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Hands-On Cybersecurity for Finance

By : Dr. Erdal Ozkaya, Milad Aslaner
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Hands-On Cybersecurity for Finance

By: Dr. Erdal Ozkaya, Milad Aslaner

Overview of this book

Organizations have always been a target of cybercrime. Hands-On Cybersecurity for Finance teaches you how to successfully defend your system against common cyber threats, making sure your financial services are a step ahead in terms of security. The book begins by providing an overall description of cybersecurity, guiding you through some of the most important services and technologies currently at risk from cyber threats. Once you have familiarized yourself with the topic, you will explore specific technologies and threats based on case studies and real-life scenarios. As you progress through the chapters, you will discover vulnerabilities and bugs (including the human risk factor), gaining an expert-level view of the most recent threats. You'll then explore information on how you can achieve data and infrastructure protection. In the concluding chapters, you will cover recent and significant updates to procedures and configurations, accompanied by important details related to cybersecurity research and development in IT-based financial services. By the end of the book, you will have gained a basic understanding of the future of information security and will be able to protect financial services and their related infrastructures.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)

Fundamentals

Before outlining an incident response plan, it's essential to understand the fundamentals that need to be in place in order to ensure that the organization is set up for success during a cybersecurity incident. An effective plan requires several critical aspects to be in place before establishing an incident response plan.

Data knowledge

Very often, cybersecurity experts will talk about protecting the crown jewels of the company. This can be customer data, research and development papers, or financial records. Even during a service disruption or even during the worst cyberattack, organizations want to make sure that their crown jewels are as best protected as possible. But in order to achieve that, organizations...