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Cybersecurity Threats, Malware Trends, and Strategies: Discover risk mitigation strategies for modern threats to your organization 2nd Edition
Author(s): Tim Rains (Author)
- Publisher: Packt Publishing
- Publication Date: 25 Jan. 2023
- Edition: 2nd
- Language: English
- Print length: 584 pages
- ISBN-10: 1804613673
- ISBN-13: 9781804613672
Book Description
Implement effective cybersecurity strategies to help you and your security team protect, detect, and respond to modern-day threats
Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free eBook in PDF format.
Key Features
- Protect your organization from cybersecurity threats with field-tested strategies
- Understand threats such as exploits, malware, internet-based threats, and governments
- Measure 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 success
- Improve vulnerability management by reducing risks and costs for your organization
- Mitigate internet-based threats such as drive-by download attacks and malware distribution sites
- Learn the roles that governments play in cybersecurity and how to mitigate government access to data
- Weigh the pros and cons of popular cybersecurity strategies such as Zero Trust, the Intrusion Kill Chain, and others
- Implement and then measure the outcome of a cybersecurity strategy
- Discover 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
- Introduction
- What to Know About Threat Intelligence
- Using Vulnerability Trends to Reduce Risk and Costs
- The Evolution of Malware
- Internet-Based Threats
- The Roles Governments Play in Cybersecurity
- Government access to data
- Ingredients for a Successful Cybersecurity Strategy
- Cybersecurity Strategies
- Strategy Implementation
- Measuring Performance and Effectiveness
- Modern Approaches to Security and Compliance
Editorial Reviews
Review
“The cyber threat landscape is more complex than ever. Most businesses have no idea how to deal with it.
So I was pleasantly surprised by Mr. Rains’ book. Various areas of enterprise cybersecurity are well covered– threat intelligence, information security policy, the CISO role, analyzing threats with MITRE ATT@CK, incident response, security culture… the whole gamut.”
Kim Crawley
Cybersecurity Researcher
“Cybersecurity Threats: Malware Trends & Strategies Second Edition is an essential resource. This book provides a comprehensive overview of current security issues and offers strategies for protecting from malicious attacks. It covers different types of cyber threats, practical advice on risk management processes, and guidance on developing incident response plans in case of any type of breach. This book is a must-read.”
Bryan Guinn- Technology Executive.
“Cybersecurity Threats, Malware Trends, and Strategies is a comprehensive guide exploring the modern threats and challenges organizations face in the digital world. The book is a great overall resource and provides practical and effective strategies for mitigating cybersecurity risks and protecting assets from the latest cybersecurity threats. It also includes insights into the latest trends in malware and offers best practices for securing networks, endpoints, and cloud environments.”
Christophe Foulon- Cybersecurity Consultant
“A fantastic resource for anyone who needs to understand the current world of cybersecurity. The book is full of practical information and real-world examples which make this topic easy to understand. [It] provides some fresh and insightful perspectives on current cybersecurity issues and guides readers through constructing robust cybersecurity tactics [while providing] methods for evaluating their effectiveness. A must-read for anyone who wants to understand and tackle cybersecurity.”
Joe Shenouda
Cyber Security Expert
Mssp Advisor
“The Cybersecurity Threat environment is rapidly changing. If you serve as a Chief Information Security Officer or as a Cyber Security Manager, you need to read this book. It is a detailed read but it is worth your time.”
Ray Herras- Cybersecurity Executive
About the Author
Tim Rains is an internationally recognized cybersecurity executive, advisor, and author. Currently, Tim is Vice President Trust & Cyber Risk at T-Mobile where he leads risk, strategy, assurance, compliance, and vulnerability management. Prior to this, Tim was the Global Security Lead for Worldwide Public Sector at Amazon Web Services. Tim also held the post of Executive Director Cybersecurity Strategy at the Las Vegas Sands Corporation, the world’s largest gaming company. Tim spent 17 years at Microsoft where he worked in numerous roles including Global Chief Security Advisor, Director of Trustworthy Computing, and Technical Lead of Microsoft’s customer-facing Security Incident Response Team.
