Managing The Cyber Risk: A Ciso's Practi

This comprehensive guide takes you on a journey through the evolving threat landscape, dissecting attacker motivations and methods, and recognizing modern dangers like AI-driven attacks and cloud vulnerabilities. You will learn to quantify the real-world cost of cybercrime, providing a clear justification for robust security measures. The book guides you through building a powerful vulnerability management program, covering asset discovery, scanning techniques (including penetration testing and threat intelligence integration), in-depth risk analysis using CVSS, and effective prioritization and remediation strategies. Cultivating a security-aware culture is paramount, and you will explore employee training, incident response planning, the crucial roles of security champions and SOCs, and the importance of measuring security program effectiveness. Finally, it teaches advanced techniques like continuous threat detection and response, deception technologies for proactive threat hunting, integrating security into development pipelines with DevSecOps, and understanding future trends shaping cybersecurity.