Vulnerability management is the cyclical practice of identifying, classifying, prioritizing, remediating, and mitigating software vulnerabilities. Vulnerability management is vital for any organization. The term vulnerability management commonly gets confused with vulnerability assessment. Vulnerability assessment is the process of identifying, quantifying, and prioritizing (or ranking) the vulnerabilities in a system. The optimal approach to creating an effective vulnerability management strategy is by making it a vulnerability management life cycle. The vulnerability management life cycle schedules all vulnerability mitigation processes in a prioritized order. The correct counter actions are scheduled to be performed at the right time to find and address vulnerabilities before attackers can abuse them and have the chance to proceed with an...
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Hands-On Cybersecurity for Finance
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Hands-On Cybersecurity for Finance
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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)
Preface
Free Chapter
Introduction to Cybersecurity and the Economy
Cyber Crime - Who the Attackers Are
Counting the Costs
The Threat Landscape
Phishing, Spamming, and Scamming to Steal Data and Money
The Malware Plague
Vulnerabilities and Exploits
Attacking Online Banking Systems
Vulnerable Networks and Services - a Gateway for Intrusion
Responding to Service Disruption
The Human Problem - Governance Fail
Securing the Perimeter and Protecting the Assets
Threat and Vulnerability Management
Audit, Risk Management, and Incident Handling
Encryption and Cryptography for Protecting Data and Services
The Rise of the Blockchain
Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity
The Quantum Future
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