The business of cyber : why you should question what your security team are telling you

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Fagan, Peter (Writer on computer security),
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Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2024.
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"This book examines the cybersecurity phenomenon, looking at the folklore, the hype, and the behaviour of its practitioners. A central theme is that the management of cybersecurity needs to be owned by the people running the organisation, rather than the security team. To achieve that, managers need to be provided with the background and the detail needed to challenge what they are being told by the security team, enabling them to engage in a way that will result in more appropriate outcomes for the business. This book aims to provide that background and detail. The content is strongly rooted in available research, presented in an accessible manner, with a number of business-related case studies. Each chapter in the book takes a theme such as end-user behaviours, and compares the available evidence with what the industry would have its customers believe. The conclusion is that there is definitely a problem, and we certainly need cyber defences. Just not the ones the industry is currently selling"-- Provided by publisher.

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First edition.
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English
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9781003380962, 1003380964, 9781003845423, 1003845428, 9781003845447, 1003845444
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10.1201/9781003380962

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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"This book examines the cybersecurity phenomenon, looking at the folklore, the hype, and the behaviour of its practitioners. A central theme is that the management of cybersecurity needs to be owned by the people running the organisation, rather than the security team. To achieve that, managers need to be provided with the background and the detail needed to challenge what they are being told by the security team, enabling them to engage in a way that will result in more appropriate outcomes for the business. This book aims to provide that background and detail. The content is strongly rooted in available research, presented in an accessible manner, with a number of business-related case studies. Each chapter in the book takes a theme such as end-user behaviours, and compares the available evidence with what the industry would have its customers believe. The conclusion is that there is definitely a problem, and we certainly need cyber defences. Just not the ones the industry is currently selling"-- Provided by publisher.
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Peter Fagan has been working in the information security industry for well over twenty years, in a variety of roles and environments. About eight years ago, he asked himself the question "why isn't this working?". After all, if we're selling security, surely after a while there ought to be less of a need for it? Asking that question kicked off a journey of personal research, academic research, and the hands-on practical implementation of contemporary approaches, based on the way people actually behave rather than the way security teams would like them to behave. That journey ultimately led to this book, which presents the argument that an industry focused on profit is more concerned with selling compliance than it is with selling protection. Along the way, the author draws upon formal business knowledge gained through an MBA and an MSc in organisational psychology.
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Table of Contents

The current and future state of cyber
Security culture will fix things
If only users would 'get it'
Security = confidentiality + integrity + availability
Security is best done with numbers
Security is treated as a business issue
The enforcement of compliance
Aggregated case studies
Summary and future work.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Fagan, P. (. o. c. s. (2024). The business of cyber: why you should question what your security team are telling you (First edition.). CRC Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Fagan, Peter (Writer on computer security). 2024. The Business of Cyber: Why You Should Question What Your Security Team Are Telling You. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Fagan, Peter (Writer on computer security). The Business of Cyber: Why You Should Question What Your Security Team Are Telling You Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2024.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Fagan, P. (. o. c. s. (2024). The business of cyber: why you should question what your security team are telling you. First edn. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Fagan, Peter (Writer on computer security). The Business of Cyber: Why You Should Question What Your Security Team Are Telling You First edition., CRC Press, 2024.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

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