This handbook of cybersecurity best practices is for public officials and citizens, employers and employees, corporations and consumers. Essays also address the development of state-of-the-art software systems and hardware for public and private organizations.

Table of Contents

• Acknowledgments
• Preface
• Part I. An Overview
• 1. Government Employees Unaware They Are Cyber Crime Victims - Chelsea Binns
• 2. Cybersecurity and America's Governments - Roger L. Kemp
• 3. NACo Members Zero In on Cybersecurity, Tech Safety - Ariel Cohen
• 4. Growing Impact of Cybercrime in Local Government - Gerald Cliff
• 5. Cybersecurity: What's Your Risk? - International City/County Management Association
• 6. Performance and Data Analytics: The Cincinnati Story - Harry Black
• 7. The Digital Solution - Shaun Mulholland
• 8. Digital Wallpapers Open Doors - Caitlin Cowart
• 9. Personal Privacy Is Eroding as Consent Policies of Google and Facebook Evoke “Fantasy World” - Fred H. Cate
• Part II. Threats and Risks
• 10. IoT Is Changing the Cybersecurity Industry - Larry Karisny
• 11. Equifax Breach Is a Reminder of Society's Larger Cybersecurity Problems - Richard Forno
• 12. Cybersecurity: Protecting Court Data - Brian McLaughlin
• 13. Health-Care Industry Increasingly Faces Cybersecurity Breaches - Margaret Steen
• 14. It's in the Mail: Aetna Agrees to $17M Payout in HIV Privacy Breach - Elana Gordon
• 15. Explainer: What Is Hacking? - James H. Hamlyn-Harris
• 16. How the Chinese Cyberthreat Has Evolved - Dorothy Denning
• 17. Now That Russia Has Apparently Hacked America's Grid, Shoring Up Security Is More Important Than Ever - Theodore J. Kury
• 18. Ransomware Victims Urged to Report Infections to Federal Law Enforcement - Federal Bureau of Investigation
• 19. Ransomware Attacks Illustrate the Vulnerabilities That Local Government Entities Face - Mary Scott Nabers
• 20. Ransomware Attacks on the Rise in 2017 - Mary Ann Barton
• 21. The Two Faces of Social Media - Martha Perego
• 22. “Zero-Day” Stockpiling Puts Us All at Risk - Benjamin Dean
• Part III. Prevention, Protection, Partnership: A. Practical Preventive Measures
• 23. A Plan for Cybersecurity - Cory Fleming
• 24. How We Can Each Fight Cybercrime with Smarter Habits - Arun Vishwanath
• 25. Simple Steps to Online Safety - Alan Shark
• 26. Staying Safe on Social Networking Sites - U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team
• 27. Seven Keys to Strengthen Your Cybersecurity Culture - Daniel J. Lohrmann
• 28. Three Tips for Forming a Computer Emergency Response Team - Kelsey Brewer
• 29. Cybersecurity Strategies Governments Need - Gus “Ira” Hunt and Lalit Ahluwalia
• 30. Security Pros Need a Mentor: Here's Why and How - Daniel J. Lohrmann
• 31. Mecklenburg County Refuses to Pay Ransom to Cyber Hackers - Mary Ann Barton
• 32. Fighting Fake News - Marcus Banks
• 33. How Airplane Crash Investigations Can Improve Cybersecurity - Scott Shackelford
• III. B. Technical Protections
• 34. National Cybersecurity Workforce Framework - U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• 35. Eliminating Network Blind Spots and Preventing Breaches - Reggie Best
• 36. The Cloud and Enterprise Cybersecurity: Leveling the Playing Field - Microsoft
• 37. Government Data in the Cloud: Provider and User Responsibilities - Subrata Chakrabarti
• 38. Using Blockchain to Secure the “Internet of Things” - Nir Kshetri
• 39. How to Protect Patrons’ Digital Privacy - Anne Ford
• 40. Monitoring Employees’ Use of Company Computers and the Internet - Texas Workforce Commission
• 41. Disaster Recovery for Technology: Best Practice - Government Finance Officers Association
• III. C. Using Partnerships and Networks
• 42. Cybersecurity Partnerships: Strength in Numbers - Susan Miller
• 43. Intersector Briefing: Cross Sector Collaboration in Cybersecurity - Intersector Project
• 44. Obama's Cybersecurity Initiative - Frank J. Cilluffo and Sharon L. Cardash
• 45. New Trump Executive Order on Cybersecurity - Daniel J. Lohrmann
• 46. Sharing of Cyber Threat Indicators and Defensive Measures by the Federal Government - Office of the Director of National Intelligence and Other Agencies
• 47. Law Enforcement Partnerships Enhance Cybersecurity Investigations - Chelsea Binns
• 48. States Rush to Cash in on Cybersecurity Boom - Elaine S. Povich
• 49. How the National Guard is Protecting Cybersecurity - Colin Wood
• 50. Cybersecurity and Local Governments in the United States - William Hatcher
• Part IV. Future
• 51. The Top 18 Security Predictions for 2018 - Daniel J. Lohrmann
• 52. Artificial Intelligence Cyber Attacks Are Coming—But What Does That Mean? - Jeremy Straub
• 53. FCC Group on 5G Deployment Short on Local Input - Mary Ann Barton
• 54. Thinking Strategically in the Cyber Domain - John O'Brien
• 55. Internet, E-Mail and Computer Use Policy - Texas Workforce Commission
• 56. Consumers Who Froze Their Credit Reports - Julie Appleby
• Appendix A. Glossary of Cybersecurity Terms - Joaquin Jay Gonzalez III
• Appendix B. Presidential Executive Order on Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure
• Appendix C. City and County of San Francisco Cybersecurity Policy
• Appendix D. LaPorte County, Indiana, IT Computer Security Policy
• About the Contributors
• List of Names and Terms