First Definitive IT Security Book Addressing Insider Threats Now Available
Preventing Good People from Doing Bad Things, Published by Apress Media
CARLSBAD, Calif. – Oct. 11, 2011 – BeyondTrust, the leading provider of privilege delegation and authorization management solutions, today announced the publication of Preventing Good People from Doing Bad Things, which is the first definitive book on implementing least privilege. Authored by industry veterans John Mutch and Brian Anderson and published by Apress Media, this essential resource provides well-defined best practices that enable end-users and applications to communicate freely within an IT environment without worry of intentional, accidental, or indirect misuse of privilege.
"We felt compelled to write this book because the market needs a better understanding of what's happening behind the virtual walls of enterprises," said John Mutch, CEO at BeyondTrust and co-author of the book. "Over the last few decades corporations have spent billions of dollars protecting their organizations from external threats, yet little focus has been given to identifying and protecting against insider threats. According to recent statistics reported by Ponemon Institute, insider breaches now cost companies $7.2 million per data breach event. The time has never been more important for organizations to take the necessary steps to secure the perimeter within."
"Preventing Good People From Doing Bad Things is the first information security book I've read that adequately addresses the need to implement information security in a balanced approach which addresses all threats, both internal and external," said Bob Gligorea, an information technology and services professional with the following industry certifications: CISA, CISM, CPA, CIA, CCP and CDP. "The guidelines suggested in this book will enable businesses to implement information security measures that truly protect their network from all threats as well as costly employee mistakes. This is a must-read book for IT security professionals."
"Apress has been pleased to collaborate with BeyondTrust in addressing an issue that greatly impacts every organization," said Paul Manning, President of Apress. "Preventing Good People from Doing Bad Things provides case studies and solutions that can be effectively utilized by IT as they work to protect their data from insider threats."
The must-have resource for IT professionals, Preventing Good People from Doing Bad Things covers:
- Why unlimited administration rights are bad for networks
- How to spot and prevent the misuse of privilege within an organization
- Why least privilege is a good way to mitigate insider threats and the associated costs
- How to effectively implement least privilege within an organization
- The different environments least privilege affects, such as physical and virtual servers, databases and public, private, or hybrid clouds
Preventing Good People from Doing Bad Things is available for pre-order at www.amazon.com and www.barnesandnoble.com. For more information please visit: www.preventinginsiderthreats.com.
About BeyondTrust
Founded in 1985, BeyondTrust is the global leader in privilege authorization management, access control and security solutions for physical, virtual, cloud and infrastructure computing environments. The company’s products mitigate insider threats and secure the perimeter within across the enterprise, empowering IT governance to strengthen security, improve productivity, drive compliance and reduce expense.
More than half of the companies listed on the Dow Jones Industrial Average rely on BeyondTrust’s PowerBroker suite of products to secure their enterprises.
Five of the top ten commercial banks and two of America’s largest private companies have adopted PowerBroker to secure guest operating systems and ESX hypervisors in a virtualized environment. For more information, visit www.beyondtrust.com.
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Brian Anderson
BeyondTrust
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banderson@beyondtrust.com
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Gutenberg Communications
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