Achieving Digital Resilience with Cybersecurity

This chapter explores the process of achieving digital resilience through cybersecurity measures. It begins with the characteristics and motivations behind cyber threats, discussing the changing strategies employed and their effects on digital resilience. Followed by a review of various cyber threats, including malware and social engineering, it establishes the foundation for a discourse on threat intelligence and its integration with machine learning, to develop digital resilience, with a focus on implementing many layers of security measures and fostering a culture of security consciousness. It also attempts to cover the notion of reliable systems, zero-trust systems, and the trade-off between security and usability. It also explores the function of encryption in protecting digital assets, responding to incidents, and using DevSecOps to create robust digital systems. The chapter provides valuable information on the need to swiftly respond to incidents and in effectively recovering from them.