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Cybersecurity Blue Team Strategies

By : Kunal Sehgal, Nikolaos Thymianis
Book Image

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

Impacts of cybercrime

Financial losses can reach millions of dollars in cyber incidents, with recurring costs. Organizations are more concerned about what information customers provide them with as awareness of cybercrime increases. As a result of failing to protect your customers’ data, you can lose their trust, and the reputation you enjoy can suffer a great deal of damage. Therefore, investors are at risk of further revenue losses.

As a result of sophisticated cybercrimes, including ransomware and DoS attacks, cybercrime can potentially cause substantial damage to organizations. When ransom attacks occur, not only are business operations halted but they are also expensive, requiring hefty ransom payments at the end of the day.

From this point of view, the recent attack on the Colonial Pipeline in the US can be interpreted as a stark example of this situation. The fuel distribution network was shut down immediately after the attack and people expected gasoline shortages...