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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

Preface

Imagine you are in a submarine, submerged miles below the surface surrounded by dark, freezing water. The hull of the submarine is under constant immense pressure from all directions. A single mistake in the design, construction or operation of the submarine spells disaster for it and its entire crew.

This is analogous to the challenge Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and their teams face today. Their organizations are surrounded on the internet by attackers that are constantly probing for ways to penetrate and compromise their organization's IT infrastructure. The people in their organizations receive wave after wave of social engineering attacks designed to trick them into making poor trust decisions that will undermine the controls that their security teams have implemented. The specters of ransomware and data breaches continue to haunt CISOs, Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and Chief Technology Officers (CTOs) of the most sophisticated organizations in the world.

After conducting hundreds of incident response investigations and publishing thousands of pages of threat intelligence, I have had the opportunity to learn from and advise literally thousands of businesses and public sector organizations all over the world. I wrote this book to share some of the insights and lessons I've learned during this extraordinary journey.

The views and opinions expressed in this book are my own and not those of my past or present employers.

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