Cybersecurity: The Beginner's Guide: A comprehensive guide to getting started in cybersecurity - Softcover

Dr. Erdal Ozkaya

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1789616190 ISBN 13: 9781789616194

Publisher: Packt Publishing, 2019

Synopsis

It's not a secret that there is a huge talent gap in the cybersecurity industry. Everyone is talking about it including the prestigious Forbes Magazine, Tech Republic, CSO Online, DarkReading, and SC Magazine, among many others. Additionally, Fortune CEO's like Satya Nadella, McAfee's CEO Chris Young, Cisco's CIO Colin Seward along with organizations like ISSA, research firms like Gartner too shine light on it from time to time.

This book put together all the possible information with regards to cybersecurity, why you should choose it, the need for cybersecurity and how can you be part of it and fill the cybersecurity talent gap bit by bit. Starting with the essential understanding of security and its needs, we will move to the security domain changes and how artificial intelligence and machine learning are helping to secure systems. Later, this book will walk you through all the skills and tools that everyone who wants to work as a security personal needs to be aware of. Then, this book will teach readers how to think like an attacker and explore some advanced security methodologies. 

Lastly, this book will dive deep into how to build practice labs, explore real-world use cases, and get acquainted with various security certifications.
By the end of this book, readers will be well-versed with the security domain and will be capable of making the right choices in the cybersecurity field
Things you will learn

• Get an overview of what cybersecurity is, learn about the different faces of cybersecurity and identify the domain that suits you best
• Plan your transition into cybersecurity in an efficient and effective way
• Learn how to build upon your existing skills and experience in order to prepare for your career in cybersecurity 

About this title

From the Author

Iam so used to hear questions like:
"Howcan I start my career in Cyber Security? "
"Howcan I switch to Cyber?"
"Whatare your recommendations for us to be successful?"
 
Ifnot every day at least a few times every week, I come across such questions,regardless of whether I am in Australia, Asia, Africa, America or you name it.This coerced me to write blogs about it on various platforms such as LinkedInand ErdalOzkaya.com  yet, it was not detailed enough to help thebeginners or career switchers to get started.
It'snot a secret that there is a huge talent gap in the cybersecurity industry.Everyone is talking about it including the prestigious Forbes Magazine, TechRepublic, CSO Online, DarkReading, and SC Magazine, among many others.
 
Additionally,Fortune CEO's like Satya Nadella, McAfee's CEO Chris Young, Cisco's CIO ColinSeward along with organizations like ISSA, research firms like Gartner tooshine light on it from time to time.
 
Ihave been motivated time and again by working closely with Ann Johnson, VicePresident, Microsoft's Cybersecurity Solutions group. Her tweets, her talks,and her passion for work have always encouraged me. Through her public speechesand our one to ones, she has influenced me to add value to this domain.

Beingalso an academician, lecturing graduate and postgraduate classes at University,I get involved with young minds eager to kick start their career. Listening tothem, trying to guide them demands that I keep myself up to date with allpossible insights into cybersecurity.Giving advice to individuals in a limited time frame, such as aftersessions or in a specific time frame has always been challenging. And I wasaware of the need to create a detailed guide for anyone who wanted to be partof this challenging and rewarding industry.

Finally,while I was delivering a Cybersecurity workshop in India for a group of ITExperts, I received similar questions, related to how they can be experts inCyber & AI. I have noticed it was time to do something. My dear friendDeepayan (who wrote his recommendations in the Experts part)  was also an instructor in the same workshop,and he shared with me his experience on the same topic. After a few hours ofvery detailed discussion, I decided to reach out to Heramb, the acquisitioneditor from Packt and share my idea. And beyond any doubt, Packt was also awareof the same issue, and here is the book. Ready to be shipped in few days intoyour libraries.
 
Thereare possibly endless resources and information already available on theinternet today, which talks about how to start in a particular area of cybersecurity.However, if so many people are reaching out, and seek just basic guidance tokickstart a career in security then it must be a general problem and could be avery simple one. The fact is - the information available on the internet iseither overwhelming for someone to process it, or too much fragmented. Idecided to put together all the possible information with regards tocybersecurity. It includes why you should choose it, the need for cybersecurity and how can you be part of it and fill the gap bit by bit.

Andfinally, here is the book. After outlining the topics, we reached out to someclose friends who did spend years in Cybersecurity, and we asked them to sharetheir experience with our readers as well.

Ihope it will help many individuals and organizations to up their cybersecuritygame.
GoodLuck
Dr.Erdal Ozkaya

About the Author

Who this book is forThis book is targeted to any IT professional who is looking to venture in to the world cyber attacks and threats. Anyone with some understanding or IT infrastructure workflow will benefit from this book. Cybersecurity experts interested in enhancing their skill set will also find this book useful.
Table of Contents

1. Importance of Cybersecurity
2. Security Evolution - From Legacy to Advanced, to ML and AI
3. Learning Cybersecurity Technologies
4. Skills We Need for a Cybersecurity Career
5. Attacker Mindset
6. Understanding Reactive, Proactive, and Operational Security
7. Networking, Mentoring, and Shadowing
8. Cybersecurity Labs
9. Knowledge Check and Certifications
10. Security Intelligence Resources
11. Expert Opinions on Getting Started with Cybersecurity
12. How to Get Hired in Cybersecurity, Regardless of Your Background

Edition details

• Publisher: Packt Publishing
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1789616190
• ISBN 13: 9781789616194
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 396