Cybersecurity

Steinberg, Joseph (Cybersecurity expert) (author.).

Summary:

Protecting your business and family against cyber attacks! If keeping your business or your family safe from cybersecurity threats is on your to-do list, Cybersecurity For Dummies will introduce you to the basics of becoming cyber-secure! You will learn what threats exist, and how to identify, protect against, detect, and respond to these threats, as well as how to recover once there has been a breach! This book helps you identify vulnerabilities that may make you a target of cyber-crime and helps you stay on top of your security game. Inside: - The who and what of cybersecurity threats - Basic cybersecurity concepts - What to do to be cyber-secure - What to do when an attack occurs - Emerging technologies and their impact on cybersecurity - Cybersecurity careers.

Record details

ISBN: 1119560322
ISBN: 9781119560326
Physical Description: xvii, 346 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons Inc., [2020]
Copyright: ©2020

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Part 1: Getting started with cybersecurity. What exactly is cybersecurity? ; Getting to know common cyberattacks ; Bad guys and accidental bad guys: the folks you must defend against -- Part 2: Improving your own personal security. Evaluating your current cybersecurity posture ; Enhancing physical security -- Part 3: Protecting yourself from yourself. Securing your accounts ; Passwords ; Preventing social engineering -- Part 4: Cybersecurity for businesses. Securing your small business ; Cybersecurity and big businesses -- Part 5: Handling a security incident (this is a when, not an if). Identifying a security breach ; Recovering from a security breach -- Part 6: Backing up and recovery. Backing up ; Resetting your device ; Restoring from backups -- Part 7: Looking toward the future. Pursuing a cybersecurity career ; Emerging technologies bring new threats -- Part 8: The part of tens. Ten ways you can improve your cybersecurity without spending a fortune ; Ten lessons from major cybersecurity breaches ; Ten ways to safely use public wi-fi.