Transforming Cybersecurity Audit Practices with Agility and Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
暫譯: 以敏捷和人工智慧 (AI) 轉型網路安全審計實務
Kostic Cissp Cisa Cimp Cscu Cpa, Linda
商品描述
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 modernizing audit methodologies by integrating agile principles and artificial intelligence. This book explores how conventional audit frameworks--often rigid, reactive, and siloed--can be reimagined into dynamic, proactive, and intelligent systems that align with the pace of digital transformation.
Drawing from real-world case studies, industry standards, and emerging technologies, this book provides a comprehensive roadmap for cybersecurity audit, cybersecurity, and information technology professionals seeking to enhance audit and risk management effectiveness and resilience. It delves into the application of agile methodologies to audit planning, execution, and reporting, enabling continuous assurance and iterative risk assessment. Simultaneously, it examines the transformative role of AI in automating control testing, anomaly detection, and predictive analytics, thereby reducing human error and increasing audit precision.
Key themes include the cultural and organizational shifts required to embrace agility, the ethical and governance considerations of AI in auditing, and the development of hybrid audit models that balance automation with human oversight. This book also offers practical tools, frameworks, and metrics to guide implementation and measure success.
Whether you're modernizing an internal cybersecurity audit function or building a next-generation cybersecurity assurance program, this book equips you with the insights and strategies to lead with confidence in a rapidly changing threat landscape. It is both a call to action and a practical guide for transforming cybersecurity audits into agile, intelligent, and future-ready practices.
商品描述(中文翻譯)
在一個網路威脅演變速度超過傳統防禦適應能力的時代，對於網路安全審計進行範式轉變的需求比以往任何時候都更加迫切。《以敏捷性和人工智慧 (AI) 轉型網路安全審計實務》提出了一種開創性的現代化審計方法，通過整合敏捷原則和人工智慧來實現。本書探討了如何將傳統的審計框架——通常是僵化、反應性和孤立的——重新構想為動態、主動和智能的系統，以符合數位轉型的步伐。
本書以真實案例研究、行業標準和新興技術為基礎，為尋求提升審計和風險管理效能及韌性的網路安全、資訊科技專業人士提供了一個全面的路線圖。它深入探討了敏捷方法論在審計規劃、執行和報告中的應用，使持續保證和迭代風險評估成為可能。同時，它還檢視了人工智慧在自動化控制測試、異常檢測和預測分析中的變革性角色，從而減少人為錯誤並提高審計精確度。
主要主題包括為了擁抱敏捷性所需的文化和組織轉變、人工智慧在審計中的倫理和治理考量，以及平衡自動化與人類監督的混合審計模型的發展。本書還提供了實用的工具、框架和指標，以指導實施並衡量成功。
無論您是在現代化內部網路安全審計功能，還是建立下一代網路安全保證計劃，本書都為您提供了在快速變化的威脅環境中自信領導的見解和策略。這不僅是行動的號召，也是將網路安全審計轉型為敏捷、智能和未來準備實務的實用指南。
作者簡介
Dr. Linda Kostic is a dynamic and accomplished technology, cybersecurity, and risk professional with over three decades of industry experience and a strong passion for education and professional development. She currently serves as an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC), where she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in cybersecurity governance, cybersecurity engineering, leadership, and information assurance. Her teaching approach emphasizes practical, real-world application and integrates AI-powered tools like ChatGPT to foster engagement and accessibility in online and hybrid classrooms.
Dr. Kostic holds a Doctorate in Information Assurance & Cybersecurity, a Master of Science in Telecommunications, and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting. She brings a unique blend of academic depth and corporate leadership, having held senior roles at Citi, T. Rowe Price, Transamerica, and E*TRADE Financial (now Morgan Stanley). Her expertise spans cybersecurity strategy, information technology and cybersecurity risk management, artificial intelligence, internal audit, threat intelligence, incident response, threat intelligence, and governance frameworks including NIST and ISO 31000.
She is also a published author and curriculum innovator. The Transforming Cybersecurity Audit Practices with Agility and AI is a book that merges her technical acumen with her vision for the future of cybersecurity auditing. Certified as a CPA, CISA, CISSP, CSCU, and CIMP, Dr. Kostic is an active contributor to ISACA's professional community, holding leadership positions and contributing to publications and framework development.
Through her work, Dr. Kostic continues to empower learners and professionals to adapt to evolving challenges in cybersecurity by blending rigor, innovation, and lifelong learning. Her LinkedIn profile reflects her commitment to professional growth, diversity, and mentorship across the technology and cybersecurity audit communities.
作者簡介(中文翻譯)
林達博士 (Dr. Linda Kostic) 是一位充滿活力且成就卓越的科技、網路安全及風險專業人士，擁有超過三十年的行業經驗，並對教育和專業發展充滿熱情。她目前擔任馬里蘭大學全球校區 (UMGC) 的兼任教授，教授網路安全治理、網路安全工程、領導力及資訊保障等本科及研究生課程。她的教學方法強調實用的現實應用，並整合像 ChatGPT 這樣的人工智慧工具，以促進在線和混合課堂的參與度和可及性。
林達博士擁有資訊保障與網路安全的博士學位、電信碩士學位及會計學士學位。她結合了學術深度和企業領導力，曾在花旗銀行 (Citi)、T. Rowe Price、Transamerica 和 E*TRADE Financial（現為摩根士丹利）擔任高級職位。她的專業領域涵蓋網路安全策略、資訊科技及網路安全風險管理、人工智慧、內部審計、威脅情報、事件響應、威脅情報及治理框架，包括 NIST 和 ISO 31000。
她也是一位已出版的作者和課程創新者。《以敏捷性和人工智慧轉型網路安全審計實務》一書融合了她的技術專長與對網路安全審計未來的願景。林達博士擁有 CPA、CISA、CISSP、CSCU 和 CIMP 認證，並積極參與 ISACA 的專業社群，擔任領導職位並貢獻於出版物和框架的發展。
透過她的工作，林達博士持續賦能學習者和專業人士，幫助他們適應網路安全中不斷演變的挑戰，結合嚴謹性、創新和終身學習。她的 LinkedIn 個人檔案反映了她對專業成長、多樣性和在科技及網路安全審計社群中導師角色的承諾。
