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

Product type Paperback

Published in May 2019

Publisher

ISBN-13 9781789616194

Length 396 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Python

Tools

Kali Linux

Concepts

Cybersecurity

Authors (2):

Dr. Erdal Ozkaya

Deepayan Chanda

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Table of Contents (14) Chapters

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

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Who this book is for

This book is targeted at anyone who is looking to venture in to the world of cybersecurity and explore its various nuances. With real-life recommendations from the field, this book is beneficial for everyone from beginners to career switchers.

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Authors (2)

Deepayan Chanda

Deepayan Chanda is a seasoned cybersecurity professional, architect, strategist, and advisor, with a strong intent to solve cybersecurity problems for enterprises by creating a balance between security and business goals, driven by 25 years of diverse cybersecurity domain experience. He is an Ex-Armed Forces Veteran (Indian Air Force), and has experience working with various enterprises like National Australia Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, Microsoft (Singapore), Cisco Systems, McAfee, and Symantec. He serves as a Board of Advisor and a mentor to a few cybersecurity start-ups worldwide and had the privilege of sharing his broad knowledge with the wider security community by authoring two books on cybersecurity, with multiple publications in the past many years.

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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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