Cybersecurity: An Ultimate Guide to Cybersecurity, Cyberattacks, and Everything You Should Know About Being Safe on The Internet

Cybersecurity reaches well beyond passwords and antivirus software. In this broad introduction, John Snowden surveys how hacking and cyberattacks work, why personal and organizational information needs protection, and the different practices that make up a security program. The result is a wide-angle look at internet safety, from the history of hacking to the roles cybersecurity plays in a company.

Start with hacking—and the people behind it

The opening chapters introduce hacking and distinguish ethical, malicious, and grey-area activity. From there, the book turns to common cyberattacks and threats, including phishing, before laying out key cybersecurity terminology. This foundation helps readers make sense of the different risks and roles discussed in the chapters that follow.

From attack history to security tools

Snowden includes a historical overview of cyberattacks and a survey of cybersecurity tools. Together, these topics place today’s security concerns in a broader context: threats change, and defensive approaches have to respond to more than one kind of risk.

Security at home and at work

The guide considers cybersecurity both as a personal concern and as an organizational responsibility. Chapters address cybersecurity’s role in a company, its benefits and drawbacks, different types of cybersecurity, and ways to improve security. Physical security also receives its own chapter, widening the discussion beyond online defenses alone.

A broad introduction to cybersecurity

Further topics include ethical hacking, common cybersecurity mistakes, demand for cybersecurity, and security readiness. With 18 chapters spanning terminology, threats, tools, organizations, and protective practices, this book may suit general readers and newcomers looking for an introductory survey of cybersecurity and internet safety.