Cybersecurity: The Beginner's Guide

A comprehensive guide to getting started in cybersecurity

Publisher:Packt Publishing Limited

By: Dr. Erdal Ozkaya

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|Jun 2024

E-Book €37.99Institutions €138.95

Description

Understand the nitty-gritty of Cybersecurity with ease

Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free eBook in PDF format

Key Features

Align your security knowledge with industry leading concepts and tools
Acquire required skills and certifications to survive the ever changing market needs
Learn from industry experts to analyse, implement, and maintain a robust environment

Book Description

It's not a secret that there is a huge talent gap in the cybersecurity industry. Everyone is talking about it including the prestigious Forbes Magazine, Tech Republic, CSO Online, DarkReading, and SC Magazine, among many others. Additionally, Fortune CEO's like Satya Nadella, McAfee's CEO Chris Young, Cisco's CIO Colin Seward along with organizations like ISSA, research firms like Gartner too shine light on it from time to time.
This book put together all the possible information with regards to cybersecurity, why you should choose it, the need for cyber security and how can you be part of it and fill the cybersecurity talent gap bit by bit. Starting with the essential understanding of security and its needs, we will move to security domain changes and how artificial intelligence and machine learning are helping to secure systems. Later, this book will walk you through all the skills and tools that everyone who wants to work as security personal need to be aware of. Then, this book will teach readers how to think like an attacker and explore some advanced security methodologies. Lastly, this book will deep dive into how to build practice labs, explore real-world use cases and get acquainted with various cybersecurity certifications.
By the end of this book, readers will be well-versed with the security domain and will be capable of making the right choices in the cybersecurity field.

What you will learn

Get an overview of what cybersecurity is and learn about the various faces of cybersecurity as well as identify domain that suits you best
Plan your transition into cybersecurity in an efficient and effective way
Learn how to build upon your existing skills and experience in order to prepare for your career in cybersecurity

Who this book is for

This book is targeted to any IT professional who is looking to venture in to the world cyber attacks and threats. Anyone with some understanding or IT infrastructure workflow will benefit from this book. Cybersecurity experts interested in enhancing their skill set will also find this book useful.

Importance of Cybersecurity
Security Evolution – From Legacy to Advanced, to ML and AI
Learning Cybersecurity Technologies
Skills We Need for a Cybersecurity Career
Attacker Mindset
Understanding Reactive, Proactive, and Operational Security
Networking, Mentoring, and Shadowing
Cybersecurity Labs
Knowledge Check and Certifications
Security Intelligence Resources
Expert Opinions on Getting Started with Cybersecurity
How to Get Hired in Cybersecurity, Regardless of Your Background

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PDF ISBN: 978-1-78980-693-9

Publisher: Packt Publishing Limited

Publication date: 2024

Language: English

Pages: 396

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Cybersecurity: The Beginner's Guide

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