Cybersecurity Essentials for Business Leaders - Building Cyber-Resilient Organizations in the Digital Age

This book captures the intersection of strategic leadership, innovation, and cybersecurity, and is written for business leaders, executives, and anyone who makes strategic decisions. It is a leadership guide that will help ask the right questions, and establish resilient, secure organizations by providing the tools necessary to transform cybersecurity from a compliance mandate to an innovation enabler and a driver of sustainable business value within an organization.
Cybersecurity Essentials for Business Leaders provides step-by-step guidance for business leaders, executives, and decision-makers who are responsible for shaping organizational strategy. Tailored to leaders who may not be technical cybersecurity experts but need to integrate cybersecurity into broader business strategy, governance, and innovation it targets those who want to lead secure, resilient, and forward-looking organizations through informed, strategic decisions. Chapter 1 explains why cybersecurity is becoming an integral part of business strategy and how it can serve as a competitive advantage instead of just a cost center. In chapter 2, readers will learn how the threat landscape has evolved, from early hacking to cyber warfare, and be able to recognize the patterns behind these threats. Next, chapter 3 explains what regulations impact business and helps build a pragmatic strategy focused on business risks and priorities. Chapter 4 then dives into cybersecurity risk management, showing how to approach it to drive real results. Because cybersecurity is a team effort, chapter 5 shows how to build a culture of accountability, understand cross-functional roles and how a leader can set the stage for their team to succeed. To keep leadership effective, chapter 6 provides key indicators and metrics that can be applied within an organization. Chapter 7 details how to guide teams through incidents, manage the psychology of high-stakes situations, and extract lessons from major real-world breaches. Chapter 8 subsequently explores supply chain and third-party risk as one of the biggest blind spots for many organizations. Next, chapter 9 takes a look at the future by exploring how new technologies like AI, distributed ledgers, post-quantum cryptography, Zero Trust, and next-gen connectivity are changing the game. Eventually, chapter 10 provides a clear and actionable cybersecurity leadership framework designed for immediate integration in an organization.

List of contents

Chapter 1. Introduction to Cybersecurity in the Business Context.- Chapter 2. The Evolution of the Cyber Threat Landscape.- Chapter 3. Cybersecurity Regulations and Laws.- Chapter 4. Cybersecurity Risk Management.- Chapter 5. Building a Culture of Cybersecurity in the Organization.- Chapter 6. Cybersecurity Metrics and KPIs for Business Leaders.- Chapter 7. Leading Through Crisis Mastering Incident Response.- Chapter 8. Supply chain and third-party risk management.- Chapter 9. Emerging Technologies: Innovations and Cybersecurity Opportunities.- Chapter 10. The C.Y.B.E.R.L.E.A.D. Cybersecurity Leadership Framework.

About the author

Alina Matyukhina
is the CSO and Global Head of Cybersecurity for the largest business unit at Siemens, where she oversees cybersecurity for more than 28,000 employees worldwide. She advises senior executives on strategic cybersecurity decisions, helping position cybersecurity as a business enabler and a driver of innovation. Passionate about education, she serves as a Visiting Professor at IESEG School of Management, where she teaches MBA and EMBA students and helps shape future business leaders. A recognized expert in her field, she contributes insights at the World Economic Forum, speaks at international conferences, and serves as a jury member at the Global Cyber Conference. Her accolades include being named Cybersecurity Woman of the Year, being selected for the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, and having her work featured in leading publications such as Forbes, Bilanz, and NZZ.

Summary

This book captures the intersection of strategic leadership, innovation, and cybersecurity, and is written for business leaders, executives, and anyone who makes strategic decisions. It is a leadership guide that will help ask the right questions, and establish resilient, secure organizations by providing the tools necessary to transform cybersecurity from a compliance mandate to an innovation enabler and a driver of sustainable business value within an organization.
Cybersecurity Essentials for Business Leaders
provides step-by-step guidance for business leaders, executives, and decision-makers who are responsible for shaping organizational strategy. Tailored to leaders who may not be technical cybersecurity experts but need to integrate cybersecurity into broader business strategy, governance, and innovation it targets those who want to lead secure, resilient, and forward-looking organizations through informed, strategic decisions. Chapter 1 explains why cybersecurity is becoming an integral part of business strategy and how it can serve as a competitive advantage instead of just a cost center. In chapter 2, readers will learn how the threat landscape has evolved, from early hacking to cyber warfare, and be able to recognize the patterns behind these threats. Next, chapter 3 explains what regulations impact business and helps build a pragmatic strategy focused on business risks and priorities. Chapter 4 then dives into cybersecurity risk management, showing how to approach it to drive real results. Because cybersecurity is a team effort, chapter 5 shows how to build a culture of accountability, understand cross-functional roles and how a leader can set the stage for their team to succeed. To keep leadership effective, chapter 6 provides key indicators and metrics that can be applied within an organization. Chapter 7 details how to guide teams through incidents, manage the psychology of high-stakes situations, and extract lessons from major real-world breaches. Chapter 8 subsequently explores supply chain and third-party risk as one of the biggest blind spots for many organizations. Next, chapter 9 takes a look at the future by exploring how new technologies like AI, distributed ledgers, post-quantum cryptography, Zero Trust, and next-gen connectivity are changing the game. Eventually, chapter 10 provides a clear and actionable cybersecurity leadership framework designed for immediate integration in an organization.

Product details

• Authors: Alina Matyukhina
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 27.04.2026
• EAN: 9783032121776
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3212177-6
• No. of pages: 172
• Illustrations: X, 172 p. 54 illus.
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > General, dictionaries; Computersicherheit, Management: Innovation, Netzwerksicherheit, Cybersecurity, Data and Information Security, The Computer Industry, data governance, Risk assessment, Innovation and Technology Management, Technology Management, Regulatory Frameworks, SEC Rules, Critical Infrastructure Act Amendment, NIS2 Directive, Bill C-26, MAS Technology Risk Management Guidelines