Overview
Teaches you about the cyberattack chain and how security flaws from vulnerabilities to misconfigurations can lead to the exploitation of assets and a security breach
Covers the required policies, procedures, regulations, and disclosure of vulnerabilities for vendors and end users
Explores common vulnerability management mistakes, architectural considerations, and technology required to build an effective vulnerability management program
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Table of contents (24 chapters)
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Front Matter
Keywords
- Cybersecurity
- Asset attack vectors
- Asset attacks
- Malware
- Social Engineering
- Phishing
- Ransomware
- Insider Threats
- External Threats
- Vulnerability Disclosure
- Threat Intelligence
- Vulnerability Assessment
- Configuration Assessment
- Penetration Testing
- Patch Management
- Virtual Patching
- Threat Detection
- Continuous Monitoring
About this book
Build an effective vulnerability management strategy to protect your organization’s assets, applications, and data.
Asset Attack Vectors will help you build a vulnerability management program designed to work in the modern threat environment. Drawing on years of combined experience, the authors detail the latest techniques for threat analysis, risk measurement, and regulatory reporting. They also outline practical service level agreements (SLAs) for vulnerability management and patch management.
Vulnerability management needs to be more than a compliance check box; it should be the foundation of your organization’s cybersecurity strategy. Read Asset Attack Vectors to get ahead of threats and protect your organization with an effective asset protection strategy.
What You’ll Learn
- Create comprehensive assessment and risk identification policies and procedures
- Implement a complete vulnerability management workflow in nine easy steps
- Understand the implications of active, dormant, and carrier vulnerability states
- Develop, deploy, and maintain custom and commercial vulnerability management programs
- Discover the best strategies for vulnerability remediation, mitigation, and removal
- Automate credentialed scans that leverage least-privilege access principles
- Read real-world case studies that share successful strategies and reveal potential pitfalls
Who This Book Is For
New and intermediate security management professionals, auditors, and information technology staff looking to build an effective vulnerability management program and defend against asset based cyberattacks
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Brad Hibbert is Chief Operations Officer (COO) and Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) and is the coauthor of Privileged Attack Vectors (Apress). He provides the leadership for his organization’s solutions strategy, product management, development, services, and support. He brings over 25 years of executive experience in the software industry aligning business and technical teams for success. He joined BeyondTrust via the company’s acquisition of eEye Digital Security, where Brad led strategy and products. Under Brad’s leadership, eEye launched several market firsts, including vulnerability management solutions for cloud, mobile, and virtualization technologies. Prior to eEye, Brad served as Vice President of Strategy and Products at NetPro before its acquisition in 2008 by Quest Software. Over the years, Brad has attained many industry certifications to support his management, consulting, and development activities. Brad has his Bachelor of Commerce degree, Specialization in Management Information Systems, and MBA degree from the University of Ottawa.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Asset Attack Vectors
Book Subtitle: Building Effective Vulnerability Management Strategies to Protect Organizations
Authors: Morey J. Haber, Brad Hibbert
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-3627-7
Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA
eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Professional and Applied Computing (R0), Apress Access Books
Copyright Information: Morey J. Haber, Brad Hibbert 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4842-3626-0Published: 16 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4842-3627-7Published: 15 June 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXVII, 371
Number of Illustrations: 33 b/w illustrations
Topics: Security