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Key Findings from the 2025 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report

Is Your Business Prepared for Today’s Cybersecurity Threats? Verizon has released its 18th annual Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), analyzing 22,052 security incidents, including 12,195 confirmed data breaches1. This comprehensive analysis reveals critical trends that every business should understand to better protect their data and operations. What keeps other CEOs up at night? Read on to discover the most pressing cybersecurity threats of 2025. You can download the full 2025 DBIR report from Verizon’s website. ...

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Humble Book Bundle: Ultimate Cybersecurity Career by Packt

About the Bundle This bundle includes the following books: Microsoft Defender for Identity in Depth: An exhaustive guide to ITDR, breach prevention, and cyberattack response by Pierre Thoor Ghidra Software Reverse-Engineering for Beginners: Master the art of debugging, from understanding code to mitigating threats , Second Edition by David Álvarez Pérez, Ravikant Tiwari AWS Certified Security - Specialty (SCS-C02) Exam Guide - Second Edition by Adam Book, Stuart Scott Practical Cybersecurity Architecture : A guide to creating and implementing robust designs for cybersecurity architects by Ed Moyle, Diana Kelley Effective Threat Investigation for SOC Analysts: The ultimate guide to examining various threats and attacker techniques using security logs by Mostafa Yahia Enhancing Your Cloud Security with a CNAPP Solution: Unlock the full potential of Microsoft Defender for Cloud to fortify your cloud security by Yuri Diogenes The OSINT Handbook: A practical guide to gathering and analyzing online information by Dale Meredith Zero Trust Overview and Playbook Introduction: Guidance for business, security, and technology leaders and practitioners by Mark Simos, Nikhil Kumar Adversarial AI Attacks, Mitigations, and Defense Strategies: A cybersecurity professional’s guide to AI attacks, threat modeling, and securing AI with MLSecOps by John Sotiropoulos Incident Response for Windows: Adapt effective strategies for managing sophisticated cyberattacks targeting Windows systems by Tykushin, Ostrovskaya Hack the Cybersecurity Interview: A complete interview preparation guide for jumpstarting your cybersecurity career by Kenneth Underhill, Christophe Foulon, Tia Hopkins Pentesting Active Directory and Windows-based Infrastructure: A comprehensive practical guide to penetration testing Microsoft infrastructure by Denis Isakov Python for Security and Networking: Leverage Python modules and tools in securing your network and applications , Third Edition by José Manuel Ortega CISA – Certified Information Systems Auditor Study Guide: Aligned with the CISA Review Manual 2019 to help you audit, monitor, and assess information systems by Hemang Doshi Mastering Microsoft 365 Defender: Implement Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Identity, Cloud Apps, and Office 365 and respond to threats by Ru Campbell, Hedberg Cryptography Algorithms: A guide to algorithms in blockchain, quantum cryptography, zero-knowledge protocols, and homomorphic encryption by Massimo Bertaccini Automating Security Detection Engineering: A hands-on guide to implementing Detection as Code by Dennis Chow PowerShell Automation and Scripting for Cybersecurity: Hacking and defense for red and blue teamers by Miriam C. Wiesner The Ultimate Kali Linux Book: Perform advanced penetration testing using Nmap, Metasploit, Aircrack-ng, and Empire , Second Edition by Glen D. Singh Security Monitoring with Wazuh: A hands-on guide to effective enterprise security using real-life use cases in Wazuh by Rajneesh Gupta Resilient Cybersecurity: Reconstruct your defense strategy in an evolving cyber world by Mark Dunkerley My approach I had a good conversation with ChatGPT gpt-4o about this bundle and how I could think about what’s important to read given my role and responsibilities. Here’s the most salient excerpt from its assessment: ...