Introduction To Cybersecurity: Concepts, Principles, Technologies And Practices

In today`s digital world, cybersecurity is an essential and critical survival skill. This book aims to provide students with foundational knowledge across the broad range of topics that they need to navigate cybersecurity challenges at the individual and organizational level. It offers an in-depth examination of the various types of cybercrimes and cyberattacks and the management practices, strategies, tools and technologies that can be used to secure information. It also explores cyber laws and regulations and explains how the evolution of and advances in digital technologies have had a major influence on both cybercrime and cybersecurity.

Salient features

• Clearly defined objectives at the beginning of every chapter
• Nuggets of information, such as contextual case studies, important statistics, critical definitions and crucial processes, presented as info boxes
• Chapter-end exercises comprise multiple choice questions with answers and subjective questions
• Annexures on cybercrime and cyberattack reporting in India, the 50 most significant cyberattacks from 2011 to 2021, additional self-assessment questions and a list of abbreviations and acronyms used in the book for quick reference
• Chapter-wise PowerPoint slides are available at www.universitiespress.com/IntroductionToCybersecurity