8 Steps to Better Security: A Simple Cyber Resilience Guide for Business - Paperback

by Kim Crawley (Author)

Harden your business against internal and external cybersecurity threats with a single accessible resource.

In 8 Steps to Better Security: A Simple Cyber Resilience Guide for Business, cybersecurity researcher and writer Kim Crawley delivers a grounded and practical roadmap to cyber resilience in any organization. Offering you the lessons she learned while working for major tech companies like Sophos, AT&T, BlackBerry Cylance, Tripwire, and Venafi, Crawley condenses the essence of business cybersecurity into eight steps.

Written to be accessible to non-technical businesspeople as well as security professionals, and with insights from other security industry leaders, this important book will walk you through how to:

• Foster a strong security culture that extends from the custodial team to the C-suite
• Build an effective security team, regardless of the size or nature of your business
• Comply with regulatory requirements, including general data privacy rules and industry-specific legislation
• Test your cybersecurity, including third-party penetration testing and internal red team specialists

Perfect for CISOs, security leaders, non-technical businesspeople, and managers at any level, 8 Steps to Better Security is also a must-have resource for companies of all sizes, and in all industries.

Front Jacket

Prepare your organization for the modern cybersecurity threat environment

In 8 Steps to Better Security: A Simple Cyber Resilience Guide for Business, cybersecurity researcher and threat expert Kim Crawley walks you through the practical steps you'll need to carry out to properly prepare your company for modern cybersecurity threats. Accessible to technical and non-technical professionals alike, the book offers the cybersecurity insights gained by the author during her long career with companies like Sophos, AT&T, BlackBerry Cylance, Tripwire, and Venafi.

Distilling her extensive expertise into 8 simple steps, Crawley explains exactly what you need to do to harden your computers and networks against external and internal threats. From fostering a strong security culture to building a security team, ensuring regulatory compliance, and engaging in regular security testing, you'll learn how to efficiently manage and secure your data in a way that makes sense for your business.

Perfect for CISOs, non-technical business professionals, cybersecurity and IT personnel, and business leaders of all sorts, 8 Steps to Better Security: A Simple Cyber Resilience Guide for Business is the hands-on roadmap you need to translate the latest IT and security best practices into actionable strategies your company can implement immediately.

This important book includes information explaining how to:

• Build redundance and resilience into your processes and networks
• Phish-proof your organization and train your people to be aware of external threats
• Manage and control your data assets to protect your IP and sensitive data
• Develop a security framework on which you can build your security policies
• Understand the NIST, ISO 27000, CIS, and COBIT Cybersecurity Frameworks

Back Jacket

Prepare your organization for the modern cybersecurity threat environment

In 8 Steps to Better Security: A Simple Cyber Resilience Guide for Business, cybersecurity researcher and threat expert Kim Crawley walks you through the practical steps you'll need to carry out to properly prepare your company for modern cybersecurity threats. Accessible to technical and non-technical professionals alike, the book offers the cybersecurity insights gained by the author during her long career with companies like Sophos, AT&T, BlackBerry Cylance, Tripwire, and Venafi.

Distilling her extensive expertise into 8 simple steps, Crawley explains exactly what you need to do to harden your computers and networks against external and internal threats. From fostering a strong security culture to building a security team, ensuring regulatory compliance, and engaging in regular security testing, you'll learn how to efficiently manage and secure your data in a way that makes sense for your business.

Perfect for CISOs, non-technical business professionals, cybersecurity and IT personnel, and business leaders of all sorts, 8 Steps to Better Security: A Simple Cyber Resilience Guide for Business is the hands-on roadmap you need to translate the latest IT and security best practices into actionable strategies your company can implement immediately.

This important book includes information explaining how to:

• Build redundance and resilience into your processes and networks
• Phish-proof your organization and train your people to be aware of external threats
• Manage and control your data assets to protect your IP and sensitive data
• Develop a security framework on which you can build your security policies
• Understand the NIST, ISO 27000, CIS, and COBIT Cybersecurity Frameworks

Author Biography

KIM CRAWLEY focuses on researching and writing about cybersecurity issues. Her career has included work with Sophos, AT&T Cybersecurity, BlackBerry Cylance, Tripwire, and Venafi. She specializes in all matters red team, blue team, and purple team and is especially fascinated by malware, social engineering, and advanced persistent threats. She runs an online cybersecurity event called DisInfoSec.