Losing the Cybersecurity War: And What We Can Do to Stop It

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This book explains the five pillars or battlefields of cybersecurity and how a Zero Trust approach can change the advantage on each battlefield. We have taken a deep dive into each of five battlefields where we have a decided disadvantage due to constitutional structure and moral behavioral guidelines, where we provide examples of how we got here, what we can do about it, why we got here, and how we can avoid these traps in the future. This is a unique viewpoint that has never been explored – the five battlefields include Economics, Technology, Information, Education, and Leadership – and how each has contributed to our current disadvantage on the global stage. We go on to discuss how Zero Trust can change the game to create an advantage for us going forward. The credibility of Zero Trust stems directly from the father of Zero Trust, John Kindervag, who says, “And now, Steve has written a new book on Zero Trust called Losing the Cybersecurity War: And What We Can Do to Stop It. It is undeniably the best Zero Trust book yet written. While other writers have focused on implementing Zero Trust from their perspectives, Steve focuses on why Zero Trust is so important on the modern cybersecurity battlefield. His concept of the five cyber battlefields is a great insight that will help us win the cyberwar. By weaving Zero Trust principles throughout these five concepts, Steve demonstrates how the ideas and efforts involved in building Zero Trust environments will lead to a profound shift in terrain advantage. No longer will attackers own the high ground. As defenders and protectors, we can leverage modern technology in a Zero Trust way to keep our data and assets safe from infiltration and exploitation.” Steve King is the Managing Director; CyberTheory and Founder/Executive Director, CyberEd.io; cybersecurity Expert certified CISM and CISSP. He has 20 years’ experience in cybersecurity markets as CISO, CEO, and CMO; he is a Cybersecurity Technology Product and Services Sector founder and innovator; Digital Branding and Ad Agency founder, and his clients have included Starbucks, Matson, Abercrombie & Fitch, Harley Davidson, Lucky Brand, United Airlines, and Nike. He is a 3x Cybersecurity Start-up Founder and Exec, he has raised $40 million in VC, and he possesses multiple patents. Kiren Chaudry is the product manager for CyberEd.io, the leading platform for cybersecurity education. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Contents Foreword Testimonials Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1. What Is Zero Trust? Adopter Challenge Zero Trust 24/7 Mission Chapter 2. The Five Battlefields of Cybersecurity Education Technology Information Economics Leadership Chapter 3. The Impact of the Last 20 Years Mission Reveal IIoT/IoT and Cyber-physical Threats Geo-political Power Shifts Out of Control The Future Human Factors Ransomware Lessons Learned Gaming Air Transportation True 20 Years Ago; True Today Chapter 4. The Connected World Healthcare Scares Coffee Money Unintended Traps Water Everywhere Goodbye VPN An Absence of Accountability A Real Business Problem We Need Help Chapter 5. Cybersecurity Problems Are Hard Problems The Constant Drumroll Dependency Confusion Houston, We May Have a Problem The Pivotal Question The Risk Threshold How the Open Source Supply Chain Operates Refresh What Can We Do? The Target Expands The Government Acts Late Entries A Textbook Classic for the Future Predictions National Service Chapter 6. Advertising Our Vulnerabilities Reverse Course Alternate Marketing Brand Authority/Brand Awareness/Branded Content Branded Content What's Next? Chapter 7. Why We Got Here A Little History Information Technology Meets Design The 2000s The DoD and NSA Step in Where Angels Dare to Tread Chapter 8. The Institutionalization All's Fair in Love and War The CISO Era Begins Isolating ROI IT and OT: A Narrowed Vision The Technology of a New Era Worry Later The Skills Gap Chapter 9. The End and the Beginning Epilogue