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Sherri Davidoff is a cybersecurity expert, author, speaker, and CEO of both LMG Security and BrightWise, Inc. She is a recognized expert in digital forensics and cybersecurity, and is coauthor of Network Forensics: Tracking Hackers Through Cyberspace (Prentice Hall, 2012). Sherri has consulted and/or conducted cybersecurity training for many distinguished organizations, including the Department of Defense, the American Bar Association, FFIEC/FDIC, and many more. She is a faculty member at the Pacific Coast Banking School, and is a frequent contributor of education articles and webinars. She is a GIAC-certified forensic examiner (GCFA) and penetration tester (GPEN), and holds a degree in computer science and electrical engineering from MIT.

Table of Contents
Preface xvii
Acknowledgments xxiii
About the Author xxv


Chapter 1: Dark Matters 1
1.1 Dark Breaches 3
1.2 Skewed Statistics 13
1.3 Why Report? 18
1.4 What’s Left Unsaid 20

Chapter 2: Hazardous Material 23
2.1 Data Is the New Oil 30
2.2 The Five Data Breach Risk Factors 33
2.3 The Demand for Data 34
2.4 Anonymization and Renonymization 41
2.5 Follow the Data 44
2.6 Reducing Risk 51
2.7 Conclusion 54

Chapter 3: Crisis Management 55
3.1 Crisis and Opportunity 57
3.2 Crisis Communications, or Communications Crisis? 60
3.3 Equifax 70
3.4 Conclusion 75

Chapter 4: Managing DRAMA 77
4.1 The Birth of Data Breaches 79
4.2 A Smoldering Crisis 81
4.3 Prodromal Phase 85
4.4 Acute Phase 94
4.5 Reducing Harm 98
4.6 Chronic Phase 108
4.7 Resolution Phase 111
4.8 Before a Breach 114
4.9 Conclusion 117

Chapter 5: Stolen Data 119
5.1 Leveraging Breached Data 121
5.2 Fraud 121
5.3 Sale 123
5.4 The Goods 135
5.5 Conclusion 141

Chapter 6: Payment Card Breaches 143
6.1 The Greatest Payment Card Scam of All 144
6.2 Impact of a Breach 146
6.3 Placing Blame 150
6.4 Self-Regulation 153
6.5 TJX Breach 160
6.6 The Heartland Breach 167
6.7 PCI and Data Breach Investigations 171
6.8 Conclusion 174

Chapter 7: Retailgeddon 177
7.1 Accident Analysis 179
7.2 An Ounce of Prevention 191
7.3 Target’s Response 199
7.4 Ripple Effects 223
7.5 Chip and Scam 227
7.6 Legislation and Standards 236
7.7 Conclusion 237

Chapter 8: Supply Chain Risks 239
8.1 Service Provider Access 242
8.2 Technology Supply-Chain Risks 245
8.3 Cyber Arsenals 252
8.4 Conclusion 254

Chapter 9: Health Data Breaches 257
9.1 The Public vs. the Patient 258
9.2 Bulls-Eye on Healthcare 260
9.3 HIPAA: Momentous and Flawed 263
9.4 Escape from HIPAA 274
9.5 Health Breach Epidemic 279
9.6 After a Breach 295
9.7 Conclusion 300

Chapter 10: Exposure and Weaponization 303
10.1 Exposure Breaches 305
10.2 Response 310
10.3 MegaLeaks 323
10.4 Conclusion 336

Chapter 11: Extortion 337
11.1 Epidemic 339
11.2 Denial Extortion 340
11.3 Exposure Extortion 348
11.4 Faux Extortion 356
11.5 Conclusion 357

Chapter 12: Cyber Insurance 359
12.1 Growth of Cyber Insurance 361
12.2 Industry Challenges 361
12.3 Types of Coverage 362
12.4 Commercial Off-the-Shelf Breach Response 364
12.5 How to Pick the Right Cyber Insurance 367
12.6 Leverage Your Cyber Insurance 386
12.7 Conclusion 388

Chapter 13: Cloud Breaches 389
13.1 Risks of the Cloud 393
13.2 Visibility 400
13.3 Intercepted 409
13.4 Conclusion 413

Afterword 415

Index 417

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      Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
      Publication Date: 17/12/2019
      ISBN13: 9780134506784, 978-0134506784
      ISBN10: 0134506782

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Sherri Davidoff is a cybersecurity expert, author, speaker, and CEO of both LMG Security and BrightWise, Inc. She is a recognized expert in digital forensics and cybersecurity, and is coauthor of Network Forensics: Tracking Hackers Through Cyberspace (Prentice Hall, 2012). Sherri has consulted and/or conducted cybersecurity training for many distinguished organizations, including the Department of Defense, the American Bar Association, FFIEC/FDIC, and many more. She is a faculty member at the Pacific Coast Banking School, and is a frequent contributor of education articles and webinars. She is a GIAC-certified forensic examiner (GCFA) and penetration tester (GPEN), and holds a degree in computer science and electrical engineering from MIT.

