Research Guides: Cybersecurity: Books

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Cybersecurity and Cyberwar: What Everyone Needs to Know by P. W. Singer; Allan Friedman
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2014
Experts lay out how the revolution in military cybernetics occurred and explain where it is headed. They begin with an explanation of what cyberspace is before moving on to discussions of how it can be exploited and why it is so hard to defend. The book discusses the latest developments in military and security technology and how people and governments can protect themselves.

Cyber Warfare: Techniques, Tactics and Tools for Security Practitioners by Jason Andress; Steve Winterfeld
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Publisher: Syngress, 2014
Explores the participants, battlefields, and the tools and techniques used in today's digital conflicts. The concepts discussed gives students of information security a better idea of how cyber conflicts are carried out now, how they will change in the future, and how to detect and defend against espionage, hacktivism, insider threats and non-state actors such as organized criminals and terrorists.

Encyclopedia of Cyber Warfare by Paul J. Springer (Editor)
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Publisher: ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2017
This definitive reference resource on cyber warfare covers all aspects of this headline topic, providing historical context of cyber warfare and an examination its rapid development into a potent technological weapon of the 21st century.

Hands-On Cybersecurity with Blockchain by Rajneesh Gupta
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Publisher: Packt Publishing Ltd, 2018
This book will introduce you to the common cyberthreat landscape and common attacks such as malware, phishing, insider threats, and DDoS and help you to understand the workings of Blockchain technology.

Implementing Cybersecurity by Anne Kohnke; Ken Sigler; Dan Shoemaker
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Publisher: Aerbach Publications, 2017
The book provides the complete strategic understanding requisite to allow a person to create and use the RMF process recommendations for risk management.

Security Engineering by Ross Anderson
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Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,2020
Now that there''s software in everything, how can you make anything secure? Understand how to engineer dependable systems with this newly updated classic In Security Engineering: A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems, Third Edition Cambridge University professor Ross Anderson updates his classic textbook and teaches readers how to design, implement, and test systems to withstand both error and attack.

Cybersecurity: Key Legal Considerations for the Aviation and Space Sectors by Federico Bergamasco; Roberto Cassar; Rada Popova
Publisher: Kluwer Law International, 2020
As the aviation and space sectors become ever more connected to cyberspace and reliant on related technology, they become more vulnerable to potential cyberattacks. As a result, cybersecurity is a growing concern that all stakeholders in both sectors must consider. In this forward-looking book, which is the first comprehensive analysis of the relevant facets of cybersecurity in the aviation and space sectors, the authors explore the vast spectrum of relevant international and European Union (EU) law, with specific attention to associated risks, existing legal provisions and the potential development of new rules.

Cyber Wars by Charles Arthur
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Publisher: Kogan Page, Ltd., 2018
Cyber Wars gives you the dramatic inside stories of some of the world's biggest cyber attacks. These are the game changing hacks that make organizations around the world tremble and leaders stop and consider just how safe they really are.

A History of Cyber Security Attacks by Bruce Middleton
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Publisher: Auerbach Publications, 2017
Stories of cyberattacks dominate the headlines. Whether it is theft of massive amounts of personally identifiable information or the latest intrusion of foreign governments in U.S. government and industrial sites, cyberattacks are now important. For professionals and the public, knowing how the attacks are launched and succeed is vital to ensuring cybersecurity.

Research Methods for Cyber Security by Thomas W. Edgar; David O. Manz
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Publisher: Syngress, 2017
Research Methods for Cyber Security teaches scientific methods for generating impactful knowledge, validating theories, and adding critical rigor to the cyber security field. This book shows how to develop a research plan, beginning by starting research with a question, then offers an introduction to the broad range of useful research methods for cyber security research: observational, mathematical, experimental, and applied.

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