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Building a Cyber Resilient Business

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

Getting ahead of cybercriminals

Although handling cybercrime is challenging, there are ways that CIOs, with the CISO’s support, can outthink, outsmart, and outmaneuver cybercriminals. CIOs must play a role in driving technology transformation efforts that include planning for better cyber resiliency.

Theresa Payton, CEO at Fortalice, author of MANIPULATED: Inside the Cyberwar to Hijack Elections and Distort the Truth, and the first female CIO at the White House, shared her views with Shamane on the actions critical for CIOs to fortify resiliency in the face cybercriminals. To make an evolutionary change, her top three actions are:

  • Understand and educate yourself about what drives human nature and incorporate that into your cybersecurity.
  • Get to know the criminals. Create decoys of authentic-looking human profiles and systems that look valuable and leave them vulnerable to cybercriminals. Then, study the criminal elements that attack the decoys and learn from...