Security, Audit and Leadership Series
About the Book Series
The scope and mandate for cybersecurity and 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 and Technology, and Audit Management and Leadership.
If you're interested in submitting a proposal for a book to be included in the series, please email the series editor, Dan Swanson: [email protected]
The Expert in the Next Office: Tools for Managing Operations and Security in the Era of Cyberspace
1st Edition
By M. E. Kabay
June 22, 2026
As organizations increasingly depend on electronic information, the lack of systematic training on effective operations and security principles is causing chaos. Stories of data loss, data corruption, fraud, interruptions of service, and poor system design continue to flood our news. This book ...
Logic Before Language: Rethinking AI in the Age of Illusion, Bertrand Russell and the Future of Real AI
1st Edition
By Martin Milani
June 08, 2026
Fluency is not intelligence. Prediction is not understanding. And today’s AI has mistaken one for the other. In an era dominated by language models that imitate thought without engaging in it, Logic Before Language makes a bold and urgent argument: if we want machines that truly understand, reason,...
Beautiful Security: When Science Meets Cybersecurity
1st Edition
By Matthias Muhlert
June 05, 2026
Transform your approach to digital defense by discovering the profound beauty in scientific principles that govern modern security. In an era where cyber threats evolve exponentially while defenses lag behind, we need more than incremental improvements—we need a paradigm shift. This book reveals ...
Bridging the Gap: Strengthening the Bond between Audit Committee and Internal Audit
1st Edition
By Denise Cicchella
May 19, 2026
In the intricate world of corporate governance, the bridge between the Audit Committee and Internal Audit determines whether an organization sails smoothly toward transparency—or flounders in turbulent waters. Bridging the Gap: Strengthening the Bond between Audit Committee and Internal Audit is ...
Security Relationship Management and The Shortest Hour Two-Book Bundle
1st Edition
By Lee Parrish
May 15, 2026
1st Edition Security Relationship Management Leveraging Marketing Concepts to Advance a Cybersecurity Program Aligning information security to the goals and strategies of the business is paramount for ensuring risks are addressed, without an abundance of negative impacts to the company. But how ...
CISO: Evolution of a Vocation: Confessions of a Recovering CISO
1st Edition
By Ron Baklarz
May 05, 2026
CISO: Evolution of a Vocation comprises three levels. The first level shares the author’s personal journey, beginning as a homeless college dropout and culminating in over thirty years of service as a CISO and in CISO‑equivalent roles at some of America’s most iconic companies and organizations. ...
Fire Brigades to Firewalls: A Public Safety Guide to Cybersecurity
1st Edition
By John Kuforiji
May 05, 2026
Fire Brigades to Firewalls: A Public Safety Guide to Cybersecurity is written by John Kuforiji, a seasoned cybersecurity strategist, educator, and advocate. The book’s core message is that cybersecurity isn’t scary—it’s learnable, visual, and even fun. Kuforiji, who has over 15 years of experience ...
Redefining Auditing in the Digital Era: Global Perspectives on Technology, Security, and Leadership
1st Edition
Edited
By Abdelmounim Bouziane
April 28, 2026
Redefining Auditing in the Digital Era: Global Perspectives on Technology, Security, and Leadership explores how digital transformation is reshaping the audit profession across industries and regions. This book brings together leading scholars and practitioners to examine the interplay between ...
Digital Momentum: Building Real Change-Ready Enterprises
1st Edition
By Brice Ominski
April 22, 2026
Architecting for Velocity, Trust, and Continuous Transformation Digital disruption isn’t a storm to ride out; it’s the atmosphere we breathe. Business models are fundamentally shifting, moving from product-centric to service-dominant. Technologies outpace systems before they’ve even rebooted. The ...
Cumulative Effect: Cyber Security Guide for Directors and CEOs
1st Edition
By Vladas Leonas
April 08, 2026
For years, cyber security was the ‘poor relation’ in many boardrooms: treated as inferior to other priorities, seen as an irritating cost centre and assumed to be money that could be spent ‘better’ elsewhere. That mindset is rarely the result of a single bad decision. It is inertia, the cumulative ...
Transforming Cybersecurity Audit Practices with Agility and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
1st Edition
By Dr. Linda Kostic, CISSP, CISA, CIMP, CSCU, CPA
April 03, 2026
In an era where cyber threats evolve faster than traditional defenses can adapt, the need for a paradigm shift in cybersecurity auditing has never been more urgent. Transforming Cybersecurity Audit Practices with Agility and Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a groundbreaking approach to ...
Modern Benford’s Law: State of the Art Techniques for Audit and Compliance Professionals
1st Edition
By Daniel J. McCarville
February 25, 2026
Benford’s Law offers a powerful, data-driven approach to anomaly detection. Discovered 150 years ago, it wasn’t until the 1990s that auditors began harnessing its potential for identifying irregularities in financial data. Today, the Benford’s Law community spans a wide range of professions and ...