April 2025
Beginner
432 pages
11h 36m
English
Content preview from Cybersecurity For Dummies, 3rd Edition
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About the Author
Joseph Steinberg serves as a cybersecurity-focused expert witness, board member, and advisor to businesses and governments around the world. He has led organizations within the cybersecurity industry for over 25 years, and has written books ranging from the Cybersecurity For Dummies that you are presently reading to the official study guide from which many CISOs study for certification exams in advanced information security management.
Steinberg also currently serves as a lecturer on cybersecurity at Columbia University. Known for offering keen insights and unique perspectives on cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI), and the potential impacts of technological developments on human society, he amassed millions of readers as a regular columnist for Inc. magazine and Forbes. Today, his independent column, appropriately titled “Joseph Steinberg: Totally Candid,” receives millions of monthly views, making it one of the most-read columns focusing on cybersecurity and related matters. Analysts have calculated that he is among the top three cybersecurity influencers worldwide.
Steinberg has helped many organizations improve their management of cyber risk, and, as a cybersecurity expert witness, has assisted attorneys around the country achieve just compensation for parties wrongly harmed by cyberattacks. His opinions are frequently cited in books, law journals, security publications, and general interest periodicals; his cybersecurity-related inventions appear ...
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