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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)

Artificial Intelligence

Let's dive into Artificial Intelligence. First, it is important to understand that not all Artificial Intelligence is the same. As an example, you might still remember SkyNet from the movie Terminator, Lucy the Artificial Intelligence robot that gave a speech at the Saudi Arabia Future Investment Initiative meeting, or Microsoft's Artificial Intelligence-based security automation solution in Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection. Artificial Intelligence is the study of computer science that is focused on developing software that mimics or exceeds human intelligence. Artificial Intelligence can range from simple calculations, to two robots playing chess against each other, to self-steering technology that radically changes the future:

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