Cyber Minds: Insights on cybersecurity across the cloud, data, artificial intelligence, blockchain, and IoT to keep you cyber safe

Shira Rubinoff

Jan 2020 · Packt Publishing Ltd

About this ebook

Cyber Minds brings together an unrivalled panel of international experts who offer their insights into current cybersecurity issues in the military, business, and government.Key FeaturesExplore the latest developments in cybersecurityHear expert insight from the industry’s top practitionersDive deep into cyber threats in business, government, and militaryBook Description

Shira Rubinoff's Cyber Minds brings together the top authorities in cybersecurity to discuss the emergent threats that face industries, societies, militaries, and governments today.

With new technology threats, rising international tensions, and state-sponsored cyber attacks, cybersecurity is more important than ever. Cyber Minds serves as a strategic briefing on cybersecurity and data safety, collecting expert insights from sector security leaders, including:

General Gregory Touhill, former Federal Chief Information Security Officer of the United StatesKevin L. Jackson, CEO and Founder, GovCloudMark Lynd, Digital Business Leader, NETSYNCJoseph Steinberg, Internet Security advisor and thought leaderJim Reavis, Co-Founder and CEO, Cloud Security AllianceDr. Tom Kellerman, Chief Cybersecurity Officer for Carbon Black Inc and Vice Chair of Strategic Cyber Ventures BoardMary Ann Davidson, Chief Security Officer, OracleDr. Sally Eaves, Emergent Technology CTO, Global Strategy Advisor – Blockchain AI FinTech, Social Impact award winner, keynote speaker and authorDr. Guenther Dobrauz, Partner with PwC in Zurich and Leader of PwC Legal SwitzerlandBarmak Meftah, President, AT&T CybersecurityCleve Adams, CEO, Site 1001 (AI and big data based smart building company)Ann Johnson, Corporate Vice President – Cybersecurity Solutions Group, MicrosoftBarbara Humpton, CEO, Siemens USA

Businesses and states depend on effective cybersecurity. This book will help you to arm and inform yourself on what you need to know to keep your business – or your country – safe.

What you will learnThe threats and opportunities presented by AIHow to mitigate social engineering and other human threatsDeveloping cybersecurity strategies for the cloudMajor data breaches, their causes, consequences, and key takeawaysBlockchain applications for cybersecurityImplications of IoT and how to secure IoT servicesThe role of security in cyberterrorism and state-sponsored cyber attacksWho this book is for

This book is essential reading for business leaders, the C-Suite, board members, IT decision makers within an organization, and anyone with a responsibility for cybersecurity.

About the author

Shira Rubinoff is a recognized cybersecurity executive, cybersecurity and blockchain advisor, global keynote speaker, and influencer who has built two cybersecurity product companies and led multiple women-in-technology efforts. She currently serves as President of the NYC-based technology incubator Prime Tech Partners and the social-media-security firm SecureMySocial. She also serves on the boards of the Executive Women's Forum for Information Security, Leading Women in Technology, the blockchain company Mainframe and the artificial intelligence (AI) companies TrueConnect and Pypestream. An expert in the human factors of information technology and security, Ms. Rubinoff was named one of New Jersey's Best 50 Women in Business, was named by CSO Magazine as a Woman of Influence, was honored by CSO and the EWF with their "One to Watch" award, and was honored as the 2017 "Outstanding Woman in Infosec" by the CyberHub Summit. She has also been calculated by analysts to be the top female cybersecurity influencer globally on social media. Ms. Rubinoff also created numerous video series, including a series of interviews with the top executives of the most prominent cybersecurity and technology companies. She has published many articles, and lectures, on topics related to the human factors of cybersecurity, blockchain, and related topics, and holds several patents/patents-pending in areas related to the application of psychology to improve information technology and cybersecurity.