2nd Edition

What Every Engineer Should Know About Cyber Security and Digital Forensics

By Joanna F. DeFranco, Bob Maley Copyright 2023
198 Pages 45 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

198 Pages 45 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

198 Pages 45 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

Most organizations place a high priority on keeping data secure, but not every organization invests in training its engineers or employees in understanding the security risks involved when using or developing technology. Designed for the non-security professional, What Every Engineer Should Know About Cyber Security and Digital Forensics is an overview of the field of cyber security. The... Read more

1. Security Threats. 2. Cyber Security. 3. Strategy to Outpace the Adversary. 4. Preparing for an Incident. 5. Incident Response and Digital Forensics. 6. Development Security Operations. 7. Mobile Device Forensic Tools. 8. The Laws Most Likely to Affect IT and IT Security. 9. Cyber Security and Digital Forensic Careers. 10. Theory to Practice.

Biography

Joanna F. DeFranco, earned her Ph.D. in computer and information science from New Jersey Institute of Technology, M.S. in computer engineering from Villanova University, and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Math from Penn State University. She is an Associate Professor of Software Engineering with the Pennsylvania State University. She has worked as an Electronics Engineer for the Navy as well as a Software Engineer at Motorola. Dr. DeFranco is also a researcher for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) working with the Secure Systems and Applications group. She is a senior member of the IEEE and an area and column editor for IEEE Computer Magazine. Her research interests include software engineering, Software Security, Distributed Networks, and Internet of Things.

Bob Maley, Inventor, CISO, Author, Futurist, and OODA Loop Fanatic, is the Chief Security Officer at Black Kite, the leader in third-party cyber risk intelligence. Bob has previously worked in physical security as a law enforcement officer. He also worked as the head of PayPal’s Global Third-Party Security & Inspections team and as Chief Information Security Officer for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Bob led the Pennsylvania Information Security Architecture program to win the 2007 award for outstanding achievement in information technology by the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO). He has been named a CSO of the Year finalist for the SC Magazine Awards and was nominated as the Information Security Executive of the Year, North America. Bob’s certifications include CRISC, CTPRP, OpenFAIR, and CCSK.