Security, Audit and Leadership Series
About the Book Series
Formerly the Internal Audit and IT Audit series - now rebranded and wider in scope!
The scope and mandate for internal audit continues to evolve each year, as does the complexity of the business environment and speed of the changing risk landscape in which it must operate.
The fundamental goal of this exciting series is to produce leading-edge books on critical subjects facing security and audit executives and practitioners.
Key topics addressed include Leadership, Cybersecurity, Security Leadership, Privacy, Strategic Risk Management, Auditing IT, Audit Management and Leadership, and Operational Auditing.
If you're interested in submitting a proposal for a book to be included in the series, please email [email protected]
It’s Not in the Manual: Real-World Leadership for Security and Risk Professionals
1st Edition
By Michael Gips
January 22, 2026
What makes a great leader in security and risk? It’s not in the manual. It’s Not In the Manual shatters the illusion that effective leadership in security, risk, and resilience is all about titles, certifications, or rigid frameworks. In a world where cyber threats, insider risk, reputational ...
Governance, Risk and Compliance: Demystifying the Risk and Data Privacy Landscape
1st Edition
By Michael Brass
December 22, 2025
This book on Governance, Risk Management Compliance (GRC) and Data Privacy is designed to equip apprentices, students and professionals across various industries with a deep understanding of this holistic approach to organizational security and risk management, quality management and regulatory ...
Operation Carder Kaos: How One Agent Penetrated the Underground Community
1st Edition
By Richard K LaTulip
December 09, 2025
He didn't just chase cybercriminals—he became one of them. In this electrifying blend of true crime, cyber espionage, and undercover spycraft, former U.S. Secret Service agent Richard LaTulip recounts his covert mission to infiltrate one of the world's most dangerous online criminal networks. ...
Digitalization and Women's Rights: Women and Sustainability: Volume 2
1st Edition
Edited
By Muharrem Kılıç, Sezer Bozkus Kahyaoglu
November 25, 2025
This comprehensive book study comprises two volumes, and the topics covered in this second volume are a continuation of those presented in the first volume. The main reason for this is that numerous issues related to the situation of women in business and society await solutions, and they have ...
Scaling Pyramids: Leadership Lessons from a Mid-Level Bureaucrat
1st Edition
By Christopher Stitt
November 11, 2025
Leadership Lessons from a Mid-Level Bureaucrat is an engaging and insightful guide to leadership in bureaucratic environments. Drawing from his extensive career in federal law enforcement and diplomatic security, Christopher Stitt provides practical lessons on navigating the complexities of ...
Program Architecture: Fight the Good Fight
1st Edition
By Gideon T. Rasmussen
November 07, 2025
Business executives consider what is necessary to protect the company. It comes down to people, process and technology, organized within an information security program. Everything has its place within the program, including business processes, assets and the right blend of controls to protect them...
Ironwill 360° Leadership: A Blueprint for Level 5 Unicorn Leadership
1st Edition
By Douglas P. Pflug
October 21, 2025
THE BLUEPRINT FOR EXTRAORDINARY LEADERSHIP IS IN YOUR HANDS—ARE YOU READY TO RISE? The world doesn’t need more managers. It needs bold, resilient, high-impact leaders—the kind who don’t just climb the ranks but transform the teams and organizations they lead. In A Blueprint to Level 5 Unicorn ...
Digitalization and Women's Rights: Volume 1
1st Edition
Edited
By Muharrem Kılıç, Sezer Bozkus Kahyaoglu
October 20, 2025
Technological advancements frequently hinder the progress of women in the business sphere. In our current landscape, the rapid evolution of technology—driven by digital transformation—has created significant barriers to women's participation. This has given rise to new forms of discrimination that ...
Preparing for Sustainability Audits: A Practical Guide for the IT Sector
1st Edition
By Mahsa Fidanboy
October 17, 2025
The book is a practical guide to be used by people with no or little knowledge of sustainability and also sustainability professionals and experts who intend to prepare software companies to undergo sustainability audits and assessments conducted by different organizations successfully. With ...
Behavioral Insights in Cybersecurity: A Guide to Digital Human Factors
1st Edition
By Dustin S. Sachs
October 10, 2025
Behavioral Insights in Cybersecurity: A Guide to Digital Human Factors by Dr. Dustin S. Sachs is a timely and essential resource for cybersecurity professionals, leaders, and organizational strategists seeking to understand the powerful role of human behavior in shaping digital security outcomes. ...
Integrated Assurance: Unified Risk Strategy
1st Edition
By Patrick Hayes
October 06, 2025
Building and sustaining cybersecurity in the enterprise isn’t just a technical challenge; it is an organizational imperative. In a world where most guidance is geared toward mid-sized environments, Integrated Assurance fills a critical gap by addressing the realities of large, complex enterprises ...
Philosophy.exe: The Techno-Philosophical Toolkit for Modern Minds
1st Edition
By Matthias Muhlert
September 10, 2025
We live in an age of unprecedented complexity, where technology, cognitive biases, and societal systems shape our decisions in ways we barely notice. The world is changing faster than our ability to make sense of it. Philosophy.exe is designed to bridge this gap, offering a mental toolkit to help ...