Cybersecurity Threats, Malware Trends, and Strategies
by Rains, Tim;Youngblood CISSP, Timothy;
English | 2023 | ISBN: 1804613673 | 585 pages | True PDF | 21.58 MB
Implement effective cybersecurity strategies to help you and your security team protect, detect, and respond to modern-day threats
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Key Features
Protect your organization from cybersecurity threats with field-tested strategiesUnderstand threats such as exploits, malware, internet-based threats, and governmentsMeasure the effectiveness of your organization's current cybersecurity program against modern attackers' tactics
Book Description
Tim Rains is Microsoft's former Global Chief Security Advisor and Amazon Web Services' former Global Security Leader for Worldwide Public Sector. He has spent the last two decades advising private and public sector organizations all over the world on cybersecurity strategies.
Cybersecurity Threats, Malware Trends, and Strategies, Second Edition builds upon the success of the first edition that has helped so many aspiring CISOs, and cybersecurity professionals understand and develop effective data-driven cybersecurity strategies for their organizations. In this edition, you'll examine long-term trends in vulnerability disclosures and exploitation, regional differences in malware infections and the socio-economic factors that underpin them, and how ransomware evolved from an obscure threat to the most feared threat in cybersecurity. You'll also gain valuable insights into the roles that governments play in cybersecurity, including their role as threat actors, and how to mitigate government access to data. The book concludes with a deep dive into modern approaches to cybersecurity using the cloud.
By the end of this book, you will have a better understanding of the threat landscape, how to recognize good Cyber Threat Intelligence, and how to measure the effectiveness of your organization's cybersecurity strategy.
What you will learn
Discover enterprise cybersecurity strategies and the ingredients critical to their successImprove vulnerability management by reducing risks and costs for your organizationMitigate internet-based threats such as drive-by download attacks and malware distribution sitesLearn the roles that governments play in cybersecurity and how to mitigate government access to dataWeigh the pros and cons of popular cybersecurity strategies such as Zero Trust, the Intrusion Kill Chain, and othersImplement and then measure the outcome of a cybersecurity strategyDiscover how the cloud can provide better security and compliance capabilities than on-premises IT environments
Who this book is for
This book is for anyone who is looking to implement or improve their organization's cybersecurity strategy. This includes Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs), Chief Security Officers (CSOs), compliance and audit professionals, security architects, and cybersecurity professionals. Basic knowledge of Information Technology (IT), software development principles, and cybersecurity concepts is assumed.
Table of Contents
IntroductionWhat to Know About Threat IntelligenceUsing Vulnerability Trends to Reduce Risk and CostsThe Evolution of MalwareInternet-Based ThreatsThe Roles Governments Play in CybersecurityGovernment access to dataIngredients for a Successful Cybersecurity StrategyCybersecurity StrategiesStrategy ImplementationMeasuring Performance and EffectivenessModern Approaches to Security and Compliance
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