Includes index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (ScienceDirect, viewed December 16, 2015).

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Introduction; Section I; Chapter 1 -- Introduction to Assessments; Chapter 2 -- Risk, Security, and Assurance; Risk management; Risk assessments; Security controls; Chapter 3 -- Statutory and Regulatory GRC; Statutory requirements; Privacy Act -- 1974; CFAA -- 1986; ECPA -- 1986; CSA -- 1987; CCA -- 1996; HIPAA -- 1996; EEA -- 1996; GISRA -- 1998; USA PATRIOT Act -- 2001; FISMA -- 2002; Sarbanes-Oxley -- 2002; Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act -- 2009; Executive Orders/Presidential Directives.

Federal processing standardsFIPS-140 -- Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules; FIPS-186 -- Digital Signature Standard (DSS); FIPS-190 -- Guideline for the Use of Advanced Authentication Technology Alternatives; FIPS-191 -- Guideline for the Analysis Local Area Network Security; FIPS-199 -- Standards for Security Categorization of Federal Information and Information Systems; FIPS-200 -- Minimum Security Requirements for Federal Information and Information Systems; FIPS-201 -- Personal Identity Verification of Federal Employees and Contractors; Regulatory requirements; DOD; CNSS; HHS.

HIPAA Security RuleHIPAA Privacy Rule; HITECH Breach Reporting; OMB requirements for each agency; References; Chapter 4 -- Federal RMF Requirements; Federal civilian agencies; DOD -- DIACAP -- RMF for DOD IT; IC -- ICD 503; FedRAMP; NIST Cybersecurity Framework; References; Chapter 5 -- Risk Management Framework; Step 1 -- categorization; Step 2 -- selection; Step 3 -- implementation; Step 4 -- assessment; Step 5 -- authorization; Step 6 -- monitoring; Continuous Monitoring for Current Systems; Chapter 6 -- Roles and Responsibilities; Organizational roles; White House; Congress; OMB; NIST; CNSS; NSA.

NIAPDHS; DOD; Individual roles; System Owner; Authorizing Official; Information System Security Officer; Information System Security Engineer; Security Architect; Common Control Provider; Authorizing Official Designated Representative; Information Owner/Steward; Risk Executive (Function); User Representative; Agency Head; Security Control Assessor; Senior Information Security Officer; Chief Information Officer; DOD roles; Section II ; Introduction; Chapter -- 7 -- Assessment Process; Focus; Guidance; SP 800-53A; RMF Step 4 -- Assess Security Controls; SP 800-115; RMF Knowledge Service.

ISO 27001/27002Chapter -- 8 -- Assessment Methods; Evaluation methods and their attributes; Processes; Interviews; Examinations; Observations; Document Reviews; Testing; Automated; Manual; Chapter -- 9 -- Assessment Techniques for Each Kind of Control; Security assessment plan developmental process; Security assessment actions; Security controls by family; Chapter -- 10 -- System and Network Assessments; 800-115 introduction; Assessment techniques; Network testing purpose and scope; ACL Reviews; System-Defined Reviews; Testing roles and responsibilities; Security testing techniques.

Includes bibliographical references and index.