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Building a Cyber Resilient Business

By : Dr. Magda Lilia Chelly, Shamane Tan, Hai Tran
Book Image

Building a Cyber Resilient Business

By: Dr. Magda Lilia Chelly, Shamane Tan, Hai Tran

Overview of this book

With cyberattacks on the rise, it has become essential for C-suite executives and board members to step up and collectively recognize cyber risk as a top priority business risk. However, non-cyber executives find it challenging to understand their role in increasing the business’s cyber resilience due to its complex nature and the lack of a clear return on investment. This book demystifies the perception that cybersecurity is a technical problem, drawing parallels between the key responsibilities of the C-suite roles to line up with the mission of the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). The book equips you with all you need to know about cyber risks to run the business effectively. Each chapter provides a holistic overview of the dynamic priorities of the C-suite (from the CFO to the CIO, COO, CRO, and so on), and unpacks how cybersecurity must be embedded in every business function. The book also contains self-assessment questions, which are a helpful tool in evaluating any major cybersecurity initiatives and/or investment required. With this book, you’ll have a deeper appreciation of the various ways all executives can contribute to the organization’s cyber program, in close collaboration with the CISO and the security team, and achieve a cyber-resilient, profitable, and sustainable business.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)

The different building blocks

“You clicked on the phishing link!” How many times have we come across someone who clicked on phishing links from unknown recipients? Even though training after training was conducted, not to mention the occasional phishing exercises conducted company-wide or with targeted groups, someone in the company is bound to say, “Oops! I accidentally clicked on that unknown link. Sorry.”

Is security-awareness training an avenue to enhance security culture? It definitely is. As a CISO in the digital telco space, Noordin shares that security-awareness training, and conducting phishing exercises have become part of their business as usual (BAU) process. Even though it is treated as a de facto, the need to continually make the training more enticing is important to maintain user engagement.

Building a company-wide healthy security culture is an uphill battle. It is also pretty much dependent on the nature of the business you are involved...