Download or read book An Introduction to Cyber Analysis and Targeting written by Jerry M. Couretas and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-01-19 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive view of cyber operations, analysis and targeting, including operational examples viewed through a lens of conceptual models available in current technical and policy literature. Readers will gain a better understanding of how the current cyber environment developed, as well as how to describe it for future defense. The author describes cyber analysis first as a conceptual model, based on well-known operations that span from media to suspected critical infrastructure threats. He then treats the topic as an analytical problem, approached through subject matter interviews, case studies and modeled examples that provide the reader with a framework for the problem, developing metrics and proposing realistic courses of action. Provides first book to offer comprehensive coverage of cyber operations, analysis and targeting; Pulls together the various threads that make up current cyber issues, including information operations to confidentiality, integrity and availability attacks; Uses a graphical, model based, approach to describe as a coherent whole the development of cyber operations policy and leverage frameworks; Provides a method for contextualizing and understanding cyber operations.

Download or read book Targeted Cyber Attacks written by Aditya Sood and published by Syngress. This book was released on 2014-04-18 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cyber-crime increasingly impacts both the online and offline world, and targeted attacks play a significant role in disrupting services in both. Targeted attacks are those that are aimed at a particular individual, group, or type of site or service. Unlike worms and viruses that usually attack indiscriminately, targeted attacks involve intelligence-gathering and planning to a degree that drastically changes its profile. Individuals, corporations, and even governments are facing new threats from targeted attacks. Targeted Cyber Attacks examines real-world examples of directed attacks and provides insight into what techniques and resources are used to stage these attacks so that you can counter them more effectively. A well-structured introduction into the world of targeted cyber-attacks Includes analysis of real-world attacks Written by cyber-security researchers and experts

Download or read book ECCWS 2023 22nd European Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security written by Antonios Andreatos and published by Academic Conferences and publishing limited. This book was released on 2023-06-22 with total page 756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book From CIA to APT written by Edward G. Amoroso and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-11 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most introductory books on cyber security are either too technical for popular readers, or too casual for professional ones. This book, in contrast, is intended to reside somewhere in the middle. That is, while concepts are explained in a friendly manner for any educated adult, the book also necessarily includes network diagrams with the obligatory references to clouds, servers, and packets. But don't let this scare you. Anyone with an ounce of determination can get through every page of this book, and will come out better informed, not only on cyber security, but also on computing, networking, and software.

Download or read book The Basics of Cyber Safety written by John Sammons and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2016-08-20 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Basics of Cyber Safety: Computer and Mobile Device Safety Made Easy presents modern tactics on how to secure computer and mobile devices, including what behaviors are safe while surfing, searching, and interacting with others in the virtual world. The book's author, Professor John Sammons, who teaches information security at Marshall University, introduces readers to the basic concepts of protecting their computer, mobile devices, and data during a time that is described as the most connected in history. This timely resource provides useful information for readers who know very little about the basic principles of keeping the devices they are connected to—or themselves—secure while online. In addition, the text discusses, in a non-technical way, the cost of connectedness to your privacy, and what you can do to it, including how to avoid all kinds of viruses, malware, cybercrime, and identity theft. Final sections provide the latest information on safe computing in the workplace and at school, and give parents steps they can take to keep young kids and teens safe online. Provides the most straightforward and up-to-date guide to cyber safety for anyone who ventures online for work, school, or personal use Includes real world examples that demonstrate how cyber criminals commit their crimes, and what users can do to keep their data safe

