Art of Cyber Security

Gary is known as the ‘The Professor of Communicating Cyber’. He is a cyber security and data protection specialist with 35 years’ experience in IT and a background of working with large and small organisations to improve their technical, physical and human security. Gary is a consultant who specialises in helping organisations implement security-related frameworks like ISO 27001 and ISO 22301, and comply with regulations such as the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and the UK DPA (Data Protection Act) 2018. Gary has developed security training and awareness programmes for organisations, focusing on strategy, tactics and operational effectiveness.Gary has worked within the public and private sectors, helping organisations in banking, fintech, IT services, legal, retail and hospitality. For eight years, Gary was the managing director of a consultancy based in Yorkshire. He has helped organisations ranging from start-ups to multinationals implement security programmes and frameworks that are practical, pragmatic and added value to them and their customers.A passionate speaker and author, he is driven to help us protect ourselves in the digital universe. Consequently, he is often called to speak to schoolchildren about the promise and the pitfalls of social media, and at large conferences about the evolution and future of cyber crime, the dark web and cyber psychology. Gary brings a unique perspective and fresh approach to the world of cyber security.

• Part 1: The mindset of an artistChapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Definitions and clarificationsChapter 3: Cyber security as an art formPart 2: Sun Tzu’s The Art of War through the lens of cyber securityChapter 4: The art of cyber securityChapter 5: Warfare and deceptionChapter 6: Know yourselfChapter 7: Preparation and evasionChapter 8: Water retains no constant shapeChapter 9: Strategy and tacticsChapter 10: The vital importance of stateChapter 11: The moral lawChapter 12: Calculations in battleChapter 13: Rewards of warChapter 14: Good fightersChapter 15: Signs and signalsChapter 16: The general and the sovereignChapter 17: The clever generalChapter 18: Disciplined and calmChapter 19: Five dangerous faultsChapter 20: SoldiersChapter 21: Striving for victoryChapter 22: ConclusionChapter 23: Required readingFurther reading