9 Steps to Cybersecurity: The Manager’s Information Security Strategy Manual is a guide for managers who want to learn about cybersecurity and discover how to create and implement a plan to protect their organization.


Businesses have become more vulnerable than ever before to a wide range of causes that can damage their data, systems, and overall operations. With all the natural disasters in the news over the last few years: Hurricanes such as Katrina and Sandy, the Fukushima disaster, tsunamis, and earthquakes such as the one in Haiti, we have become aware that these can strike anywhere.

In addition, there have been many cases of security breaches at major companies with the theft of large amounts of critical information, including one of the most famous: the WikiLeaks case. This book shows us the risks of cyber threat are many, very real, and the stakes are high.

9 Steps to Cybersecurity will surprise many managers by exposing popular cybersecurity beliefs that are mere myths. You will learn what a security threat is and the basics of cybersecurity in simple language, as well as the benefits (with convincing facts) for bringing top management on board with implementation. The book explains the cybersecurity framework options and how to choose what is appropriate for your business and situation.

The author, Dejan Kosutic, explains risk management and what training and awareness your management and employees will need. You will discover the CIA triad (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability) and how to apply this in your organization.

9 Steps to Cybersecurity will take managers through the basics of cybersecurity, explain why safeguarding your information is of strategic importance for your organization, tell how to set the foundations of cybersecurity in an organization and which preparations are needed, and finally, how to plan your cybersecurity and have measurable results.

The free ebook is available here (registration required).