A jargon-busting guide to the key concepts, terminology, and technologies of cybersecurity. Perfect for anyone planning or implementing a security strategy.
In Making Sense of Cybersecurity you will learn how to:
Go behind the headlines of famous attacks and learn lessons from real-world breaches that author Tom Kranz has personally helped to clean up. Making Sense of Cybersecurity is full of clear-headed advice and examples that will help you identify risks in your organization and choose the right path to apply the important security concepts. You'll learn the three pillars of a successful security strategy and how to create and apply threat models that will iteratively improve your organization's readiness.
About the Technology
Someone is attacking your business right now. Understanding the threats, weaknesses, and attacks gives you the power to make better decisions about how to secure your systems. This book guides you through the concepts and basic skills you need to make sense of cybersecurity.
About the Book
Making Sense of Cybersecurity is a crystal-clear overview of common cyber threats written for business and technical readers with no background in security. You’ll explore the core ideas of cybersecurity so you can effectively talk shop, plan a security strategy, and spot your organization’s own weak points. By examining real-world security examples, you’ll learn how the bad guys think and how to handle live threats.
What's Inside
About the Reader
For anyone who needs to understand computer security. No IT or cybersecurity experience required.
About the Author
Tom Kranz is a security consultant with over 30 years of experience in cybersecurity and IT.
Quotes
A great introduction to the fascinating (and entertaining) world of cybersecurity.
- From the Foreword by Naz Markuta, Cybersecurity Researcher
An incredible introduction to the impact cybersecurity has on an organization. Perfect for leadership to understand the full risk of a cyber incident.
- Desmond Horsley, NSW Health Pathology
Uses simple language to navigate the reader through a complex landscape.
- Milorad Imbra, FEVO
Superbly crafted in an engaging style that is rare among technologists. For project managers, team leads, and business executives, this book hits the bull’s-eye.
- Ranjit Sahai, RAM Consulting Corporation
Table of Contents
- inside front cover
- Making Sense of Cybersecurity
- Copyright
- dedication
- contents
- front matter
- 1 Cybersecurity and hackers
- 2 Cybersecurity: Everyone’s problem
- Part 1
- 3 Understanding hackers
- 4 External attacks
- 5 Tricking our way in: Social engineering
- 6 Internal attacks
- 7 The Dark Web: Where is stolen data traded?
- Part 2
- 8 Understanding risk
- 9 Testing your systems
- 10 Inside the security operations center
- 11 Protecting the people
- 12 After the hack
- index
- inside back cover