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This book seeks to explain the foundation of the evidence-based cybersecurity approach, reviews its relevance in the context of existing security tools and policies, and the authors provide concrete examples of how adopting this approach could improve cybersecurity operations and guide policymakers' decision-making process.
Table des matières
1. The Case for an Evidence-Based Approach to Cybersecurity
2. Computers, Computers Networks, the Internet, and Cybersecurity
3. Human Behavior in Cyberspace
4. Criminological, Sociological, Psychological, Ethical and Biological Models Relevant to Cybercrime and Cybercriminals
5. Science and Cybersecurity
6. Network Security and Intrusion Detection Systems
7. The Internet of Things (IoT), Data and Website Security
8. Data Privacy, Training, and Awareness and Cybersecurity Frameworks
9. Risk and Threat Intelligence: The Effectiveness of Online Threat Intelligence in Guiding Financial Institutions' Incident Response to Online Banking Account Takeovers
10. The Future of Evidence-Based Cybersecurity
A propos de l'auteur
Dr. Pierre-Luc Pomerleau is a Partner at VIDOCQ. His role consists of assisting VIDOCQ'S clients in growing their business and innovating while managing their risks and protecting their assets. He does so by bringing years of experience and deep expertise in cybercrime, investigation, fraud prevention, anti-money laundering, physical security, business administration, technology, and risk management. Before joining VIDOCQ, he was Vice President at National Bank of Canada, managing the Financial Crime and Corporate Security division, including data analytics and innovation.
Dr. Pomerleau holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration with a specialization in Homeland Security from Northcentral University (USA), an MBA from the University of Sherbrooke (Canada), and a bachelor's degree in criminology from the University of Montreal (Canada). He holds various security and financial crime professional certifications such as the CPP, PSP, PCI, CFE, CAMS, CCCI & CFCI certifications. In addition to his role with VIDOCQ, Dr. Pomerleau is currently an adjunct in cybersecurity at Polytechnique Montreal. From 2020 to 2021, he was a postdoctoral researcher and a research associate in cybercrime at Georgia State University (USA). In 2020, he published his book Countering Cyber Threats to Financial Institutions; A Private and Public Partnership Approach to Critical Infrastructure. From 2015 to 2018, he was the President of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiner Montreal Chapter. In October 2016, he was awarded an honorary diploma by the University of Montreal School of Criminology for his exemplary contribution to the advancement of society.
Dr. David Maimon is an Associate Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Georgia State University (GSU) and the director of the Evidence-Based Cybersecurity research group (see ebcs.gsu.edu). He received his Ph.D. in Sociology from the Ohio State University in 2009. Prior to joining GSU, Dr. Maimon held academic position in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice in the University of Maryland, and the Department of Sociology in the University of Miami. In 2015 he was awarded the "Young Scholar Award" from the "White-Collar Crime Research Consortium of the National White-Collar Crime Center" for his cybercrime research. Throughout his career he has raised more than $3 million to conduct Evidence-Based Cybersecurity research. Since joining GSU, Dr. Maimon has established the Evidence-Based Cybersecurity Research Group, where he and his researchers seek to produce and review multi- and interdisciplinary empirical evidence about the effectiveness of cybersecurity tools and policies. The group and its unique approach to cybersecurity education and research have been acknowledged on popular media platforms (https://edtechmagazine.com/higher/article/2020/09/training-next-generation-cyber-professionals). Moreover, the group's close relationships with cybersecurity professionals in several industries and law enforcement agencies have led to the adoption of the Evidence-Based Cybersecurity approach by several organizations. Dr. Maimon teaches the course "Intro to Evidence-Based Cybersecurity" at the undergraduate level, and "Evidence-Based Cybersecurity" at the graduate level.
Résumé
This book seeks to explain the foundation of the evidence-based cybersecurity approach, reviews its relevance in the context of existing security tools and policies, and the authors provide concrete examples of how adopting this approach could improve cybersecurity operations and guide policymakers' decision-making process.
