The world is more digitally connected than ever before and, with this connectivity, comes vulnerability. This book will equip you with all the skills and insights you need to understand cyber security and kickstart a prosperous career.
Confident Cyber Security is here to help. From the human side to the technical and physical implications, this book takes you through the fundamentals: how to keep secrets safe, how to stop people being manipulated and how to protect people, businesses and countries from those who wish to do harm.
Featuring real-world case studies including Disney, the NHS, Taylor Swift and Frank Abagnale, this book is packed with clear explanations, sound advice and practical exercises to help you understand and apply the principles of cyber security. This new edition covers increasingly important topics such as deepfakes, AI and blockchain technology.
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Confident Cyber Security
The Essential Insights and How to Protect from Threats
- 264 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
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Table of contents
- An introduction to cyber security
- PART ONE Why cyber security?
- 01 What cyber security is
- 02 Why cyber security is important
- PART TWO The technical side of cyber security
- 03 Technical vulnerabilities
- PART THREE The human side of cyber security
- 04 Why people are so important in cyber security
- 05 Social engineering
- 06 Attacks that utilize social engineering
- PART FOUR The physical side of cyber security
- 07 Why physical space matters in cyber security
- 08 How organizations can better protect themselves
- 09 How individuals can better protect themselves
- 10 Nation-state cyber security: Geopolitics
- PART FIVE The future of cyber security and what it means for your career
- 11 Cyber security in different industries
- 12 Cyber security at the board level
- 13 Pursuing a cyber security career
- 14 The variety of cyber security careers
- Appendix: Answers
- Index
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