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Cybersecurity Blue Team Strategies

By : Kunal Sehgal, Nikolaos Thymianis
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Cybersecurity Blue Team Strategies

By: Kunal Sehgal, Nikolaos Thymianis

Overview of this book

We've reached a point where all organizational data is connected through some network. With advancements and connectivity comes ever-evolving cyber threats - compromising sensitive data and access to vulnerable systems. Cybersecurity Blue Team Strategies is a comprehensive guide that will help you extend your cybersecurity knowledge and teach you to implement blue teams in your organization from scratch. Through the course of this book, you’ll learn defensive cybersecurity measures while thinking from an attacker's perspective. With this book, you'll be able to test and assess the effectiveness of your organization’s cybersecurity posture. No matter the medium your organization has chosen- cloud, on-premises, or hybrid, this book will provide an in-depth understanding of how cyber attackers can penetrate your systems and gain access to sensitive information. Beginning with a brief overview of the importance of a blue team, you’ll learn important techniques and best practices a cybersecurity operator or a blue team practitioner should be aware of. By understanding tools, processes, and operations, you’ll be equipped with evolving solutions and strategies to overcome cybersecurity challenges and successfully manage cyber threats to avoid adversaries. By the end of this book, you'll have enough exposure to blue team operations and be able to successfully set up a blue team in your organization.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
1
Part 1:Establishing the Blue
14
Part 3:Ask the Experts

Cyber insurance

Cyber security insurance, also referred to as cyber insurance or cyber liability insurance, is a deal that an organization can take out to mitigate the financial risks involved in online business. For a monthly or quarterly fee, the insurance transfers a portion of the risk to the insurance provider.

Cyber insurance is a new and emerging industry. Companies that purchase this type of cybersecurity insurance are now considered to be early adopters. Cyber security policies can change month to month as the associated cyber risks are dynamic and fluctuating. Unlike established insurance plans, cybersecurity insurance policy insurers only have limited data to shape risk models to establish insurance coverages, rates, and premiums.

Cyber insurance has its genesis in Errors and Omissions (E&O) insurance, a category of separate insurance that protects against errors and defects in the services provided by an organization. E&O insurance is similar to product liability...