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]
Mind the Tech Gap: Addressing the Conflicts between IT and Security Teams
1st Edition
By Nikki Robinson
October 05, 2022
IT and cybersecurity teams have had a long-standing battle between functionality and security. But why? To understand where the problem lies, this book will explore the different job functions, goals, relationships, and other factors that may impact how IT and cybersecurity teams interact. With ...
Controlling Privacy and the Use of Data Assets - Volume 1: Who Owns the New Oil?
1st Edition
By Ulf Mattsson
June 27, 2022
"Ulf Mattsson leverages his decades of experience as a CTO and security expert to show how companies can achieve data compliance without sacrificing operability." Jim Ambrosini, CISSP, CRISC, Cybersecurity Consultant and Virtual CISO "Ulf Mattsson lays out not just the rationale for accountable ...
Finding Your Granite: My Four Cornerstones of Personal Leadership
1st Edition
By Douglas P. Pflug
May 30, 2022
In "Finding your Granite", Executive Leadership Coach and Mentor Douglas Pflug walks you through some of the life experiences, lessons and key take-ways from his years as a dual sport university athlete, 28 years as a police officer, 30 years as an elite strength and conditioning coach, mentor and ...
Modern Management and Leadership: Best Practice Essentials with CISO/CSO Applications
1st Edition
By Mark Tarallo
May 30, 2022
In one modest-sized volume, this book offers three valuable sets of knowledge. First, it provides best practice guidance on virtually every large-scale task a modern manager may be involved in—from recruiting and hiring to onboarding and leading teams, and from employee engagement and retention to ...
Rising from the Mailroom to the Boardroom: Unique Insights for Governance, Risk, Compliance and Audit Leaders
1st Edition
By Bruce Turner
May 30, 2022
Boards and business leaders expect their key advisors to deliver fresh insights, and increasingly expect them to demonstrate foresight. To achieve what is expected, it is crucial to understand the dynamics of conversations in the boardroom and around the audit committee table. This book provides ...
Say What!? Communicate with Tact and Impact: What to say to get results at any point in an audit
1st Edition
By Ann M. Butera
May 30, 2022
This book addresses the important role of communication within the context of performing an audit, project, or review (i.e., planning, detailed testing, and reporting). Intended for audit, information security, enterprise, and operational risk professionals at all levels, including those just ...
The Security Hippie
1st Edition
By Barak Engel
February 22, 2022
The Security Hippie is Barak Engel’s second book. As the originator of the “Virtual CISO” (fractional security chief) concept, he has served as security leader in dozens of notable organizations, such as Mulesoft, Stubhub, Amplitude Analytics, and many others. The Security Hippie follows his ...
Cognitive Hack: The New Battleground in Cybersecurity ... the Human Mind
1st Edition
By James Bone
August 02, 2021
This book explores a broad cross section of research and actual case studies to draw out new insights that may be used to build a benchmark for IT security professionals. This research takes a deeper dive beneath the surface of the analysis to uncover novel ways to mitigate data security ...
Operational Assessment of IT
1st Edition
By Steve Katzman
August 02, 2021
Operational Assessment of IT presents ideas and concepts of optimization designed to improve an organization’s business processes and assist business units in meeting organizational goals more effectively. Rather than focus on specific technologies, computing environments, enterprise risks, ...
Practitioner's Guide to Business Impact Analysis
1st Edition
By Priti Sikdar
August 02, 2021
This book illustrates the importance of business impact analysis, which covers risk assessment, and moves towards better understanding of the business environment, industry specific compliance, legal and regulatory landscape and the need for business continuity. The book provides charts, checklists...
Security and Auditing of Smart Devices: Managing Proliferation of Confidential Data on Corporate and BYOD Devices
1st Edition
By Sajay Rai, Philip Chukwuma, Richard Cozart
August 02, 2021
Most organizations have been caught off-guard with the proliferation of smart devices. The IT organization was comfortable supporting the Blackberry due to its ease of implementation and maintenance. But the use of Android and iOS smart devices have created a maintenance nightmare not only for the ...
Software Quality Assurance: Integrating Testing, Security, and Audit
1st Edition
By Abu Sayed Mahfuz
August 02, 2021
Software Quality Assurance: Integrating Testing, Security, and Audit focuses on the importance of software quality and security. It defines various types of testing, recognizes factors that propose value to software quality, and provides theoretical and real-world scenarios that offer value and ...