Executive’s Cybersecurity Program Handbook

Ransomware, phishing, and data breaches are major concerns affecting all organizations as a new cyber threat seems to emerge every day, making it paramount to protect the security of your organization and be prepared for potential cyberattacks. This book will ensure that you can build a reliable cybersecurity framework to keep your organization safe from cyberattacks.
This Executive’s Cybersecurity Program Handbook explains the importance of executive buy-in, mission, and vision statement of the main pillars of security program (governance, defence, people and innovation). You’ll explore the different types of cybersecurity frameworks, how they differ from one another, and how to pick the right framework to minimize cyber risk. As you advance, you’ll perform an assessment against the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, which will help you evaluate threats to your organization by identifying both internal and external vulnerabilities. Toward the end, you’ll learn the importance of standard cybersecurity policies, along with concepts of governance, risk, and compliance, and become well-equipped to build an effective incident response team.
By the end of this book, you’ll have gained a thorough understanding of how to build your security program from scratch as well as the importance of implementing administrative and technical security controls.

Type
ebook
Category
Security
publication date
2023-02-24
what you will learn

Explore various cybersecurity frameworks such as NIST and ISO
Implement industry-standard cybersecurity policies and procedures effectively to minimize the risk of cyberattacks
Find out how to hire the right talent for building a sound cybersecurity team structure
Understand the difference between security awareness and training
Explore the zero-trust concept and various firewalls to secure your environment
Harden your operating system and server to enhance the security
Perform scans to detect vulnerabilities in software

no of pages
232
duration
464
key features
Get started as a cybersecurity executive and design an infallible security program * Perform assessments and build a strong risk management framework * Promote the importance of security within the organization through awareness and training sessions
approach
This book helps newly hired security professionals or anyone transitioning into the security domain to understand what they exactly need to do in their initial days on the new job. The progression of the book builds off of the techniques learned in the chapter flow and takes the stance that you are by yourself, creating a security program.
audience
This book is for you if you are a newly appointed security team manager, director, or C-suite executive who is in the transition stage or new to the information security field and willing to empower yourself with the required knowledge. As a Cybersecurity professional, you can use this book to deepen your knowledge and understand your organization's overall security posture. Basic knowledge of information security or governance, risk, and compliance is required.
meta description
Develop strategic plans for building cybersecurity programs and prepare your organization for compliance investigations and audits
short description
The Executive’s Cybersecurity Program Handbook helps you perform internal assessments to drive strategic cybersecurity program development and evaluate risk within an organization. With this book, you’ll be able to build an incident response team and implement administrative and technical security controls.
subtitle
A comprehensive guide to building and operationalizing a complete cybersecurity program
keywords
cybersecurity framework, NIST cybersecurity framework, cybersecurity executive, cybersecurity awareness, programs, risk management, policies, compliance, devsecops
Product ISBN
9781804619230