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The Digital Big Bang: The Hard Stuff, the Soft Stuff, and the Future of Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity experts from across industries and sectors share insights on how to think like scientists to master cybersecurity challenges
Humankind's efforts to explain the origin of the cosmos birthed disciplines such as physics and chemistry. Scientists conceived of the cosmic 'Big Bang' as an explosion of particles--everything in the universe centered around core elements and governed by laws of matter and gravity. In the modern era of digital technology, we are experiencing a similar explosion of ones and zeros, an exponentially expanding universe of bits of data centered around the core elements of speed and connectivity. One of the disciplines to emerge from our efforts to make sense of this new universe is the science of cybersecurity. Cybersecurity is as central to the Digital Age as physics and chemistry were to the Scientific Age. The Digital Big Bang explores current and emerging knowledge in the field of cybersecurity, helping readers think like scientists to master cybersecurity principles and overcome cybersecurity challenges.
This innovative text adopts a scientific approach to cybersecurity, identifying the science's fundamental elements and examining how these elements intersect and interact with each other. Author Phil Quade distills his over three decades of cyber intelligence, defense, and attack experience into an accessible, yet detailed, single-volume resource. Designed for non-specialist business leaders and cybersecurity practitioners alike, this authoritative book is packed with real-world examples, techniques, and strategies no organization should be without. Contributions from many of the world's leading cybersecurity experts and policymakers enable readers to firmly grasp vital cybersecurity concepts, methods, and practices. This important
Guides readers on both fundamental tactics and advanced strategies Features observations, hypotheses, and conclusions on a wide range of cybersecurity issues Helps readers work with the central elements of cybersecurity, rather than fight or ignore them Includes content by cybersecurity leaders from organizations such as Microsoft, Target, ADP, Capital One, Verisign, AT&T, Samsung, and many others Offers insights from national-level security experts including former Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff and former Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell The Digital Big Bang is an invaluable source of information for anyone faced with the challenges of 21st century cybersecurity in all industries and sectors, including business leaders, policy makers, analysts and researchers as well as IT professionals, educators, and students.
Humankind's efforts to explain the origin of the cosmos birthed disciplines such as physics and chemistry. Scientists conceived of the cosmic 'Big Bang' as an explosion of particles--everything in the universe centered around core elements and governed by laws of matter and gravity. In the modern era of digital technology, we are experiencing a similar explosion of ones and zeros, an exponentially expanding universe of bits of data centered around the core elements of speed and connectivity. One of the disciplines to emerge from our efforts to make sense of this new universe is the science of cybersecurity. Cybersecurity is as central to the Digital Age as physics and chemistry were to the Scientific Age. The Digital Big Bang explores current and emerging knowledge in the field of cybersecurity, helping readers think like scientists to master cybersecurity principles and overcome cybersecurity challenges.
This innovative text adopts a scientific approach to cybersecurity, identifying the science's fundamental elements and examining how these elements intersect and interact with each other. Author Phil Quade distills his over three decades of cyber intelligence, defense, and attack experience into an accessible, yet detailed, single-volume resource. Designed for non-specialist business leaders and cybersecurity practitioners alike, this authoritative book is packed with real-world examples, techniques, and strategies no organization should be without. Contributions from many of the world's leading cybersecurity experts and policymakers enable readers to firmly grasp vital cybersecurity concepts, methods, and practices. This important
Guides readers on both fundamental tactics and advanced strategies Features observations, hypotheses, and conclusions on a wide range of cybersecurity issues Helps readers work with the central elements of cybersecurity, rather than fight or ignore them Includes content by cybersecurity leaders from organizations such as Microsoft, Target, ADP, Capital One, Verisign, AT&T, Samsung, and many others Offers insights from national-level security experts including former Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff and former Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell The Digital Big Bang is an invaluable source of information for anyone faced with the challenges of 21st century cybersecurity in all industries and sectors, including business leaders, policy makers, analysts and researchers as well as IT professionals, educators, and students.
