus & Company, LLP. Mr. Wold holds a BA degree in mathematics and an MBA in accounting and information systems. Mr. Locketz holds a BS degree in accounting, computer science, and business administration.

Both Mr. Wold and Mr. Lockertz have numerous certifications across a wide variety of accounting and technical areas. In addition, they have a history of successful security assessment and planning project management for all sizes and types of systems and networks.

In addition, Mr. Wold has written and published several articles that address a wide range of planning, operational, and computer and technology topics, as well as eight books on disaster recovery planning, eight books on technology planning and management. He’s also been a frequent speaker at industry seminars.

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