Agile Security Operations: Engineering for agility in cyber defense, detection, and response
About this ebook
Agile security operations allow organizations to survive cybersecurity incidents, deliver key insights into the security posture of an organization, and operate security as an integral part of development and operations. It is, deep down, how security has always operated at its best.
Agile Security Operations will teach you how to implement and operate an agile security operations model in your organization. The book focuses on the culture, staffing, technology, strategy, and tactical aspects of security operations. You'll learn how to establish and build a team and transform your existing team into one that can execute agile security operations. As you progress through the chapters, you'll be able to improve your understanding of some of the key concepts of security, align operations with the rest of the business, streamline your operations, learn how to report to senior levels in the organization, and acquire funding.
By the end of this Agile book, you'll be ready to start implementing agile security operations, using the book as a handy reference.
What you will learnGet acquainted with the changing landscape of security operationsUnderstand how to sense an attacker's motives and capabilitiesGrasp key concepts of the kill chain, the ATT&CK framework, and the Cynefin frameworkGet to grips with designing and developing a defensible security architectureExplore detection and response engineeringOvercome challenges in measuring the security postureDerive and communicate business values through security operationsDiscover ways to implement security as part of development and business operationsWho this book is forThis book is for new and established CSOC managers as well as CISO, CDO, and CIO-level decision-makers. If you work as a cybersecurity engineer or analyst, you'll find this book useful. Intermediate-level knowledge of incident response, cybersecurity, and threat intelligence is necessary to get started with the book.
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About the author
Hinne Hettema is a practitioner in cybersecurity operations, focusing especially on enabling security capabilities through detection engineering, security monitoring, threat intelligence, incident response, operational technology, and malware research. He works in New Zealand in security operations and the establishment of cybersecurity defensive capabilities in various organizations. He is an adjunct senior fellow at the University of Queensland, researching cybersecurity operations, the security of operational technology, and the philosophy of cybersecurity. He studied theoretical chemistry and philosophy.