322 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 6, 2019
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June 1, 2020
As late as about 20 years ago, there were those in information security, with enough experience, who could almost know it all. As to hardware, at one point, one could know how to use every piece of equipment from Cisco. But 2020 is a very different world, and short of being Thomas Anderson, AKA Neo, having everything programmed into you, one person simply can’t know it all anymore.
Knowing that information security takes a village, in The Digital Big Bang: The Hard Stuff, the Soft Stuff, and the Future of Cybersecurity (Wiley 978-1119617365), editor Phil Quade has gathered the collective minds of almost 30 industry experts. The topics discussed are a cross-functional set of subjects, including privacy, cryptography, training, complexity management, and much more.
My first thought was that the use of big bang in the title was a bit trite. But it is, in fact, a perfect term to describe information technology in general and information security specifically. Like the expanding universe, technology sees a continuous explosion in capacity. That fact that one can buy a 1 TB USB thumb drive today now for $29 displays that explosion. Considering that the US Library of Congress has about 10 TB of text, that amount of storage is simply astounding.
Yet with all that data, security and privacy controls are often lacking. And the many smart minds in the book detail how to put those controls in place. Some of the all-star cast of contributors includes Roland Cloutier, Scott Charney, Taher Elgamal, Hussein Syed, Ed Amoroso, and many more.
At 300 pages, the book is certainly not meant as a comprehensive overview of the many topics. What it does supply is a high-level overview and sets of strategic advice on how to implement information security. The book is excellent for a CTO, CIO, or anyone in senior management who needs to get a handle on how to do this thing called infosec.
While it is written for technology professionals, it is also valuable for those who lack an in-depth understanding of security. Through the book, one comes out with a good understanding of the key topics and concepts. Far from just being a general guide, the contributors provide a lot of real-world advice and practical methods for implementation.
For those with a strong backing in information security, they may already know the main idea. But they will also come out with new insights into topics, from CISO’s who have been there and done that, as some of the largest companies in the world.
As to Future of Cybersecurity in the title, if the past is any indicator, the future will undoubtedly be exciting, challenging, and at times quite frustrating. For those who want to know what that future may look like, and what the current should be, The Digital Big Bang is an interesting read.
Knowing that information security takes a village, in The Digital Big Bang: The Hard Stuff, the Soft Stuff, and the Future of Cybersecurity (Wiley 978-1119617365), editor Phil Quade has gathered the collective minds of almost 30 industry experts. The topics discussed are a cross-functional set of subjects, including privacy, cryptography, training, complexity management, and much more.
My first thought was that the use of big bang in the title was a bit trite. But it is, in fact, a perfect term to describe information technology in general and information security specifically. Like the expanding universe, technology sees a continuous explosion in capacity. That fact that one can buy a 1 TB USB thumb drive today now for $29 displays that explosion. Considering that the US Library of Congress has about 10 TB of text, that amount of storage is simply astounding.
Yet with all that data, security and privacy controls are often lacking. And the many smart minds in the book detail how to put those controls in place. Some of the all-star cast of contributors includes Roland Cloutier, Scott Charney, Taher Elgamal, Hussein Syed, Ed Amoroso, and many more.
At 300 pages, the book is certainly not meant as a comprehensive overview of the many topics. What it does supply is a high-level overview and sets of strategic advice on how to implement information security. The book is excellent for a CTO, CIO, or anyone in senior management who needs to get a handle on how to do this thing called infosec.
While it is written for technology professionals, it is also valuable for those who lack an in-depth understanding of security. Through the book, one comes out with a good understanding of the key topics and concepts. Far from just being a general guide, the contributors provide a lot of real-world advice and practical methods for implementation.
For those with a strong backing in information security, they may already know the main idea. But they will also come out with new insights into topics, from CISO’s who have been there and done that, as some of the largest companies in the world.
As to Future of Cybersecurity in the title, if the past is any indicator, the future will undoubtedly be exciting, challenging, and at times quite frustrating. For those who want to know what that future may look like, and what the current should be, The Digital Big Bang is an interesting read.
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