Step Back from the Edge of Disaster

Addressing Cybersecurity Challenges for Business Leaders in the Age of AI
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-13659-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 376 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm

Cybersecurity is failing. Not because of technology, but because we've been solving the wrong problem. As cyber threats grow and AI reshapes the future, organizations need a new approach.

This groundbreaking book challenges conventional thinking, revealing how resilience, governance, and business strategy and not technology alone, are the keys to lasting cyber security.

Packed with innovative models, practical insights, and bold ideas, it equips leaders to strengthen resilience, unlock AI's potential, and transform cybersecurity from a costly obligation into a strategic business advantage.

The future belongs to organizations that rethink cybersecurity before it's too late.

Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development, Professional Reference, and Professional Training

Autoren/Hrsg.

Toma, Sorin

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Technische Informatik Computersicherheit Schadprogramme (Viren, Trojaner etc.)
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Management: Führung & Motivation
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Computerkommunikation & -vernetzung Netzwerksicherheit
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Technische Informatik Computersicherheit Kryptographie, Datenverschlüsselung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART I. THE IMPERATIVE FOR BUSINESS LEADERS. Chapter 1. The Importance of Cybersecurity for Business Leaders. Chapter 2. Cyber Leadership Governance and Associated Board Matters. PART II. RESILIENCE. Chapter 3. Leading the Organization by Adopting a Culture of Resilience. PART III. EXPOSURE. Chapter 4. Holistic Cybersecurity using Key Principles, Customer First, the Four Horsemen of Cyberpocalypse and Time2Pivot. PART IV. MATURITY. Chapter 5. Core Business Models for Cybersecurity Success. PART V. STRATEGY. Chapter 6. Building A Highly Effective Cyber Team. Chapter 7. Successful Cyber Operations and Team Structure. Chapter 8. Leading a Highly Effective Cyber Team. Chapter 9. Improving Staff Resilience and Dealing with Cyber Fatigue. Chapter 10. Recruiting the Best. Chapter 11. Technological Innovation – AI, Robotics and Quantum Computing but Mostly AI. Chapter 12. Cyber Myths, Legends, and Faulty Thinking Patterns.

Über Autor(innen)

Sorin Toma B Sc, GDEE, CISM, MIEEE, MACS

Sorin Toma is a cybersecurity and digital risk executive, board advisor, transformation leader, and author with more than 35 years’ experience spanning business, technology, cybersecurity, and organisational transformation. Beginning his career as an analyst programmer, Sorin progressed through senior leadership roles with global organisations including Accenture, Deloitte, Electronic Data Systems (EDS), Sun Microsystems, and LogicaCMG, where he held executive responsibilities across technology, government, defence, telecommunications, utilities, and critical infrastructure sectors.

Throughout his career, Sorin has built a reputation as a pragmatic leader who bridges the gap between business strategy, technology, risk, and cybersecurity. He has worked with boards, executives, and leadership teams to translate cyber risk into business decisions — helping organisations strengthen resilience, reduce exposure, improve maturity, and safely pursue digital transformation.

Sorin’s experience includes board advisory, interim CISO roles, cybersecurity strategy development, enterprise risk management, major transformation programs, post-merger integration, and the delivery of complex business initiatives where effective risk management was critical to success. He has led programs ranging from cybersecurity uplift initiatives to large-scale transformations and has built and led global teams across diverse industries.

His career has included leadership roles such as Managing Director Utilities at LogicaCMG, General Manager Federal Government and Defence at Sun Microsystems, CISO and cyber executive roles, and advisory positions supporting boards and senior executives.

Sorin is passionate about raising cybersecurity awareness among business leaders, governments, and communities. He has contributed to industry publications, spoken at conferences, appeared in media interviews, and advised executives on navigating cybersecurity challenges in an increasingly complex digital world.

He holds qualifications from Griffith University, the University of Technology Sydney, and Harvard Business School leadership programs, is a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), and an ISACA Sydney Chapter Board Director.