Cybersecurity For Dummies

Joseph Steinberg holds many security certifications, including CISSP, ISSAP, ISSMP, and CSSLP. He serves as a cybersecurity expert witness, an advisor to businesses and governments, and a lecturer on cybersecurity at Columbia University. He has been named one of the top three cybersecurity influencers worldwide.

• Introduction 1Part 1: Getting Started with Cybersecurity 5Chapter 1: What Exactly Is Cybersecurity? 7Chapter 2: Getting to Know Common Cyberattacks 27Chapter 3: The Bad Guys You Must Defend Against and How They Plan to Attack You 51Part 2: Improving Your Own Personal Security 75Chapter 4: Evaluating Your Current Cybersecurity Posture 77Chapter 5: Enhancing Physical Security 101Chapter 6: Cybersecurity Considerations When Working from Home 113Part 3: Protecting Yourself from Yourself 123Chapter 7: Securing Your Accounts 125Chapter 8: Passwords 143Chapter 9: Preventing Social Engineering Attacks 161Part 4: Cybersecurity for Businesses, Organizations, and Government 181Chapter 10: Securing Your Small Business 183Chapter 11: Cybersecurity and Big Businesses 207Part 5: Handling a Security Incident (This Is a When, Not an If) 221Chapter 12: Identifying a Security Breach 223Chapter 13: Recovering from a Security Breach 241Part 6: Backing Up and Recovery 261Chapter 14: Backing Up 263Chapter 15: Resetting Your Device 293Chapter 16: Restoring from Backups 305Part 7: Looking Toward the Future 329Chapter 17: Pursuing a Cybersecurity Career 331Chapter 18: Meeting the Onrush of Artificial Intelligence 345Chapter 19: Emerging Technologies Bring New Threats 355Part 8: The Part of Tens 369Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Improve Your Cybersecurity without Spending a Fortune 371Chapter 21: Ten (or So) Lessons from Major Cybersecurity Breaches 379Chapter 22: Ten Ways to Safely Use Public Wi-Fi 387Index 393

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