Confident Cyber Security - The Essential Insights and How to Protect from Threats

Uncover the basic principles of cyber security and futureproof your career with this easy-to-understand, jargon-busting beginner's guide to the practical skills you need.

List of contents

Chapter - 00: Introduction; Section - ONE: Why Cyber Security?; Chapter - 01: What cyber security is; Chapter - 02: Why it is important; Section - TWO: The technical side of cyber security; Chapter - 03: Technical vulnerabilities Section - THREE: The human side of cyber security; Chapter - 04: Why people are so important in cyber security; Chapter - 05: Social engineering; Chapter - 06: Attacks that utilize social engineering; Section - FOUR: The physical side of cyber security; Chapter - 07: Why physical space matters in cyber security; Chapter - 08: Attacks on the individual; Chapter - 09: Attacks on organizations; Chapter - 10: Nation state cyber security - Geopolitics; Section - FIVE: The future of cyber security and what it means for your career; Chapter - 11: Cyber security in different industries; Chapter - 12: Cyber security at the board level; Chapter - 13: The variety of cyber security careers; Chapter - 14: Pursuing a cyber security career

About the author

Dr Jessica Barker MBE is an award-winning leader in the human side of cyber security and has delivered awareness sessions to over 50,000 people. She has appeared on media outlets such as BBC, Sky News and Wired and has delivered over 80 keynotes for organizations and conferences including NATO, the World Government Summit and RSA.

She serves on numerous boards, including the UK Government Cyber Security Advisory Board. Jessica Barker has been awarded an MBE for services to cyber security.

Product details

• Authors: Jessica Barker
• Publisher: Kogan Page
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.09.2023
• EAN: 9781398611948
• ISBN: 978-1-3986-1194-8
• No. of pages: 264
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 230 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 535 g
• Series: Confident Series; Confident
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Miscellaneous; SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Success, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship, COMPUTERS / Security / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Careers / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Personal Success, Advice on careers & achieving success, Advice on careers and achieving success, Computer security, Entrepreneurship / Start-ups