Cyber security the complete guide to cyber threats and protection

Cyber security has never been more essential than it is today, it's not a case of if an attack will happen, but when. This brand new edition covers the various types of cyber threats and explains what you can do to mitigate these risks and keep your data secure.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Sutton, David, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London, England : BCS Learning and Development Limited [2022]
Edición:2nd ed
Materias:
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover
  • Half-Title Page
  • BCS, The Chartered Institute for It
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • List of figures and tables
  • Author
  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface
  • Part I Cyber Security Issues
  • 1. Introduction
  • Background
  • The expectations of users and organisations
  • Cyber security in the wider context
  • 2. The Big Issues
  • Some thoughts on social, political and other issues
  • Cybercrime
  • Cyber harassment or cyber bullying
  • Cyber warfare
  • Cyber surveillance
  • Why we should care
  • What makes cyber security difficult?
  • 3. Cyber Targets
  • Individual targets
  • Business targets
  • Critical national infrastructure (CNI) targets
  • Building targets
  • Academia and research targets
  • Manufacturing and industry targets
  • 4. Cyber Vulnerabilities and Impacts
  • Cyber vulnerabilities
  • Cyber impacts
  • 5. Cyber Threats
  • Types of attacker
  • Motives: what drives an attacker
  • Means
  • Cyber-attack methods
  • Types of cyber-attack and attack vectors
  • The risks of conducting a cyber-attack
  • Part II Cyber Security Solutions
  • 6. Information Risk Management Overview
  • A general view of risk
  • Assets
  • Threats
  • Vulnerabilities
  • Likelihood or probability
  • Qualitative and quantitative assessments
  • The risk management process
  • 7. Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
  • Failures
  • Business continuity
  • Disaster recovery
  • 8. Basic Cyber Security Steps
  • General security advice
  • Technical security advice
  • Mobile working
  • 9. Organisational Security Steps
  • Security policies overview
  • Directive policies
  • Administrative policies
  • Communal policies
  • Technical policies
  • 10. Awareness and Training
  • Awareness
  • Training
  • 11. Information Sharing
  • Trust
  • Information classification
  • Protection of shared information
  • Anonymisation of shared information.
  • Routes to information sharing
  • Part III Appendices
  • Appendix A - Standards
  • Cyber security standards
  • ISO/IEC 27000 series standards
  • Other relevant ISO standards
  • Business continuity standards
  • National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) standards
  • Appendix B - Good Practice Guidelines
  • General cyber security advice
  • UK government cyber security advice
  • Appendix C - Cyber Security Law
  • UK Law
  • EU Directives and Regulations
  • Appendix D - Training and Qualifications
  • Generic cyber security training and qualifications
  • Specific cyber security training and qualifications
  • Appendix E - Links to Other Useful Organisations
  • Appendix F - Further Reading
  • Appendix G - Abbreviations and Glossary
  • Abbreviations
  • Glossary
  • Index
  • Back Cover.