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Cyber Security Awareness for CEOs and Management This pageintentionallyleftblank Cyber Security Awareness for CEOs and Management David Willson Contributing Editor Henry Dalziel AMSTERDAM(cid:129)BOSTON(cid:129)HEIDELBERG(cid:129)LONDON NEWYORK(cid:129)OXFORD(cid:129)PARIS(cid:129)SANDIEGO SANFRANCISCO(cid:129)SINGAPORE(cid:129)SYDNEY(cid:129)TOKYO SyngressisanimprintofElsevier SyngressisanimprintofElsevier 225WymanStreet,Waltham,MA02451,USA Copyrightr2016ElsevierInc.Allrightsreserved. Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans, electronicormechanical,includingphotocopying,recording,oranyinformationstorageand retrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.Detailsonhowtoseek permission,furtherinformationaboutthePublisher’spermissionspoliciesandourarrangements withorganizationssuchastheCopyrightClearanceCenterandtheCopyrightLicensingAgency, canbefoundatourwebsite:www.elsevier.com/permissions Thisbookandtheindividualcontributionscontainedinitareprotectedundercopyright bythePublisher(otherthanasmaybenotedherein). Notices Knowledgeandbestpracticeinthisfieldareconstantlychanging.Asnewresearchand experiencebroadenourunderstanding,changesinresearchmethodsorprofessionalpractices, maybecomenecessary. Practitionersandresearchersmustalwaysrelyontheirownexperienceandknowledgein evaluatingandusinganyinformationormethodsdescribedherein.Inusingsuchinformation ormethodstheyshouldbemindfuloftheirownsafetyandthesafetyofothers,including partiesforwhomtheyhaveaprofessionalresponsibility. Tothefullestextentofthelaw,neitherthePublishernortheauthors,contributors,oreditors, assumeanyliabilityforanyinjuryand/ordamagetopersonsorpropertyasamatterofproducts liability,negligenceorotherwise,orfromanyuseoroperationofanymethods,products, instructions,orideascontainedinthematerialherein. ISBN:978-0-12-804754-5 BritishLibraryCataloguing-in-PublicationData AcataloguerecordforthisbookisavailablefromtheBritishLibrary LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData AcatalogrecordforthisbookisavailablefromtheLibraryofCongress ForInformationonallSyngresspublications visitourwebsiteathttp://store.elsevier.com/Syngress CONTENTS About the Contributing Editor.............................................................vii Introduction.........................................................................................ix Chapter 1 How Bad Is It Out There?....................................................1 Chapter 2 How Is Data Stolen?............................................................9 Chapter 3 Who Are the Hackers?.......................................................25 Chapter 4 How to Protect Your Business?..........................................31 Chapter 5 Ethics.................................................................................37 Chapter 6 Conclusion.........................................................................41 This pageintentionallyleftblank ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Henry Dalziel is a serial education entrepreneur, founder of Concise Ac Ltd, online cybersecurity blogger, and e-book author. He writes for the Concise-Courses.com blog and has developed numerous cybersecurity continuing education courses and books. Concise Ac Ltd develops and distributes continuing education content (books and courses) for cybersecurity professionals seeking skill enhancement and career advancement. The company was recently accepted onto the UK Trade & Investment’s (UKTI) Global Entrepreneur Programme (GEP). This pageintentionallyleftblank INTRODUCTION As a CEO, corporate executive or member of management are you concerned about cyber security, that inevitable data breach, how you will react, whether you will be sued or fired, and what you can do about it? This book provides an overview of the cyber threat/risks to your business and you or your position, and will discuss what you need to do, especially as CEOs, executives and management, to lower the risk, reduce or eliminate liability, and protect the reputation of the company, and yourself, as it relates to information security, data protection and data breaches. Here’s a little bit about my background: I grew up in New York. After attending law school I went on active duty with the U.S. Army. I spent 20 years in the Army as a JAG officer. During that time I engaged in a lot of trial work, prosecution and defense work. Halfway through my career I transitioned into operational and international

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