Cyber Risk Management: Prioritize Threats, Identify Vulnerabilities and Apply Controls

How can you manage the complex threats that can cause financial, operational and reputational damage to the business? This practical guide shows how to implement a successful cyber security programme.

The second edition of Cyber Risk Management covers the latest developments in cyber security for those responsible for managing threat events, vulnerabilities and controls. These include the impact of Web3 and the metaverse on cyber security, supply-chain security in the gig economy and exploration of the global, macroeconomic conditions that affect strategies. It explains how COVID-19 and remote working changed the cybersecurity landscape.

Cyber Risk Management presents a data-centric approach to cyber risk management based on business impact assessments, data classification, data flow modelling and assessing return on investment. It covers pressing developments in artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data and cloud mobility, and includes advice on dealing with malware, data leakage, insider threat and Denial-of-Service. With analysis on the innate human factors affecting cyber risk and awareness and the importance of communicating security effectively, this book is essential reading for all risk and cybersecurity professionals.

Christopher J Hodson is Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), at Contentful, a software development company offering a content platform for digital-first businesses. Based in Reading, UK, he has 18 years’ experience across the financial, retail, energy and media industry sectors and was previously CISO, EMEA at Tanium and CISO, EMEA and Data Protection Officer at Zscaler. He is a Curriculum Advisor, speaker and writer for the CompTIA Cybersecurity Advisory Board and a Guest Lecturer at Royal Holloway, University of London.