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Transnational Organized Crime and Gangs: Intervention, Prevention, and Suppression of Cybersecurity provides several first-person examples of the mind set and mentality present in today's transnational organized crime groups combined with a holistic approach towards prevention and intervention in the cybersecurity space.
List of contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
- Problem
- Purpose
- Theory
- Concepts
Review Questions:
- What is the root problem?
- What is the Plan Do Check Act theory?
- Are gangs in nations like Russia or China that can be particularly resourceful and dangerous - secretly sponsoring hackers' efforts and protecting them from international law enforcement?
Chapter 2: Prevention
- Environment
- Education
- Socio-Economics
- Summary
Review Questions:
- Does compliance with standards and laws protect a business and executives from liability?
- What education is appropriate to prepare a cyber professional for today's cyber threats?
- What is the estimated economic loss from cyber crime annually?
Chapter 3: Historical First-Person Accounts
- Washington DC metro
- Houston, TX
- New York City metro
- Summary
Review Questions:
- What are your thoughts and impressions on the first person accounts?
- What takeaways can you apply to your current or future cyber career?
- Can you be as flexible to move around the country/world to complete training/work?
Chapter 4: Intervention
- Purpose of ISO 27001/Cybersecurity Measures
- Theory of ISO 27001/Cybersecurity Measures
- Concepts of ISO 27001/Cybersecurity Measures
- Integrating ISO 27001/Cybersecurity Measures
Review Questions:
- What is an ISMS?
- What is ISO 27001?
- How do you integrate the ISO 27001 cradle to grave?
Chapter 5: Suppression
- Problem
- Purpose
- Concepts
- Operationalization
- Summary
Review Questions:
- Do you think the newly created DHS National Risk Management Center will assist in implementing cybersecurity measures for financial services, telecommunications, and energy sectors?
- Are laws/measures such as Data Protection Law, NYS Cyber Security Law 18, Federal law, Including the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), NIST 800-171, HIPAA, and GDPR enough for cyber professionals to protect our infrastructure?
- Are people, processes, and technologies vulnerabilities in cyber security?
Chapter 6: Findings and Conclusions
- Recommendations
Review Questions:
- What are your recommendations for America to bolster cyber security defenses?
- Do you think our current cyber security measures adequate?
- What are your next steps to share your knowledge obtained from this book?
About the author
Robert M. Brzenchek is a professor of Criminal Justice in West Palm Beach, Florida where he educates the next generation of Criminal Justice professionals at various universities. In the public sector, Brzenchek worked with dozens of national agencies, governments, and international organizations in the use of advanced technologies and information sharing to detect violations of international laws, and threats as a Navy Intelligence Specialist and police officer in Washington, DC. Brzenchek has worked with organizations as diverse as DHS, DOD, major corporations, ports and public utilities on security matters, risk management, policy, and technologies; has served as a subject matter expert and testified in court cases; as well as lectured throughout North America and Mexico. Brzenchek has published several articles on gangs, emergency management, threat assessments, homeland and international security, and cybersecurity which may be found in PoliceOne.com and CorrectionsOne.com. He has also serves as a Board member of SERAPH, member of the OSS Society; Navy League; ILEETA, IADLEST, and member of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary.
Summary
Transnational Organized Crime and Gangs: Intervention, Prevention, and Suppression of Cybersecurity provides several first-person examples of the mind set and mentality present in today’s transnational organized crime groups combined with a holistic approach towards prevention and intervention in the cybersecurity space.
