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Cybersecurity: The Beginner's Guide

You're reading from   Cybersecurity: The Beginner's Guide A comprehensive guide to getting started in cybersecurity

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2019
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ISBN-13 9781789616194
Length 396 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Dr. Erdal Ozkaya Dr. Erdal Ozkaya
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Deepayan Chanda Deepayan Chanda
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Preface 1. Importance of Cybersecurity 2. Security Evolution — From Legacy to Advanced, to ML and AI FREE CHAPTER 3. Learning Cybersecurity Technologies 4. Skills We Need for a Cybersecurity Career 5. Attacker Mindset 6. Understanding Reactive, Proactive, and Operational Security 7. Networking, Mentoring, and Shadowing 8. Cybersecurity Labs 9. Knowledge Check and Certifications 10. Security Intelligence Resources 11. Expert Opinions on Getting Started with Cybersecurity 12. How to Get Hired in Cybersecurity, Regardless of Your Background 13. Other Books You May Enjoy

Cybersecurity advice and reliable information sources

Another important category of cybersecurity intelligence is getting credible alerts about new attacks and advice on how to guard against becoming a victim to cybercriminals. The following are some of the sites that offer this information:

  • Krebs on Security (https://krebsonsecurity.com/): Provides details on cybersecurity news and investigations into cybercrime and related incidences. The website offers lots of updated information regarding happenings in cybersecurity. For instance, at the time of writing, the top post explained how Google was able to stop all phishing attacks against employees as of 2017. As detailed in the post, the company simply got rid of passwords and instead offered employees physical security keys and one-time access codes. The relevance of the post was that Google was going to share this solution with...
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