Download or read book Finding and Fixing Vulnerabilities in Information Systems written by Philip S. Anton and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2004-02-09 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding an organization's reliance on information systems and how to mitigate the vulnerabilities of these systems can be an intimidating challenge--especially when considering less well-known weaknesses or even unknown vulnerabilities that have not yet been exploited. The authors introduce the Vulnerability Assessment and Mitigation methodology, a six-step process that uses a top-down approach to protect against future threats and system failures while mitigating current and past threats and weaknesses.