- Is written by an acclaimed cybersecurity leader and the Chief Security Advisor at Microsoft, who has been on the front-line of many major incidents, including IT failures, data breaches and fraud
- Examines the psychological side of cyber attack approaches to help organizations to develop 'people-orientated' strategies that anticipate and fight against them
- Provides readers with a set of approaches that can be used to counteract the methods and techniques used by attackers, including tactics on training people to identify and resist manipulation
- Takes a practical approach, outlining lessons learned, strategies, reflections and actions and presenting case studies of notable cyber incidents
- Explores the psychological and societal factors that drive individuals to engage in cyber crime
Understand the Cyber Attacker Mindset
Build a Strategic Security Programme to Counteract Threats
Delve into the inner workings of the cyber criminal mind and how to defend against their attacks with this strategic deep dive into the human side of cybersecurity.
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EAN: 9781398614284
Edition: 1
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Format: 234x156
304 pages
About the book
To counteract a cyber attacker, organizations need to learn to think like one. Understand the Cyber Attacker Mindset explores the psychology of cyber warfare and how organizations can defend themselves against attacks.
This book provides a comprehensive look at the inner workings of cyber attackers in the digital age and presents a set of strategies that organizations can deploy to counteract them. With technological advancements in cybersecurity, attackers are increasingly falling back to social engineering and preying on people's vulnerabilities. This book examines different types of cyber attackers, explores their motivations, and examines the methods used. It also reviews key industry developments such as cybercrime as a service, brokers and syndicates, nation-sponsored actors, insider sabotage and the challenges faced by law enforcement in tracking and apprehending attackers.
Understand the Cyber Attacker Mindset offers expert, strategic guidance on how organizations can improve their cybersecurity operations in response, including enhancing security awareness training, educating employees to identify and resist manipulation, understanding the importance of cultural variances and how board-level decision-making can directly influence attacks. Written by a renowned cybersecurity leader, the book draws on interviews with ex-criminals and top experts in the field to share rich insights and a wide range of case studies profiling notable groups, such as Anonymous, Lapsus$, FIN7, Nigeria's Yahoo Boys, Sandworm, and the Lazarus Group. The human side of cybersecurity has never been so important.
About the authors
Sarah Armstrong-Smith is recognized as one of the most influential women in cybersecurity and UK tech, with over 25 years' experience delivering and advising C-suite leaders on large-scale cybersecurity, information protection and resilience programmes. She is Chief Security Advisor at Microsoft and has previously held roles at EY, Fujitsu, AXA, and the London Stock Exchange Group. She is based in Bath, UK.
There is so much rich content in this excellent and important book by Sarah Armstrong-Smith - why cybercrime is booming, how it works, and why so many of the approaches we've taken, like blaming poor, befuddled users, haven't worked. Anyone wondering about how and why their business might be at risk of cyber attacks, and what they can do about it, would be well advised to dip into it!
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