Foreword Part 1: Enter the world of cybercrime Chapter 1: Most cybercriminals are made, not born Chapter 2: Hackers: the good, the bad, and the ugly Hacktivism Once a hacker, always a hacker? Notorious hackers Interviews with real-life cybercriminals Chapter 3: How an attack is devised Selecting targets Skills that make attacks succeed Social engineering attacks: hacking people''s minds Ransomware attacks Exploiting misconfigurations Chapter 4: Special cases Insider threats The impact of insider threats Whistleblowers Third party and supply chain risks Impact of cyber-attacks on trust Part 2: Inside the line of defence Chapter 5: Operational cybersecurity context Pressures of the job Cybersecurity needs diversity Why work in cybersecurity Chapter 6: Human fallacies and how to overcome them Biases affecting threat analysis Biases affecting risk management Chapter 7: Operational resilience People Processes Technology Business continuity Chapter 8: Organisational psychology Chapter 9: Improving organisational cybersecurity Good governance Better training and education Security by design Organisational cybersecurity culture Cybersecurity champions Nudge programs Situational crime prevention Part 3: The target“s perspective Chapter 10: Psychology applied in cybersecurity Opening the black box Brains: natural prediction machines Chapter 11: How we take the bait Technical people have human brains too Know yourself to protect yourself Part 4: The Psychology of a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Chapter 12: Responsibilities of a CISO The SECCRRT to effective CISOs Leading the psychology and cybersecurity integration Shaping the organisation“s psychological security posture Getting security buy-in across the board Chapter 13: Psychological toll on CISOs Managing risk Managing the executive team Overcoming stress and building resilience Chapter 14: Concluding remarks Glossary.
The Psychology of Cybersecurity : Hacking and the Human Mind