Mansur Hasib

Cybersecurity Leadership: Powering the Modern Organization Mansur Hasib Black and White edition

AN ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO LEADING CYBERSECURITY IN ANY ORGANIZATION - REVISED EDITION SEPTEMBER 2014

Managing cybersecurity requires a multi-disciplinary holistic approach. Many of the current cybersecurity approaches in organizations and most books are based on an outdated 1991 model of cybersecurity. This book provides the 2014 model and shows why leadership engagement of people within an organization is critical for success. Cybersecurity awareness programs are not sufficient and do not work.  

Today cybersecurity strategy is the same as information technology strategy.  It drives the mission of the modern organization. Done right it can be a hallmark of distinction and a source of productivity and innovation in an organization. This book is an essential read for CIOs, CISOs, or any organizational business leader or student who wishes to understand how to build successful organizations.
"...explains what an organization needs to know to implement cybersecurity governance." Council of Graduate Schools Testimony at the US Senate Appropriations Committee Meeting, April 29, 2014.

"...this book will change both the way we think about leadership and the way we understand information technology. I recommend this book highly to everyone." - Eric Schwartz  - Executive Director at Advena World LLC and Adjunct Professor in Economics at Montgomery College.
"...exposes the common faults with which we are all struggling in this industry.  It's humorous ... engaging, and I feel helps a reader question their own approaches. I was originally looking for a compendium that works as collateral reading for Cyber Security training courses, and I found it.  I genuinely recommend this work tool." - David Bickel - Chief Information Security Officer, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, State of Maryland.

"The insights ... go beyond cyber security alone to examine the critical concepts and often misunderstood distinction between leadership and management. This should be required reading on every college campus." - Collin Smith, CISSP - Cybersecurity Professional.

The author is the only cybersecurity expert in the world with 12 years experience as Chief Information Officer, a Doctor of Science in Cybersecurity (IA), CISSP, PMP, CPHIMS, CompTIA Net+ and CompTIA Sec+ certifications, two books on cybersecurity, and cybersecurity faculty experience at several US National Centers of Academic Excellence. The author is an opinion writer and conference speaker on cybersecurity issues and is frequently cited in the media.