Modern Cybersecurity Practices: Exploring and Implementing Agile Cybersecurity Frameworks and Strategies for Your Organization (English Edition) Contributor(s): Ackerman, Pascal (Author) |
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ISBN: 938932825X ISBN-13: 9789389328257 Publisher: Bpb Publications OUR PRICE: $25.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2020 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Computers | Security - Viruses & Malware |
Physical Information: 0.84" H x 7.5" W x 9.25" (1.55 lbs) 410 pages |
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Publisher Description: A practical book that will help you defend against malicious activities Key Features Description Modern Cybersecurity practices will take you on a journey through the realm of Cybersecurity. The book will have you observe and participate in the complete takeover of the network of Company-X, a widget making company that is about to release a revolutionary new widget that has the competition fearful and envious. The book will guide you through the process of the attack on Company-X's environment, shows how an attacker could use information and tools to infiltrate the companies network, exfiltrate sensitive data and then leave the company in disarray by leaving behind a little surprise for any users to find the next time they open their computer. After we see how an attacker pulls off their malicious goals, the next part of the book will have your pick, design, and implement a security program that best reflects your specific situation and requirements. Along the way, we will look at a variety of methodologies, concepts, and tools that are typically used during the activities that are involved with the design, implementation, and improvement of one's cybersecurity posture. After having implemented a fitting cybersecurity program and kickstarted the improvement of our cybersecurity posture improvement activities we then go and look at all activities, requirements, tools, and methodologies behind keeping an eye on the state of our cybersecurity posture with active and passive cybersecurity monitoring tools and activities as well as the use of threat hunting exercises to find malicious activity in our environment that typically stays under the radar of standard detection methods like firewall, IDS' and endpoint protection solutions. What will you learn Who this book is for This book is a must read to everyone involved with establishing, maintaining, and improving their Cybersecurity program and accompanying cybersecurity posture. Table of Contents 1. What's at stake 2. Define scope 3.Adhere to a security standard 4. Defining the policies 5. Conducting a gap analysis 6. Interpreting the analysis results 7. Prioritizing remediation 8. Getting to a comfortable level 9. Conducting a penetration test 10. Passive security monitoring 11. Active security monitoring 12. Threat hunting 13. Continuous battle 14. Time to reflect About the Authors Pascal Ackerman is a seasoned industrial security professional with a degree in electrical engineering and with 18 years of experience in industrial network design and support, information and network security, risk assessments, pentesting, threat hunting, and forensics. |