Solving Cyber Risk: Protecting Your Company and Society - Hardcover

Coburn, Andrew; Leverett, Eireann; Woo, Gordon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1119490936 ISBN 13: 9781119490937

Publisher: Wiley, 2018

Synopsis

The non-technical handbook for cyber security risk management

Solving Cyber Risk distills a decade of research into a practical framework for cyber security. Blending statistical data and cost information with research into the culture, psychology, and business models of the hacker community, this book provides business executives, policy-makers, and individuals with a deeper understanding of existing future threats, and an action plan for safeguarding their organizations. Key Risk Indicators reveal vulnerabilities based on organization type, IT infrastructure and existing security measures, while expert discussion from leading cyber risk specialists details practical, real-world methods of risk reduction and mitigation.

By the nature of the business, your organization’s customer database is packed with highly sensitive information that is essentially hacker-bait, and even a minor flaw in security protocol could spell disaster. This book takes you deep into the cyber threat landscape to show you how to keep your data secure.

• Understand who is carrying out cyber-attacks, and why
• Identify your organization’s risk of attack and vulnerability to damage
• Learn the most cost-effective risk reduction measures
• Adopt a new cyber risk assessment and quantification framework based on techniques used by the insurance industry

By applying risk management principles to cyber security, non-technical leadership gains a greater understanding of the types of threat, level of threat, and level of investment needed to fortify the organization against attack. Just because you have not been hit does not mean your data is safe, and hackers rely on their targets’ complacence to help maximize their haul. Solving Cyber Risk gives you a concrete action plan for implementing top-notch preventative measures before you’re forced to implement damage control.

About this title

About the Author

Andrew is a specialist in risk, and the Director of the Advisory Board of Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies(CCRS), based in the business school of the University of Cambridge, where he has coordinated cyber risk research and been the lead author on a number of CCRS cyber risk publications, which have been highly cited. Eireann is a Senior Risk Researcher at CCRS, a long time ethical hacker, and CEO of Concinnity Risks. Gordon is a student of catastronomics, from earthquakes to terrorism, and cyber risk, is his latest passion.

From the Back Cover

Solving Cyber Risk enables you to accurately assess cyber risk at your organization and develop a cost-appropriate plan for top- tier cybersecurity. From the leading-edge minds behind the most popular cyber risk model in the insurance industry, this authoritative work shares the wisdom mined from a decade's worth of research into the culture, psychology, and profit models of hackers.
Through a powerful, scalable framework, any size organization can effectively manage the likelihood and consequences of cyber attacks within any size budget. Step-by-step guidance to data-backed approaches and techniques empower you to:

• Measure and assess the five most expensive and damaging causes of cyber loss
• Understand the motivations, capabilities, and techniques behind the seven most common types of hackers
• Apply the same due diligence and expertise to defending against cyber attacks as the best in the business

Whether you need to update your cyber risk protocols or create a cutting-edge security plan from scratch, Solving Cyber Risk is your complete blueprint to protecting your digital assets from criminals.

From the Inside Flap

Cyber risk is a top priority if you're in business today. The digital economy requires companies to safeguard a wealth of sensitive information that can make hackers a fortune and ruin both a business and victims' lives. Solving Cyber Risk demystifies the threat of cyber attacks and guides you in implementing the most cost- effective methods of reducing risk.

In this practical, non-technical guidebook, three global thought leaders on cyber risk show you how to use risk management principles to lock down your cyber security. Written specifically for business professionals and policy-makers, this single resource covers everything from the fundamentals of cyber crime to the roles of information security officers and risk managers. Improve your cyber resilience by using this powerful guide to:

• Assess the latest vulnerabilities in software, industrial control systems and devices
• Gain an understanding of the regulatory and legal landscape and law-enforcement processes
• Make informed decisions about the costs and benefits of cyber resilient strategies, including key trends in cyber insurance

Avoiding cyber attacks isn't an option prepare to protect yourself and your clients with Solving Cyber Risk.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1119490936
• ISBN 13: 9781119490937
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384