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Record Nr.

UNINA9910583064103321

Autore

Winkler Ira

Titolo

Advanced persistent security : a cyberwarfare approach to implementing adaptive enterprise protection, detection, and reaction strategies / / Ira Winkler, Araceli Treu Gomes ; Dave Shackleford, technical editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, MA : , : Syngress, , [2017]

�2017

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvii, 241 pages)

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

005.8

Soggetti

Computer networks - Security measures

Computer security

Hacking

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

What is advanced persistent security? -- Cyberwarfare concepts -- What is proaction? -- Risk management -- How to hack computers -- Threat -- Adversary infrastructure -- Governance -- Vulnerabilities to address -- Countermeasures -- Security culture -- What is threat intelligence? -- What is detection? -- Detection deficit disorder -- The human intrusion detection system -- Kill chain analysis -- Setting reaction strategy -- Incident response and investigations -- Know yourself -- Know your adversaries -- Define your strategy -- Determining the appropriate countermeasures -- Advanced persistent security.

Sommario/riassunto

Advanced Persistent Security covers secure network design and implementation, including authentication, authorization, data and access integrity, network monitoring, and risk assessment. Using such recent high profile cases as Target, Sony, and Home Depot, the book explores information security risks, identifies the common threats organizations face, and presents tactics on how to prioritize the right countermeasures. The book discusses concepts such as malignant versus malicious threats, adversary mentality, motivation, the



economics of cybercrime, the criminal infrastructure, dark webs, and the criminals organizations currently face. Contains practical and cost-effective recommendations for proactive and reactive protective measures Teaches users how to establish a viable threat intelligence program Focuses on how social networks present a double-edged sword against security programs