Making Sense of Cybersecurity

front matter

foreword

As a cybersecurity researcher, it’s my job to try to understand how a specific technology works, try to find ways to break it, and find ways to fix it or prevent attacks from happening. Even before starting my professional career, I was involved in various hacking activities or “hobbies,” some of which were not legal and came with consequences.

I first met the author, Tom Kranz, in London during my first face-to-face interview with a consulting company. He eventually became my line manager. Tom has a way of simplifying complex problems into bite-sized chunks, making them easier to digest and implement.

When it comes to technology and cybersecurity, most people don’t really think about how things work; they only care that ...