Cybersecurity Leadership Demystified: A comprehensive guide to becoming a world-class modern cybersecurity leader and global CISO

Name: Cybersecurity Leadership Demystified: A comprehensive guide to becoming a world-class modern cybersecurity leader and global CISO
Rating: 4 (2 reviews)

Dr. Erdal Ozkaya

Jan 2022 · Packt Publishing Ltd

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Gain useful insights into cybersecurity leadership in a modern-day organization with the help of use casesKey Features

Discover tips and expert advice from the leading CISO and author of many cybersecurity books
Become well-versed with a CISO's day-to-day responsibilities and learn how to perform them with ease
Understand real-world challenges faced by a CISO and find out the best way to solve them

Book DescriptionThe chief information security officer (CISO) is responsible for an organization's information and data security. The CISO's role is challenging as it demands a solid technical foundation as well as effective communication skills. This book is for busy cybersecurity leaders and executives looking to gain deep insights into the domains important for becoming a competent cybersecurity leader. The book begins by introducing you to the CISO's role, where you'll learn key definitions, explore the responsibilities involved, and understand how you can become an efficient CISO. You'll then be taken through end-to-end security operations and compliance standards to help you get to grips with the security landscape. In order to be a good leader, you'll need a good team. This book guides you in building your dream team by familiarizing you with HR management, documentation, and stakeholder onboarding. Despite taking all that care, you might still fall prey to cyber attacks; this book will show you how to quickly respond to an incident to help your organization minimize losses, decrease vulnerabilities, and rebuild services and processes. Finally, you'll explore other key CISO skills that'll help you communicate at both senior and operational levels. By the end of this book, you'll have gained a complete understanding of the CISO's role and be ready to advance your career.What you will learn

Understand the key requirements to become a successful CISO
Explore the cybersecurity landscape and get to grips with end-to-end security operations
Assimilate compliance standards, governance, and security frameworks
Find out how to hire the right talent and manage hiring procedures and budget
Document the approaches and processes for HR, compliance, and related domains
Familiarize yourself with incident response, disaster recovery, and business continuity
Get the hang of tasks and skills other than hardcore security operations

Who this book is for

This book is for aspiring as well as existing CISOs. This book will also help cybersecurity leaders and security professionals understand leadership in this domain and motivate them to become leaders. A clear understanding of cybersecurity posture and a few years of experience as a cybersecurity professional will help you to get the most out of this book.

Gain useful insights into cybersecurity leadership in a modern-day organization with the help of use casesKey Features Discover tips and expert advice from the leading CISO and author of many cybersecurity books Become well-versed with a CISO's day-to-day responsibilities and learn how to perform...

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About the author

Dr. Erdal Ozkaya is a doctor of IT in cybersecurity and master of information systems security. He holds many industry certifications, such as CEI, MCT, MCSE, E|CEH, E|CISO, CFR, and CISSP. He works for Microsoft as a cybersecurity architect and security advisor, and he is also a part-time lecturer at Charles Sturt University. He has coauthored many cybersecurity books and security certification courseware for different vendors. He speaks at worldwide conferences. He has won many awards in his field, and he works hard to make the cyberworld safe.

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