The Coming Cyber War - by Marc Crudgington (Hardcover)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

"Tomorrow's wars will be fought not just with guns, but with the click of a mouse half a world away that will unleash weaponized software that could take out everything from the power grid to a chemical plant."-The Christian Science Monitor

In 1982, a mysterious explosion happened in the far reaches of the Siberian tundra. The incident, a first of its kind, a nation state cyber-attack on a pipeline that caused catastrophic damage. Since that time, escalations of cyber warfare have escalated between many countries and their sponsored actors that have included major cybersecurity incidents such as Stuxnet and many attacks against corporations.

But it hasn't stopped with nation state attacks. Cybercriminals have emerged from far corners of the globe to create havoc on individuals, corporations, and government entities. Cyber-crime and cyber-attacks seem to be a never-ending exploitation of technology weaknesses that are causing billions of dollars in losses and beginning to impact life or death situations.

Cyberspace is a vast ecosystem of intertwined technologies that brings about noble causes, but hidden in dark corners of cyberspace is a criminal element, and at times in plain sight are military operations.

The Coming Cyber War provides insight on the nuances of cyberspace, what executives, boards, and individuals can do to prepare, and what to expect next.

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"I think every person, especially at the executive level, will find value in reading this book and many will find it astonishing. As Marc alludes to in the end, the challenges for CISOs are not going away and the future cyberwar, might be already going on." -ALVIN MILLS, VP, Information Technology & Security, Texas Bankers Association

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This book highlights cybersecurity practices executives and boards should be aware of and how to interact with their security leader whether a virtual CISO or a CISO on staff. It provides home users and small businesses practical awareness they should know to stay safe online and for their businesses to thrive. Cyberattacks are the norm today...happening in your home or business, right now. Be prepared. Read this book.

Review Quotes

"We are so happy our dad wrote this book during the 2020 pandemic! This book is a recipe for our generation to educate and warn us about cyber threats that exist and will exist in our future. The chapters are like notes and the book is the entire song about cybersecurity." -Jake and Luke Crudgington, Marc's sons

"The existence of deliberate and consequential threats and attacks on corporate data and intellectual property is indisputable. In order to thwart malicious actors, corporations must use cyber defense resources strategically, with full recognition and support from the Board and C-level. Furthermore, as network boundaries continue to become blurred with cloud and mobile computing, the attack vectors extend beyond corporate assets to personal compute devices and accounts; and these must also be considered...this book covers these topics and how to address them in detail." -Gerard Smith, Technical Architect, Shell Oil Company

"If I had to summarize Marc's book in one sentence I would say 'Welcome to the day in the life of a CISO'. These are all things that keep a CISO up at night. Many of these chapters are challenges our profession continues to fight and I especially like the way Marc paints the cybersecurity landscape. It's a big canvas and we need buy-in and support at the highest level. I think every person, especially at the executive level will find value in reading this book and many will find it astonishing. As Marc alludes to in the end, the challenges for CISOs are not going away and the future cyberwar, might be already going on." -Alvin Mills, VP Information Technology & Security, Texas Bankers Association

"One of the greatest threats facing our nation, our businesses, our way of life is Cybersecurity Wars. This book is most practical and educational book on the market regarding Cybersecurity and a must read for all company Executives, Board members, Business owners, Managers, all employees and even parents. We are all very fortunate to have Marc Crudgington, CISO share his extensive knowledge and personal experiences over his long career to help educate and hopefully minimize the security risk to all companies and individuals." -Gene Janiszewski, CEO Paradigm Group and former CIO