Combatting Cyber Terrorism

<p>In his second book with IT Governance Publishing Richard Bingley's <strong><em>Combatting Cyber Terrorism - A guide to understanding the cyber threat landscape and incident response planning</em></strong> analyses the evolution of cyber terrorism and what organisations can do to mitigate this threat. <strong><em>  </em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p>This book discusses:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Definitions of cyber terrorism;</li><li>Ideologies and idealisations that can lead to cyber terrorism;</li><li>How threat actors use computer systems to diversify complicate and increase terrorist attack impacts;</li><li>The role of Big Tech and social media organisations such as X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram within the cyber threat landscape; and</li><li>How organisations can prepare for acts of cyber terrorism via security planning and incident response strategies such as ISO 31000 ISO 27001 and the NIST Cybersecurity Framework.</li></ul><p>Increasingly cyber security practitioners are confronted with a stark phrase: cyber terrorism. For many it conveys fear and hopelessness. What is this thing called 'cyber terrorism' and what can we begin to do about it?</p><p> </p><p>Malicious-minded ICT users programmers and even programs (including much AI-powered software) have all been instrumental in recruiting inspiring training executing and amplifying acts of terrorism. This has resulted in the loss of life and/or life-changing physical injuries that could never have occurred without support and facilitation from the cyber sphere. These types of attacks can be encapsulated by the phrase 'cyber terrorism'. </p><p> </p><p>This book recounts case studies to show the types of threats we face and provides a comprehensive coverage of risk management tactics and strategies to protect yourself against such nefarious threat actors. These include key mitigation and controls for information security or security and HR-related professionals.</p>