      Table of Contents
      Preface xvii
      Acknowledgments xxiii
      About the Author xxv


      Chapter 1: Dark Matters 1
      1.1 Dark Breaches 3
      1.2 Skewed Statistics 13
      1.3 Why Report? 18
      1.4 What’s Left Unsaid 20

      Chapter 2: Hazardous Material 23
      2.1 Data Is the New Oil 30
      2.2 The Five Data Breach Risk Factors 33
      2.3 The Demand for Data 34
      2.4 Anonymization and Renonymization 41
      2.5 Follow the Data 44
      2.6 Reducing Risk 51
      2.7 Conclusion 54

      Chapter 3: Crisis Management 55
      3.1 Crisis and Opportunity 57
      3.2 Crisis Communications, or Communications Crisis? 60
      3.3 Equifax 70
      3.4 Conclusion 75

      Chapter 4: Managing DRAMA 77
      4.1 The Birth of Data Breaches 79
      4.2 A Smoldering Crisis 81
      4.3 Prodromal Phase 85
      4.4 Acute Phase 94
      4.5 Reducing Harm 98
      4.6 Chronic Phase 108
      4.7 Resolution Phase 111
      4.8 Before a Breach 114
      4.9 Conclusion 117

      Chapter 5: Stolen Data 119
      5.1 Leveraging Breached Data 121
      5.2 Fraud 121
      5.3 Sale 123
      5.4 The Goods 135
      5.5 Conclusion 141

      Chapter 6: Payment Card Breaches 143
      6.1 The Greatest Payment Card Scam of All 144
      6.2 Impact of a Breach 146
      6.3 Placing Blame 150
      6.4 Self-Regulation 153
      6.5 TJX Breach 160
      6.6 The Heartland Breach 167
      6.7 PCI and Data Breach Investigations 171
      6.8 Conclusion 174

      Chapter 7: Retailgeddon 177
      7.1 Accident Analysis 179
      7.2 An Ounce of Prevention 191
      7.3 Target’s Response 199
      7.4 Ripple Effects 223
      7.5 Chip and Scam 227
      7.6 Legislation and Standards 236
      7.7 Conclusion 237

      Chapter 8: Supply Chain Risks 239
      8.1 Service Provider Access 242
      8.2 Technology Supply-Chain Risks 245
      8.3 Cyber Arsenals 252
      8.4 Conclusion 254

      Chapter 9: Health Data Breaches 257
      9.1 The Public vs. the Patient 258
      9.2 Bulls-Eye on Healthcare 260
      9.3 HIPAA: Momentous and Flawed 263
      9.4 Escape from HIPAA 274
      9.5 Health Breach Epidemic 279
      9.6 After a Breach 295
      9.7 Conclusion 300

      Chapter 10: Exposure and Weaponization 303
      10.1 Exposure Breaches 305
      10.2 Response 310
      10.3 MegaLeaks 323
      10.4 Conclusion 336

      Chapter 11: Extortion 337
      11.1 Epidemic 339
      11.2 Denial Extortion 340
      11.3 Exposure Extortion 348
      11.4 Faux Extortion 356
      11.5 Conclusion 357

      Chapter 12: Cyber Insurance 359
      12.1 Growth of Cyber Insurance 361
      12.2 Industry Challenges 361
      12.3 Types of Coverage 362
      12.4 Commercial Off-the-Shelf Breach Response 364
      12.5 How to Pick the Right Cyber Insurance 367
      12.6 Leverage Your Cyber Insurance 386
      12.7 Conclusion 388

      Chapter 13: Cloud Breaches 389
      13.1 Risks of the Cloud 393
      13.2 Visibility 400
      13.3 Intercepted 409
      13.4 Conclusion 413

      Afterword 415

      Index 417

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