CISSP Essentials training: Domain 8, Law, Investigations and Ethics:
CISSP Essentials training: Domain 8, Law, Investigations and Ethics DATE: 27 Mar 2009
Not only must information security professionals be skilled in many areas of security execution, but they must also be prepared to assist companies in bringing wrongdoers to justice. To do this, security pros must be knowledgeable on laws pertaining to privacy, civil and criminal activity.
In this CISSP Essentials Security School lesson, Domain 8, Laws, Investigations and Ethics, expert CISSP exam trainer Shon Harris details the issues of investigating computer crimes, the role of forensics, and how to ensure that companies are compliant to applicable laws. Above all, security professionals must be prepared to apply prudent judgment, often in tense situations, so that appropriate decisions will be made.
About Shon Harris: Shon Harris is a CISSP, MCSE and President of Logical Security, a firm specializing in security educational and training tools. Logical Security offers curriculum, virtual labs, instructor slides and tools for lease by training companies, security companies, military organizations, government sectors and corporations.
Shon is also a security consultant, an engineer in the Air Force's Information Warfare unit, an entrepreneur and an author. She has authored two best selling CISSP books, including CISSP All-in-One Exam Guide, and was a contributing author to the book Hacker's Challenge. Shon is currently finishing her newest book, Gray Hat Hacking: The Ethical Hacker's Handbook.
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