Название: Cyberattacks and Cybersecurity: What, Why, and How, 2nd Edition
Автор: Christina Liu
Издательство: bookboon.com
Год: 2022
Страниц: 297
Язык: английский
Формат: epub
Размер: 10.2 MB

Cyberspace touches practically everything and everyone when many everyday communications depend on information communication technologies. This new wave of connectivity is going beyond tablets and laptops; to connected cars and buildings; TVs and game consoles; and smart meters and traffic control. As we are critically dependent on cyberspace, it is inherently insecure and there will always be attempts to exploit weaknesses to launch cyberattacks. The cyber threat impacts the whole of our society, so everyone has a part to play in combating cybercrimes. This book is divided into five chapters, which explain how digital technology transforms societies, why cyberattacks escalate, what the challenges in cybersecurity are, how nations address global cyber risks, and how organizations defend against cyberattacks.

Cybersecurity is a broad and complex topic that has a far-reaching impact on users, companies, governments, and other entities around the world. This book is divided into five chapters of discussion. These chapters, and the issues explored within them, may at first glance seem disparate, but closer examination reveals their interconnectedness. Each chapter has a “Learning Objectives” section to define the expected goal describing what the reader will be able to learn. Each chapter also includes a “Self-Test” consisting of questions designed to determine if the reader has learned the essential information.

Security incidents continue to rise across the financial markets and other key industry sectors and will continue to be a top-of-mind item for individuals, businesses, governments, and industry regulators as the number of high-profile attacks on organizations increases. Knowing the facts is critical to crime prevention efforts. It also helps in the creation of tools and strategies to combat cybercriminals. The concepts of Industry 4.0, the movement of the “Internet of Things” (IoT), scenarios for future cybercrime, and cybersecurity workforce transformation are discussed in “1 How Does Digital Technology Transform Societies”.

The technologies that society craves for its freedom are the same technologies that enable the criminal syndicate to exploit vulnerabilities in the network and the human psyche. To prevent and detect cyberattacks, we must first understand: How the abuse of information technology is progressing from computer crimes to cybercrimes? Why cybercrime continues to mature and become commercialized? How the cyber threat actors evolve from unsophisticated attackers to state-sponsored attacks? How the interconnection of computer systems brings out new types of offense? These questions are answered in “2 Why Do Cyberattacks Escalate”.

Contents:
Introduction
1 How does digital technology transform societies
2 Why do cyberattacks escalate
3 What are the challenges in cybersecurity
4 How do nations address global cyber risks
5 How do organizations defend against cyberattacks
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