{"product_id":"understand-the-cyber-attacker-mindset-build-a-strategic-security-programme-to-counteract-threats-9781398614307","title":"Understand the Cyber Attacker Mindset: Build a Strategic Security Programme to Counteract Threats","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo counteract a cyber attacker, organizations need to learn to think like one. \u003ci\u003eUnderstand the Cyber Attacker Mindset\u003c\/i\u003e explores the psychology of cyber warfare and how organizations can defend themselves against attacks.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book provides a comprehensive look at the inner workings of cyber attackers in the digital age and presents a set of strategies that organizations can deploy to counteract them. With technological advancements in cybersecurity, attackers are increasingly falling back to social engineering and preying on people's vulnerabilities. This book examines different types of cyber attackers, explores their motivations, and examines the methods used. It also reviews key industry developments such as cybercrime as a service, brokers and syndicates, nation-sponsored actors, insider sabotage and the challenges faced by law enforcement in tracking and apprehending attackers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnderstand the Cyber Attacker Mindset\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e offers expert, strategic guidance on how organizations can improve their cybersecurity operations in response, including enhancing security awareness training, educating employees to identify and resist manipulation, understanding the importance of cultural variances and how board-level decision-making can directly influence attacks. Written by a renowned cybersecurity leader, the book draws on interviews with ex-criminals and top experts in the field to share rich insights and a wide range of case studies profiling notable groups, such as Anonymous, Lapsus$, FIN7, Nigeria's Yahoo Boys, Sandworm, and the Lazarus Group. The human side of cybersecurity has never been so important.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah Armstrong-Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is recognized as one of the most influential women in cybersecurity and UK tech, with over 25 years' experience delivering and advising C-suite leaders on large-scale cybersecurity, information protection and resilience programmes. She is Chief Security Advisor at Microsoft and has previously held roles at EY, Fujitsu, AXA, and the London Stock Exchange Group. She is based in Bath, UK.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kogan Page","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50398647058706,"sku":"9781398614307","price":128.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_87a9b0e3-b997-4c38-aedd-c8cded6d5f60.jpg?v=1729076312","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/understand-the-cyber-attacker-mindset-build-a-strategic-security-programme-to-counteract-threats-9781398614307","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}