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Cybersecurity Threats, Malware Trends, and Strategies

By : Tim Rains
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Cybersecurity Threats, Malware Trends, and Strategies

By: Tim Rains

Overview of this book

After scrutinizing numerous cybersecurity strategies, Microsoft’s former Global Chief Security Advisor in this book helps you understand the efficacy of popular cybersecurity strategies and more. Cybersecurity Threats, Malware Trends, and Strategies offers an unprecedented long-term view of the global threat landscape by examining the twenty-year trend in vulnerability disclosures and exploitation, nearly a decade of regional differences in malware infections, the socio-economic factors that underpin them, and how global malware has evolved. This will give you further perspectives into malware protection for your organization. It also examines internet-based threats that CISOs should be aware of. The book will provide you with an evaluation of the various cybersecurity strategies that have ultimately failed over the past twenty years, along with one or two that have actually worked. It will help executives and security and compliance professionals understand how cloud computing is a game changer for them. By the end of this book, you will know how to measure the effectiveness of your organization’s cybersecurity strategy and the efficacy of the vendors you employ to help you protect your organization and yourself.

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Table of Contents (11 chapters)
Preface
Preface
Who this book is for?
What this book covers
To get the most out of this book
Conventions used
Get in touch
1
Ingredients for a Successful Cybersecurity Strategy
Ingredients for a Successful Cybersecurity Strategy
What is a cybersecurity strategy?
How organizations get initially compromised and the cybersecurity fundamentals
Understanding the difference between the attacker's motivations and tactics
Other ingredients for a successful strategy
Chapter summary
References
Free Chapter
2
Using Vulnerability Trends to Reduce Risk and Costs
Using Vulnerability Trends to Reduce Risk and Costs
Introduction
Vulnerability Management Primer
Chapter summary
References
3
The Evolution of the Threat Landscape – Malware
The Evolution of the Threat Landscape – Malware
Introduction
Why is there so much malware on Windows compared to other platforms?
Data sources
About malware
Global Windows malware infection analysis
Regional Windows malware infection analysis
Global malware evolution
The great debate – are anti-malware solutions really worthwhile?
Threat intelligence best practices and tips
Chapter summary
References
4
Internet-Based Threats
Internet-Based Threats
Introduction
A typical attack
Phishing attacks
Drive-by download attacks
Malware hosting sites
Post compromise – botnets and DDoS attacks
Chapter summary
References
5
Cybersecurity Strategies
Cybersecurity Strategies
Introduction
Measuring the efficacy of cybersecurity strategies
Cybersecurity strategies
Chapter summary
References
6
Strategy Implementation
Strategy Implementation
Introduction
What is an Intrusion Kill Chain?
Modernizing the kill chain
Getting started
Implementing this strategy
Conclusion
Chapter summary
References
7
Measuring Performance and Effectiveness
Measuring Performance and Effectiveness
Introduction
Using vulnerability management data
Measuring performance and efficacy of an Attack-Centric Strategy
Chapter summary
References
8
The Cloud – A Modern Approach to Security and Compliance
The Cloud – A Modern Approach to Security and Compliance
Introduction
How is cloud computing different?
Security and compliance game changers
Using cybersecurity strategies in the cloud
Encryption and key management
Conclusion
Chapter summary
References
9
Other Books You May Enjoy
Other Books You May Enjoy
10
Index
Index

Using Vulnerability Trends to Reduce Risk and Costs

Vulnerabilities represent risk and expense to all organizations. Vendors who are serious about reducing both risk and costs for their customers focus on reducing the number of vulnerabilities in their products and work on ways to make it hard and expensive for attackers to exploit their customers, thereby driving down attackers' return on investment. Identifying the vendors and the products that have been successful in doing this can be time-consuming and difficult.

In this chapter, I will provide you with valuable background information and an in-depth analysis of how some of the industry's leaders have managed vulnerabilities in their products over the last two decades, focusing on operating systems and web browsers. I introduce a vulnerability improvement framework that can help you to identify vendors and products that have been reducing risks and costs for their customers. This data and analysis can inform your vulnerability management strategy.

Throughout this chapter, we'll cover the following topics:

  • A primer on vulnerability management
  • Introducing a vulnerability management improvement framework
  • Examining vulnerability disclosure trends for select vendors, operating systems, and web browsers
  • Guidance on vulnerability management programs

Let's begin by looking at what vulnerability management is.

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