Confident Cyber Security

The Essential Insights and How to Protect from Threats
2. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-1-3986-1194-8
Verlag: Kogan Page

Buch, Englisch, 264 Seiten, Format (B × H): 151 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 559 g

Reihe: Confident Series

The world is more digitally connected than ever before and, with this connectivity, comes vulnerability. This book will equip you with all the skills and insights you need to understand cyber security and kickstart a prosperous career.

Confident Cyber Security is here to help. From the human side to the technical and physical implications, this book takes you through the fundamentals: how to keep secrets safe, how to stop people being manipulated and how to protect people, businesses and countries from those who wish to do harm.

Featuring real-world case studies including Disney, the NHS, Taylor Swift and Frank Abagnale, this book is packed with clear explanations, sound advice and practical exercises to help you understand and apply the principles of cyber security. This new edition covers increasingly important topics such as deepfakes, AI and blockchain technology.

About the Confident series.

From coding and data science to cloud and cyber security, the Confident books are perfect for building your technical knowledge and enhancing your professional career.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Barker, Jessica

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik EDV & Informatik Allgemein EDV & Informatik: Ausbildung & Berufe
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Technische Informatik Computersicherheit
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaft: Sachbuch, Ratgeber

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter - 00: Introduction; Section - ONE: Why Cyber Security?; Chapter - 01: What cyber security is; Chapter - 02: Why it is important; Section - TWO: The technical side of cyber security; Chapter - 03: Technical vulnerabilities Section - THREE: The human side of cyber security; Chapter - 04: Why people are so important in cyber security; Chapter - 05: Social engineering; Chapter - 06: Attacks that utilize social engineering; Section - FOUR: The physical side of cyber security; Chapter - 07: Why physical space matters in cyber security; Chapter - 08: Attacks on the individual; Chapter - 09: Attacks on organizations; Chapter - 10: Nation state cyber security - Geopolitics; Section - FIVE: The future of cyber security and what it means for your career; Chapter - 11: Cyber security in different industries; Chapter - 12: Cyber security at the board level; Chapter - 13: The variety of cyber security careers; Chapter - 14: Pursuing a cyber security career

Über Autor(innen)

Barker, Jessica
Dr Jessica Barker MBE is an award-winning leader in the human side of cyber security and has delivered awareness sessions to over 50,000 people. She has appeared on media outlets such as BBC, Sky News and Wired and has delivered over 80 keynotes for organizations and conferences including NATO, the World Government Summit and RSA.

She serves on numerous boards, including the UK Government Cyber Security Advisory Board. Jessica Barker has been awarded an MBE for services to cyber security.

Dr Jessica Barker is an award-winning global leader in cyber security and a popular keynote speaker. She is co-founder and co-CEO of Cygenta, where she influences cyber security awareness, behaviour and culture in organizations around the world. Jessica Barker has been named one of the top 20 most influential women in cyber security in the UK and is the Chair of ClubCISO. She is based in London, UK.