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You're reading from Hands-On Cybersecurity for Finance Identify vulnerabilities and secure your financial services from security breaches

Product type Paperback

Published in Jan 2019

Publisher

ISBN-13 9781788836296

Length 308 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Kali Linux

Concepts

Cybersecurity

Authors (2):

Dr. Erdal Ozkaya

Milad Aslaner

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Table of Contents (20) Chapters

Preface

1. Introduction to Cybersecurity and the Economy FREE CHAPTER

2. Cyber Crime - Who the Attackers Are

3. Counting the Costs

4. The Threat Landscape

5. Phishing, Spamming, and Scamming to Steal Data and Money

6. The Malware Plague

7. Vulnerabilities and Exploits

8. Attacking Online Banking Systems

9. Vulnerable Networks and Services - a Gateway for Intrusion

10. Responding to Service Disruption

11. The Human Problem - Governance Fail

12. Securing the Perimeter and Protecting the Assets

13. Threat and Vulnerability Management

14. Audit, Risk Management, and Incident Handling

15. Encryption and Cryptography for Protecting Data and Services

16. The Rise of the Blockchain

17. Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity

18. The Quantum Future

19. Other Books You May Enjoy

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Cyber Crime - Who the Attackers Are

This chapter gives an in-depth understanding specifically of cyber crime and Cyber criminals, analyzing from different perspectives, the motivations and the evolution of individuals and group, that are part of the invisible world of black-hat hackers. Cyber criminals are consistently improving their techniques and malicious activities. The chapter will cover hacktivism, Cyber terrorists, and Cyber criminals in detail along with some real world examples.

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Authors (2)

Dr. Erdal Ozkaya

Dr. Erdal Ozkaya is named among the Top 50 Technology Leaders by CIO Online & IDC. He is a Chief Cybersecurity Strategist and CISO at Xcitium (Comodo Cybersecurity), and a professor at Charles Sturt University. His expertise spans end-to-end IT solutions, management, communications, and innovation. He's a well-known public speaker, an award-winning technical expert, author, and creator of certifications (courseware and exams) for prestigious organizations such as Microsoft, EC Council, CertNexus, and other expert-level vendors with an esteemed list of credits to his name. He is working with an ardent passion for raising cyber awareness and leveraging new, innovative approaches.

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Milad Aslaner

Milad Aslaner is a security professional with over 10 years' experience in product engineering and management. He has published white papers and books on social engineering, the practical application of cybersecurity, and cybersecurity in the financial services industry, with a technical focus on EDR, TVM, incident response, and real-world exploitation techniques. During his time at Microsoft since 2012, he has led the commercial software engineering team for the Surface Book and Laptop, and built security features such as SEMM. As a senior security program manager, he aims to transform strategic enterprise customer requirements to realize new scenarios, thereby safeguarding Microsoft customers against the evolving threat landscape.

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