Introduction - Introduction to cybersecurity

This chapter introduces students to the goals of cybersecurity and how it is defined and practiced within organizations

Chapter 2: Introduction to cybersecurity

Through an exploration of key concepts and practices, this chapter will help students develop a practical understanding of the goals of cybersecurity and how it is defined and practiced within organizations.

This chapter will help students:

• Understand key concepts and learn key definitions within the cybersecurity field, including information confidentiality, integrity, and availability (the CIA triad).

• Approach information security in terms of risk, threat, vulnerability, and mitigation.

• Understand the changing cybersecurity threat landscape and key technological and sociopolitical factors driving the change.

• Become familiar with common cyber attacks and malware types.

• Describe risk mitigation methods.

• Describe network security risk mitigation best practices.

Topics covered in this chapter

Foundational cybersecurity concepts

The cybersecurity threat landscape

Common cyber attacks

Cybersecurity risk mitigation methods

Network security risk mitigation best practices