Overview
Learn basic security issues and situations and how to respond to them
Take part in a fun, yet functional, foray into the field of information security
Identify the correct path in simulated security scenarios as well as understand the consequences of making the wrong choice
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About this book
Cybersecurity is a pressing issue across industries, as well as increasingly important in people’s personal lives. Learning the basic fundamentals is essential in order for companies and individuals to thrive. Although much of the literature around this hot-button topic can seem impenetrable and convoluted to a new learner, Choose Your InfoSec Path is an informative, fun, interactive cybersecurity adventure that has been written specifically with beginners in mind.
Crucially, the integrity of the cybersecurity concepts is maintained and all events are genuinely plausible from a technical perspective. The book includes commentary to examine key concepts and reflect on decisions. This book is for those who are interested in understanding what cybersecurity is about but without a high technical barrier of entry. Learn some of the basics of incident response, how to dampen the effects of a breach, and get the jump on the bad guys. Your journey starts now.
What You’ll Learn
- Understand some of the basic concepts of incident response.
- Experience how a real-life incident can go from zero to chaos very rapidly.
- Find out how being proactive can significantly improve how information security breaches play out.
- Discover how to dampen the effects of a breach.
Who This Book Is For
This book is for those who are interested in understanding what cybersecurity is about but without a high technical barrier of entry. People who like to laugh as well as learn.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Alexander J. Roxon likes to take complicated subjects and problems, then make them simpler and less intimidating. Alex works for the Cyber Defense team within Accenture, helping companies implement appropriate cyber security solutions and strategies. In his spare time, he likes to contribute to the industry with things like phishing awareness blogs full of fish puns, or a deck of playing cards designed to teach people about cyber security (The Infosec Deck). Inspired by the Give Yourself Goosebumps series, he decided to write his own interactive story in an effort to make information security more accessible. He is a Systems Security Certified Professional (SSCP) and Factor Analysis Information Risk (FAIR) accredited.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Choose Your InfoSec Path
Book Subtitle: An Interactive Cybersecurity Adventure for Beginners
Authors: Alexander J. Roxon
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7036-3
Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA
eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Professional and Applied Computing (R0), Apress Access Books
Copyright Information: Alexander J. Roxon 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4842-7035-6Published: 04 June 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4842-7036-3Published: 03 June 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIV, 308
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Systems and Data Security