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Cybersecurity and Privacy Law Handbook

By : Walter Rocchi
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Book Image

Cybersecurity and Privacy Law Handbook

5 (1)
By: Walter Rocchi

Overview of this book

Cybercriminals are incessantly coming up with new ways to compromise online systems and wreak havoc, creating an ever-growing need for cybersecurity practitioners in every organization across the globe who understand international security standards, such as the ISO27k family of standards. If you’re looking to ensure that your company's data conforms to these standards, Cybersecurity and Privacy Law Handbook has got you covered. It'll not only equip you with the rudiments of cybersecurity but also guide you through privacy laws and explain how you can ensure compliance to protect yourself from cybercrime and avoid the hefty fines imposed for non-compliance with standards. Assuming that you're new to the field, this book starts by introducing cybersecurity frameworks and concepts used throughout the chapters. You'll understand why privacy is paramount and how to find the security gaps in your company's systems. There's a practical element to the book as well—you'll prepare policies and procedures to prevent your company from being breached. You’ll complete your learning journey by exploring cloud security and the complex nature of privacy laws in the US. By the end of this cybersecurity book, you'll be well-placed to protect your company's data and comply with the relevant standards.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
1
Part 1: Start From the Basics
3
Part 2: Into the Wild
8
Part 3: Escape from Chaos

Data Protection

In the previous chapter, we were talking about how to build our framework according to our needs, by using one or more frameworks; even better, at a certain point, we got the assumption that we could get the best of both worlds, or several, since we can, in fact, even use four or five different frameworks. What is fundamental, at the end of the day, is that you implement a Fort Knox-like infrastructure.

Specifically, in the following pages, we will try to understand some data protection-related topics, some of them beginning with a question mark, such as, for instance, What is privacy (and why do we desperately need it)? Then, we can try to get an idea of the reason why the word privacy is such an important part of our lives nowadays (and why it’s misused from time to time). Then, we will dive into the surface of the most famous privacy laws, such as GDPR, CCPA, and LGPD. Following this, we will analyze the common points of these different laws and how these...