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Certified Information Security Manager Exam Prep Guide - Second Edition

You're reading from  Certified Information Security Manager Exam Prep Guide - Second Edition

Product type Book
Published in Dec 2022
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781804610633
Pages 718 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
Languages
Author (1):
Hemang Doshi Hemang Doshi
Profile icon Hemang Doshi

Table of Contents (12) Chapters

Preface 1. Enterprise Governance 2. Information Security Strategy 3. Information Risk Assessment 4. Information Risk Response 5. Information Security Program Development 6. Information Security Program Management 7. Information Security Infrastructure and Architecture 8. Information Security Monitoring Tools and Techniques 9. Incident Management Readiness 10. Incident Management Operations 11. Answers to Practice Questions

Access Control

The main objective of the access control process is to ensure that only authorized users are granted access. To achieve this, it is very important for user activities to be uniquely identifiable for accountability purposes. The security manager should be aware of the following categories of access control.

Mandatory Access Control

In mandatory access control (MAC), control rules are governed by an approved policy. Users or data owners cannot modify the access role. MAC ensures that files are shared only with authorized users as per the security classification of the file, and files cannot be shared with unauthorized users.

Discretionary Access Control

In discretionary access control (DAC), control access can be activated or modified by the data owner as per their discretion.

MAC is considered more robust and stringent in terms of information security compared to DAC. To increase the effectiveness of DAC, it should be aligned in accordance with MAC...

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