Download or read book Countering Cyber Sabotage written by Andrew A. Bochman and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2021-01-20 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Countering Cyber Sabotage: Introducing Consequence-Driven, Cyber-Informed Engineering (CCE) introduces a new methodology to help critical infrastructure owners, operators and their security practitioners make demonstrable improvements in securing their most important functions and processes. Current best practice approaches to cyber defense struggle to stop targeted attackers from creating potentially catastrophic results. From a national security perspective, it is not just the damage to the military, the economy, or essential critical infrastructure companies that is a concern. It is the cumulative, downstream effects from potential regional blackouts, military mission kills, transportation stoppages, water delivery or treatment issues, and so on. CCE is a validation that engineering first principles can be applied to the most important cybersecurity challenges and in so doing, protect organizations in ways current approaches do not. The most pressing threat is cyber-enabled sabotage, and CCE begins with the assumption that well-resourced, adaptive adversaries are already in and have been for some time, undetected and perhaps undetectable. Chapter 1 recaps the current and near-future states of digital technologies in critical infrastructure and the implications of our near-total dependence on them. Chapters 2 and 3 describe the origins of the methodology and set the stage for the more in-depth examination that follows. Chapter 4 describes how to prepare for an engagement, and chapters 5-8 address each of the four phases. The CCE phase chapters take the reader on a more granular walkthrough of the methodology with examples from the field, phase objectives, and the steps to take in each phase. Concluding chapter 9 covers training options and looks towards a future where these concepts are scaled more broadly.

Download or read book Cybersecurity written by Thomas A. Johnson and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2015-04-16 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The World Economic Forum regards the threat of cyber attack as one of the top five global risks confronting nations of the world today. Cyber attacks are increasingly targeting the core functions of the economies in nations throughout the world. The threat to attack critical infrastructures, disrupt critical services, and induce a wide range of dam

Download or read book Introduction to Cyber Security written by Ugo Ekpo (MBCS CITP) and published by . This book was released on 2018-10-12 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Introduction to Cyber Security" is a book for all ages, irrespective of gender, but without the common technical jargon. The objective of this book is to provide the essentials regarding what Cyber security is really about and not the perception of it being related purely to hacking activity.It will provide the fundamental considerations for those who are interested in, or thinking of changing career into the field of Cyber Security. It will also improve a reader's understanding of key terminology commonly used, nowadays, surrounding internet issues as they arise

Download or read book Computer Security written by Sokratis Katsikas and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-12-16 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Security of Industrial Control Systems and Cyber-Physical Systems, CyberICPS 2020, the Second International Workshop on Security and Privacy Requirements Engineering, SECPRE 2020, and the Third International Workshop on Attacks and Defenses for Internet-of-Things, ADIoT 2020, held in Guildford, UK, in September 2020 in conjunction with the 25th European Symposium on Research in Computer Security, ESORICS 2020. Due to COVID-19 pandemic the conference was held virtually The CyberICPS Workshop received 21 submissions from which 5 full papers were selected for presentation. They cover topics related to threats, vulnerabilities and risks that cyber-physical systems and industrial control systems face; cyberattacks that may be launched against such systems; and ways of detecting and responding to such attacks. From the SECPRE Workshop 4 full papers out of 7 submissions are included. The selected papers deal with aspects of security and privacy requirements assurance and evaluation; and security requirements elicitation and modelling and to GDPR compliance. From the ADIoT Workshop 2 full papers and 2 short papers out of 12 submissions are included. The papers focus on IoT attacks and defenses and discuss either practical or theoretical solutions to identify IoT vulnerabilities and IoT security mechanisms.

