The Psychology of Cybersecurity: Hacking and the Human Mind

This book takes a fresh look at the psychology of cybersecurity and IT management, discussing the role of cognitive bias and human factors on poor decisions. The book considers the psychology and motivations of those involved with cybersecurity both as cyber attackers and cyber defenders.

Tarnveer Singh is an award-winning Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) with decades of security experience across a wide range of sectors. He is Director (Security & Compliance) at Cyber Wisdom Ltd, an Information Security and Compliance Consultancy helping clients to address security threats affecting their business. He is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Information Security and a Chartered IT Professional with the British Computer Society.

Sarah Y. Zheng, PhD is a neuropsychologist investigating emerging crime and security risks from technological advances. Through her research, she helps organisations become more resilient to phishing attacks and improve people’s awareness of new cybersecurity threats. Before returning to academia, she developed AI applications and worked in data science for financial, retail and government institutes for several years. With her unique understanding of both people and technology, her mission is to put the human element in technological development.