1st Edition
Cyber Security Culture Counteracting Cyber Threats through Organizational Learning and Training
Biography
Peter R.J. Trim is a Senior Lecturer in Management and Director of the Centre for Advanced Management and Interdisciplinary Studies at Birkbeck, University of London. He holds degrees from City University; Cranfield Institute of Technology; and Cambridge University. He has taught in France, Hong Kong and the Netherlands and published widely in areas including Corporate Intelligence and Corporate and National Security. He has been involved in several research projects under the Network Security - Information Infrastructure Protection Programme. David Upton is a Director of Stirling Reid Limited, a specialised consultancy based in London which organises top-level emergency response exercises worldwide and across sectors including government, utility companies, oil, gas, pharmaceutical, shipping and transport. He is a Cambridge graduate who has also studied at London Business School and formerly served in the British Diplomatic Service. He has published books on software, and on scenario planning.
’This excellent book comes at a time when cyber security is paramount in the concerns of all organisations that handle information as an asset - that should be all of us. Relying on technical threat mitigation is not enough. What is required is a change of culture and this book is a first class exemplar of how to do this though changing the way we organise ourselves and how we train to address modern threats. It is a book for everyone with an interest in safeguarding their business and their organisation.’ Neil Fisher, Vice Chairman, Information Assurance Advisory Council ’Protecting critical information infrastructure will be a vital component of business, organisational and national security in the 21st century. Cyber threats - from hacking, terrorism, sabotage or espionage - are already widespread and on the increase, yet many organisations remain poorly prepared for dealing with such attacks. Trim and Upton’s timely book takes a reasoned, well informed and practical approach to this complex topic, providing useful guidance to managers and emphasising an organisational learning approach.’ John Twigg, University College London, UK ’This is a thoughtful and practical approach to handling cyber security incidents. Incident management is fast moving requiring quick decision making which is directly dependent on knowledge and confidence. Building confidence through training and exercising is a valuable initiative.’ Bruno Brunskill, Company Secretary, Information Assurance Advisory Council (IAAC)