Download or read book Practical Cyber Threat Intelligence written by Dr. Erdal Ozkaya and published by BPB Publications. This book was released on 2022-05-27 with total page 525 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Knowing your threat actors together with your weaknesses and the technology will master your defense KEY FEATURES ● Gain practical experience with cyber threat intelligence by using the book's lab sections. ● Improve your CTI skills by designing a threat intelligence system. ● Assisting you in bridging the gap between cybersecurity teams. ● Developing your knowledge of Cyber Intelligence tools and how to choose them. DESCRIPTION When your business assets are threatened or exposed to cyber risk, you want a high-quality threat hunting team armed with cutting-edge threat intelligence to build the shield. Unfortunately, regardless of how effective your cyber defense solutions are, if you are unfamiliar with the tools, strategies, and procedures used by threat actors, you will be unable to stop them. This book is intended to provide you with the practical exposure necessary to improve your cyber threat intelligence and hands-on experience with numerous CTI technologies. This book will teach you how to model threats by gathering adversarial data from various sources, pivoting on the adversarial data you have collected, developing the knowledge necessary to analyse them and discriminating between bad and good information. The book develops and hones the analytical abilities necessary for extracting, comprehending, and analyzing threats comprehensively. The readers will understand the most common indicators of vulnerability that security professionals can use to determine hacking attacks or threats in their systems quickly. In addition, the reader will investigate and illustrate ways to forecast the scope of attacks and assess the potential harm they can cause. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN ● Hands-on experience in developing a powerful and robust threat intelligence model. ● Acquire the ability to gather, exploit, and leverage adversary data. ● Recognize the difference between bad intelligence and good intelligence. ● Creating heatmaps and various visualization reports for better insights. ● Investigate the most typical indicators of security compromise. ● Strengthen your analytical skills to understand complicated threat scenarios better. WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR The book is designed for aspiring Cyber Threat Analysts, Security Analysts, Cybersecurity specialists, Security Consultants, and Network Security Professionals who wish to acquire and hone their analytical abilities to identify and counter threats quickly. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Basics of Threat Analysis and Modeling 2. Formulate a Threat Intelligence Model 3. Adversary Data Collection Sources & Methods 4. Pivot Off and Extracting Adversarial Data 5. Primary Indicators of Security Compromise 6. Identify & Build Indicators of Compromise 7. Conduct Threat Assessments In Depth 8. Produce Heat Maps, Infographics & Dashboards 9. Build Reliable & Robust Threat Intelligence System 10. Learn Statistical Approaches for Threat Intelligence 11. Develop Analytical Skills for Complex Threats 12. Planning for Disaster

Download or read book Introduction to Intelligence Analysis and Cyber Threat Modeling written by Michael I. Kaplan and published by Phase2 Advantage. This book was released on 2022-12-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Threat Intelligence Analysis allows analysts to gain tactical, operational, and strategic advantages for customers of their intelligence product. Using highly developed analytical skills, analysts can maximize the benefits and efficiency of their supporting technology and automation, and significantly increase the security posture of their organization. The Introduction to Intelligence Analysis and Cyber Threat Modeling course presents military grade concepts that are currently available only in intelligence schools and government agencies. Students will be provided with knowledge of core principles such as the Target-Centric Intelligence Life Cycle, Analytical Skill Development, Collection Management, Targeting Models, Structured Analytic Techniques, and considerations for creating high-performing Intelligence Teams. The target audience for this course includes cybersecurity personnel serving in roles such as SOC Analysts, Law Enforcement Investigators, Red and Blue Team Members, and Threat/Warning Intelligence Analysts.

Download or read book Cyber Reconnaissance Surveillance and Defense written by Robert Shimonski and published by Syngress. This book was released on 2014-10-17 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At a time when online surveillance and cybercrime techniques are widespread, and are being used by governments, corporations, and individuals, Cyber Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Defense gives you a practical resource that explains how these activities are being carried out and shows how to defend against them. Expert author Rob Shimonski shows you how to carry out advanced IT surveillance and reconnaissance, describes when and how these techniques are used, and provides a full legal background for each threat. To help you understand how to defend against these attacks, this book describes many new and leading-edge surveillance, information-gathering, and personal exploitation threats taking place today, including Web cam breaches, home privacy systems, physical and logical tracking, phone tracking, picture metadata, physical device tracking and geo-location, social media security, identity theft, social engineering, sniffing, and more. Understand how IT surveillance and reconnaissance techniques are being used to track and monitor activities of individuals and organizations Find out about the legal basis of these attacks and threats — what is legal and what is not — and how to defend against any type of surveillance Learn how to thwart monitoring and surveillance threats with practical tools and techniques Real-world examples teach using key concepts from cases in the news around the world

