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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

Who this book is for

This book is meant for anyone looking to embark on the journey of setting up a cyber defense team (AKA a blue team) for their organization. It is business agnostic, and hence professionals from all fields will find it equally useful. The primary goal of the book is to explain all the aspects of setting up such a capability and to ensure there is comprehensive coverage and no blind spots. This involves understanding not just the organization’s needs and risk appetite, but also looking into the applicable laws and regulations, before designing the relevant controls. This will ensure the organization gets the most value from its investments, and that the designed defense capabilities are fit for purpose.

The book is designed to keep senior executives in mind. Hence, Chief Information Security Officers (CISO), Chief Information Officers (CIOs), board members, and other C-level executives will benefit from the strategies and concepts introduced in this book. However, even junior professionals in the information security domain will find value in collecting their thoughts to design a plan that could be presented to the senior executives at their respective organizations.