Big Breaches: Cybersecurity Lessons for Everyone
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The cybersecurity industry has seen an investment of over $45 billion in the past 15 years. Hundreds of thousands of jobs in the field remain unfilled amid breach after breach, and the problem has come to a head. It is time for everyone―not just techies―to become informed and empowered on the subject of cybersecurity.
In engaging and exciting fashion, Big Breaches covers some of the largest security breaches and the technical topics behind them such as phishing, malware, third-party compromise, software vulnerabilities, unencrypted data, and more. Cybersecurity affects daily life for all of us, and the area has never been more accessible than with this book.
You will obtain a confident grasp on industry insider knowledge such as effective prevention and detection countermeasures, the meta-level causes of breaches, the seven crucial habits for optimal security in your organization, and much more. These valuable lessons are applied to real-world cases, helping you deduce just how high-profile mega-breaches at Target, JPMorgan Chase, Equifax, Marriott, and more were able to occur.
Whether you are seeking to implement a stronger foundation of cybersecurity within your organization or you are an individual who wants to learn the basics, Big Breaches ensures that everybody comes away with essential knowledge to move forward successfully. Arm yourself with this book’s expert insights and be prepared for the future of cybersecurity.
Who This Book Is For
Those interested in understanding what cybersecurity is all about, the failures have taken place in the field to date, and how they could have been avoided. For existing leadership and management in enterprises and government organizations, existing professionals in the field, and for those who are considering entering the field, this book covers everything from how to create a culture of security to the technologies and processes you can employ to achieve security based on lessons that can be learned from past breaches.
Publisher : Apress
Publication date : February 25, 2021
Edition : 1st ed.
Language : English
Print length : 474 pages
ISBN-10 : 1484266544
ISBN-13 : 978-1484266540
Item Weight : 1.45 pounds
Dimensions : 6.1 x 1.08 x 9.25 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #635,338 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #295 in Computer Hacking #460 in Computer Network Security #2,270 in Computer Science (Books)
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Bob Gourley –
The most important cybersecurity and risk management book of the decade
This book reminded me of a favorite quote from SciFi (Ender’s Game): “There is no teacher but the enemy. No one but the enemy will tell you what the enemy is going to do… Only the enemy shows you where you are weak. Only the enemy tells you where he is strong”Defenders have a choice to make. You can wait and learn from the coming attacks or do your best to learn from others who have been in the fight. This book captures lessons from those that learned the hard way and presents them in a way easy to make actionable. The chapter on highly effective habits was great. The entire book should be read and believed and embodied by all with a role in leadership of corporations, academia and government. Very well done.
Ed Hopkins –
Highly Recommended for Cybersecurity and Privacy Lawyers
I’m a cybersecurity and privacy lawyer and partner at a large national law firm.This week, I finished perusing Big Breaches: Cybersecurity Lessons for Everyone by Neil Daswani and Moudy Elbayadi, Ph.D. It is superlative.I recommend that privacy professionals buy and read it, whether you work for government agencies, multinational corporations that employ thousands across the globe, privacy consultancies, information systems management consultancies, or private law firms.It is the best single-volume reference book on the history of big data breaches, cybersecurity lessons learned, and enterprise cybersecurity best practices that I’ve read.Unless you study and teach cybersecurity and big breach mitigation or response strategies for a living or you have worked on more than a half dozen of the world’s largest data breaches during the past decade, you will learn something valuable by reading this book.It has joined my very short list of books that I will recommend all privacy lawyers keep nearby, especially those of us who routinely counsel corporations on their trickiest privacy law matters.
Sonal Bansal –
Good insight on the historical breaches, origin of those breaches and what to do about it.
This is the excellent book I have ever read which compiles all of the major breaches in one place. It is very interesting to read and during my reading, I have been always curious about what is in the next chapter. Its amazing to see how easily some of the systems can be breached in spite of spending millions of dollars on the current security tool chaining.After reading this, you will gain lots of insight that could provide a pre-cursor to secure your organization. This is a MUST HAVE book.
Diana –
Excellent
Outstanding book. Nothing like it in the market. This book provides the most important information in a consolidated manner about the most significant data breaches in history. Excellent!!!
Oleksandr B –
Great book
Considering that I am not from CyberSecurity field, I found this book very interesting and engaging. I would definitely recommend this book.
Souheil M. –
A Structured and Insightful Analysis of Major Breaches
Big Breaches is one of the clearest and most practical books I have read on major security incidents. Rather than relying on abstract theory, the authors walk through real breaches and explain what actually failed, whether it was technical controls, governance, culture, or executive decision making.What stands out is the structured way each incident is analyzed. The book breaks down root causes, maps them to defensive controls, and translates complex technical failures into lessons that executives, engineers, and security leaders can understand. It avoids sensationalism and instead focuses on structural weaknesses and preventions.For security professionals, this book reinforces the importance of strong controls, effective monitoring, and disciplined operations. For business leaders, it highlights the organizational and financial impact of security complacency.I would recommend this book to CISOs, security engineers, risk professionals, and anyone responsible for protecting enterprise systems and customer data.
Jim Routh –
This book describes the difference between compliance and security
Neil and Moudy do an excellent job of describing the fundamental difference between cyber compliance for an enterprise and cyber security risk management practices. The extensive information they provide about significant cyber security breaches from the past offers an excellent opportunity for cyber professionals to learn about the practical realities of applying effective controls across an enterprise.I highly recommend this book largely for this purpose as an effective learning tool. One of the most difficult thing for any cyber security professional is to decide on how to allocate scarce resources to the highest risk for an enterprise. Neil and Moudy offer lots of information about how selected enterprises and leaders made their trade-off decisions and what the implications where post breach.
Brian S Sowl –
Great book
Great book for security professionals.