An Introduction to Information Security
National Institute of Standards and Technology
A complete introduction to information security for people who need the whole picture: what security controls do, how threats and risk relate, and how policy, awareness, contingency planning and system life cycle decisions fit together. Plain language throughout, with references for going deeper on each topic.
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