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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

Preface

Setting up a cyber blue team may seem like a daunting task. There are a lot of considerations to keep in mind, and the list of products and services on the market is endless. It is easy to get lost in a sea of jargon and lose sight of what is absolutely needed for an organization. This book is meant for professionals looking to get started on building such a capability. The primary intention of this book is to guide you along each step of the journey, explaining what any organization should consider, and how to design a comprehensive defense capability.

Disclaimer

The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors alone. They do not purport to reflect the opinions or views of our employers, if any, or of any third parties. Any designations used, any views expressed, the presentation of materials, and the use of references in this publication do not constitute and do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever by, or any involvement of, any employer legal entity that either of the writers may have. Our employers, if any, make no representation and assume no liability whatsoever for the accuracy of the information contained in this publication and for the views expressed by the undersigned authors of the present publication.

Nikolaos Thymianis Kunal Sehgal