Security Battleground: An Executive Field Manual

Security has evolved from a tactical IT concern to boardroom-level dilemma. This transition has challenged many executives who are now obligated to protect their organization's critical assets. Security Battleground: An Executive Field Manual provides guidance to any executive who find themselves shouldering oversight responsibility for information security. The Security Battleground team-of-authors designed this book to provide practical advice for security-obligated executives, that is, for business executives with or without formal backgrounds in security processes or technologies.

Security Battleground provides ways in which executives can evaluate information security with a mix of examples, exercises, and lessons learned. The case studies and exercises are based on the authors' extensive hands-on experience with security-obligated executives, Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs), and members of security teams.

Reader Quotes
"Refreshing! Finally a playbook that moves beyond the technical security stalemate by providing a strategic map for partnering, prioritizing and funding a successful security campaign. Security Battleground is the comprehensive field guide for assessing the full landscape and fighting the right battles."

- Denise Wood, CVP & Chief Information Security Officer, FedEx Corporation

"Having worked with this team for years, I believe that sharing their experiences in this format can help executives succeed. This book speaks to the current pressures and challenges that executives face in dealing with security. It takes a practical approach that balances a strong security posture with a viable business strategy. Security Battleground reaffirms my own belief that security planning must be based on a thorough understanding of the business to be effective."

- Gene Fredriksen, CISO, Tyco

"The Security Battleground authors have amassed years of experience as trusted advisors for CSOs and CISOs around the globe. The result is a goldmine of knowledge for non-technical executives who have an obligation to ensure corporate security."

- Brett Wahlin, CSO, Sony