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Joseph Steinberg
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March 31, 2025

Cybersecurity For Dummies

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Get the know-how you need to safeguard your data against cyber attacks

Cybercriminals are constantly updating their strategies and techniques in search of new ways to breach data security—shouldn't you learn how to keep yourself and your loved ones safe? Fully updated with information on AI, hybrid work environments, and more, Cybersecurity For Dummies is the best-selling guide you need to learn how to protect your personal and business information from the latest cyber threats. This book helps you build stronger defenses, with detailed instructions on how to protect your computer, your online data, and your mobile devices. Learn how to set up the right security measures and prevent breaches—as well as what to do if your information or systems are compromised.

  • Learn about the different types of cyberattacks and how to defend against them
  • Beef up your data security for hybrid work environments and cloud storage
  • Keep your family members safe against deepfake and other social engineering attacks
  • Make sure you have a plan to respond quickly and limit damage in the event of a breach

Ideal for businesses and individuals who want to be cyber-secure. Cybersecurity For Dummies is also a great primer for anyone interested in pursuing a career in cybersecurity.

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About The Author

Joseph Steinberg holds many security certifications, including CISSP, ISSAP, ISSMP, and CSSLP. He serves as a cybersecurity expert witness, an advisor to businesses and governments, and a lecturer on cybersecurity at Columbia University. He has been named one of the top three cybersecurity influencers worldwide.

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Some scams cyber-criminals use to target online shoppers seem to persist for years. This likely indicates that people are continuously falling prey to the scams, thereby encouraging criminals to keep using the same forms of trickery over and over. Look here to discover some straightforward tips on how to keep yourself — and your loved ones — safe when using the internet to shop, as well as how to avoid common cybersecurity mistakes.
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Some scams cyber-criminals use to target online shoppers seem to persist for years. This likely indicates that people are continuously falling prey to the scams, thereby encouraging criminals to keep using the same forms of trickery over and over. Look here to discover some straightforward tips on how to keep yourself — and your loved ones — safe when using the internet to shop, as well as how to avoid common cybersecurity mistakes.
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Cybersecurity professionals have a wide range of responsibilities. Each cybersecurity job can vary quite a bit based on their exact role, but most, if not all, ultimately work to help either protect data and systems form being compromised, or, in the case of certain government positions, to breach the systems and compromise the data of adversaries.
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Employees, and the many cybersecurity risks that they create, can become major headaches for small businesses. Human errors are the No. 1 catalyst for data breaches. Even if you’re actively seeking to improve your cybersecurity knowledge and posture, your employees and coworkers may not have the same level of commitment as you do when it comes to protecting data and systems.
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Recognized cybersecurity certifications and, to a lesser degree, certificates showing successful completion of cybersecurity courses, can prove to an employer that your cybersecurity knowledge meets certain standards and help you advance along your desired career path.Many different information-security certifications are on the market today.
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Malware, or malicious software, is an all-encompassing term for software that intentionally inflicts damage on its users who typically have no idea that they are running it.Malware includes computer viruses, worms, Trojans, ransomware, scareware, spyware, cryptocurrency miners, adware, and other programs intended to exploit computer resources for nefarious purposes.
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Believe it or not, many modern cyberattacks aren’t conducted with futuristic technology and ultra-advanced hacking skills. Often, cyberattacks still use good ‘ol fashioned social engineering. The following information details the different types of social engineering attacks.Phishing attacks are one of the most common forms of social engineering attacks.
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Businesses of all sizes that have employees need an employee handbook that includes specific rules regarding employee usage of business technology systems and data. If you hope to enforce effective cybersecurity policy, you’ll need to ensure that you have the appropriate rules in place and that employees are properly trained.
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While cybersecurity may sound like a simple enough term to define, in actuality, from a practical standpoint, it means quite different things to different people in different situations, leading to extremely varied relevant policies, procedures, and practices.An individual who wants to protect their social media accounts from hacker takeovers, for example, is exceedingly unlikely to assume many of the cybersecurity approaches and technologies used by Pentagon workers to secure classified networks.
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CISO stands for chief information security officer. The CISO represents the information security function in an enterprise. This person is responsible for ensuring that cybersecurity initiatives are carried through in an organization.While all businesses need someone within them to ultimately own responsibility for information security, larger enterprises often have large teams involved with information security and need someone who can oversee all of the various aspects of information security management, as well as manage all the personnel involved in doing so.
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Data breaches are dreaded by most cybersecurity professionals and organizations. In fact, much of the planning that is done in the cybersecurity world is an attempt to prevent such an event from occurring. But the best-laid cybersecurity plans often go awry.If you do not have the ability to bring in a pro, the following steps are those that you should follow.
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