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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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Table of Contents (14) Chapters Close

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

How hackers think (motivators)

Now that we have acquired an understanding of the traits and social skills of a hacker, let's address the elephant in the room—the psychology of hackers, or more appropriately, how hackers think. The following are some of the thoughts that hackers have and that encourage normal people to turn to the life of cybercrime:

Getting money (monetary gain)

As organizations are becoming increasingly concerned about the cost of a single cybercrime attack, cybercriminals are at the point in their careers where they are making more money than ever. Hacking is evidently profitable, and hacking incidences have shown this. Business Insider claimed in 2015 that hackers, relatively, make $80,000 a...

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