Download or read book Research Anthology on Combating Denial of Service Attacks written by Management Association, Information Resources and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2020-08-31 with total page 655 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our world is increasingly driven by sophisticated networks of advanced computing technology, and the basic operation of everyday society is becoming increasingly vulnerable to these networks’ shortcomings. The implementation and upkeep of a strong network defense is a substantial challenge, beset not only by economic disincentives but also by an inherent logistical bias that grants advantage to attackers. Research Anthology on Combating Denial-of-Service Attacks examines the latest research on the development of intrusion detection systems and best practices for preventing and combatting cyber-attacks intended to disrupt business and user experience. Highlighting a range of topics such as network administration, application-layer protocols, and malware detection, this publication is an ideal reference source for cybersecurity professionals, IT specialists, policymakers, forensic analysts, technology developers, security administrators, academicians, researchers, and students.

Download or read book Frontier and Innovation in Future Computing and Communications written by James J. (Jong Hyuk) Park and published by Springer Science & Business. This book was released on 2014-04-18 with total page 901 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IT technology engineering changes everyday life, especially in Computing and Communications. The goal of this book is to further explore the theoretical and practical issues of Future Computing and Communications. It also aims to foster new ideas and collaboration between researchers and practitioners.

Download or read book International Conflict and Cyberspace Superiority written by William D. Bryant and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-07-30 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines cyberspace superiority in nation-state conflict from both a theoretical and a practical perspective. This volume analyses superiority concepts from the domains of land, maritime, and air to build a model that can be applied to cyberspace. Eight different cyberspace conflicts between nation states are examined and the resulting analysis is combined with theoretical concepts to present the reader with a conclusion. Case studies include the conflict between Russia and Estonia (2007), North Korea and the US and South Korea (2009) and Saudi Arabia and Iran in the Aramco attack (2012). The book uses these case studies to examine cyberspace superiority as an analytical framework to understand conflict in this domain between nation-states. Furthermore, the book makes the important distinction between local and universal domain superiority, and presents a unique model to relate this superiority in all domains, as well as a more detailed model of local superiority in cyberspace. Through examining the eight case studies, the book develops a rigorous system to measure the amount of cyberspace superiority achieved by a combatant in a conflict, and seeks to reveal if cyberspace superiority proves to be a significant advantage for military operations at the tactical, operational, and strategic levels. This book will be of much interest to students of cyber-conflict, strategic studies, national security, foreign policy and IR in general.

Download or read book The Dynamics of a Terrorist Targeting Process written by Cato Hemmingby and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-10-22 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an in-depth analysis of probably the most horrific solo terrorist operation the world has ever seen. On 22 July 2011 Anders Behring Breivik killed 77 people when he bombed the Government District in Oslo, before he conducted a shooting attack against a political youth camp at Utøya. The main focus of the book is on the operational aspects of the events, particularly the target selection and decision-making process. Why did Breivik choose the targets he finally attacked, what influenced his decision-making and how did he do it? Using unique source material, providing details never published before, the authors accurately explain how even this ruthless terrorist acted under a number of constraints in a profoundly dynamic process. This momentous work is a must read for scholars, students and practitioners within law enforcement, intelligence, security and terrorism studies.

Download or read book Cyber Deception written by Sushil Jajodia and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-07-15 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume features a wide spectrum of the latest computer science research relating to cyber deception. Specifically, it features work from the areas of artificial intelligence, game theory, programming languages, graph theory, and more. The work presented in this book highlights the complex and multi-facted aspects of cyber deception, identifies the new scientific problems that will emerge in the domain as a result of the complexity, and presents novel approaches to these problems. This book can be used as a text for a graduate-level survey/seminar course on cutting-edge computer science research relating to cyber-security, or as a supplemental text for a regular graduate-level course on cyber-security.