Cybersecurity for Executives: A Practical Guide

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We would like to thank our reviewers, including Aaron Call, Chief Information Security Officer for IO.com; Sean Kern of the National Defense University’s Cybersecurity and Information Technology cadre; Sekhar Prabhakar, founder and Chief Executive Officer of CEdge Software Consultants; and Jack Zaloudek, Program Director for Information Management and Cybersecurity at Washington University in St. Louis. Their insightful comments, suggestions, and encouragement were invaluable and made this a better book. Many thanks for your sage advice and investment in your precious time.

We also would like to thank Clint Allen, who contributed the foreword for this book. His enthusiasm and interest in educating executives on cybersecurity issues inspired us to invest in this writing effort. Thank you for your encouragement and the foreword’s kind words.

Kate McKay of STM Publishing Services was instrumental in launching this book. She provided great advice throughout the publication process. Thank you for your assistance and counsel.

Finally, we also would like to thank Andrew M. Touhill for his contributions to this book. He was instrumental in assisting us with research, editing, and contributed the glossary of terms. His crisp edits and critical analysis helped us reduce and (hopefully) avoid ramblings, worthless opinions, and errors. Thank you Drew for your great work. With your help, this truly is a father and son and grandson effort.