Solving Cyber Risk

Andrew Coburn, Gordon Woo, Eireann Leverett

ISBN 10: 1119490936 / ISBN 13: 9781119490937

Published by John Wiley and Sons Inc, US, 2018

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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 whyIdentify your organization's risk of attack and vulnerability to damageLearn the most cost-effective risk reduction measuresAdopt 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.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Solving Cyber Risk
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Inc, US
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1119490936
• ISBN 13: 9781119490937
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 598 grams

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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 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.