CyRM Mastering the Management of Cybersecurity

Is your enterprise’s strategy for cybersecurity just crossing its fingers and hoping nothing bad ever happens? If so…you’re not alone. Getting cybersecurity right is all too often an afterthought for Fortune 500 firms, bolted on and hopefully creating a secure environment. We all know this approach doesn’t work, but what should a smart enterprise do to stay safe? Today, cybersecurity is no longer just a tech issue. In reality, it never was. It’s a management issue, a leadership issue, a strategy issue: It’s a "must have right"…a survival issue. Business leaders and IT managers alike need a new paradigm to work together and succeed. After years of distinguished work as a corporate executive, board member, author, consultant, and expert witness in the field of risk management and cybersecurity, David X Martin is THE pioneering thought leader in the new field of CyRMSM. Martin has created an entirely new paradigm that approaches security as a business problem and aligns it with business needs. He is the go-to guy on this vitally important issue. In this new book, Martin shares his experience and expertise to help you navigate today’s dangerous cybersecurity terrain, and take proactive steps to prepare your company—and yourself —to survive, thrive, and keep your data (and your reputation) secure.

Introduction. Chapter 1. The Current Landscape. Prong 1: CyRM?: Cyber Risk Management. Chapter 2. Gather Intelligence, Anticipate Risk. Chapter 3. Building a More Effective Cybersecurity Defense. Chapter 4. Align Critical Decision-Making for IT vs. Business. Chapter 5. Cybersecurity for Senior Executives and Board Members. Prong 2: CyberWellness?. Chapter 6. CyberWellness?: A Companywide Approach. Chapter 7. Cultivate a Strong Culture to Enhance Cybersecurity. Prong 3: Cybersecurity as a Business Strategy. Chapter 8. Trust Will Become a Competitive Advantage. Chapter 9. CyRM? as a Vital Business Strategy. Chapter 10. How to Think About the Future. Conclusion. Appendix A: Guiding Principles for Cyber Risk Governance. Appendix B: Primer on Cybersecurity for Boards of Directors. Index.

David X Martin an internationally recognized expert on risk management and cybersecurity, as the CEO of DavidXMartin, a global cyber risk management consulting firm, is a member of the Sanctions Sub Committee of the US State Department, senior advisory board member for Fintech4Good and is a special counselor to the Center for Financial Stability. Formerly Chief Risk Officer for AllianceBernstein, he also held executive risk management positions at Citibank. Mr Martin was the founding chairman of the Investment Company Institute’s (ICI) Risk Committee, is an adjunct professor at NYUs Stern School of Business and is the author of “Risk and the Smart Investor and “The Nature of Risk” He is a frequent speaker at Risk and Cybersecurity conferences in the US and abroad and he and his family live in the New York Metropolitan area.