{"product_id":"ai-for-cyber-security-building-defending-and-governing-intelligent-security-operations-9798245827568","title":"AI for Cyber Security: Building, Defending, and Governing Intelligent Security Operations","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jerome A. Fernandes\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Security - Viruses \u0026amp; Malware\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAI has already changed cyber warfare - and most SOCs are already behind.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAttackers are using AI today to generate polymorphic malware, automate reconnaissance, scale phishing and deepfake fraud, and bypass signature-based defenses faster than human teams can respond. Meanwhile, many defenders are experimenting with AI tools they don't fully trust, can't properly measure, and hesitate to deploy in production.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAI for Cyber Security\u003c\/i\u003e is written for security professionals who must make AI work in the real world - inside live Security Operations Centers where mistakes lead to outages, breaches, regulatory exposure, and career-level risk.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a vendor pitch, research survey, or theoretical overview. It is a practical, engineering-grade playbook for designing, governing, and operating AI systems across SOCs, cloud environments, and security platforms - from first pilot to safe, human-in-the-loop automation, and ultimately toward autonomous defense.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eINCLUDED IN THIS BOOK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Crawl-Walk-Run Adoption Roadmap: \u003c\/b\u003e A phase-by-phase execution guide to move your SOC from experimental AI pilots to autonomous defense without breaking production.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e5+ Battle-Tested Security Frameworks: \u003c\/b\u003e High-stakes decision models including the R.A.I.L.S. automation safety test, the A.I.M. threat modeling system, and the R.E.A.L. vulnerability prioritization method.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e25+ Practitioner-Ready Prompts: \u003c\/b\u003e Engineering-grade prompts to de-obfuscate malware, generate advanced SIEM queries (KQL\/SPL), and simulate Red Team behavior.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe AI Governance \u0026amp; Risk Toolkit: \u003c\/b\u003e Ready-to-use templates for AI Acceptable Use Policies, Model Cards, and a no-nonsense Vendor Due Diligence Checklist.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e10+ Operational Checklists \u0026amp; Playbooks: \u003c\/b\u003e From data hygiene audits to incident response playbooks for prompt injection, model poisoning, and RAG data leakage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Security Metrics Dashboard: \u003c\/b\u003e KPIs that prove value beyond \"accuracy,\" including False Positive Rate, Human Override Rate, and Cost Per Alert.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e15+ Real-World Cyber Scenarios: \u003c\/b\u003e Deep dives into AI-driven attacks such as deepfakes and polymorphic malware - and the architectural countermeasures used to stop them.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWHAT'S INSIDE THIS BOOK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Foundations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy security is shifting from signatures to semantics, how ML and LLMs actually work, and why most security data is toxic to AI without proper grounding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Operating AI in the SOC\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesigning human-in-the-loop workflows, moving from probabilities to decisions, securing MLOps pipelines, and measuring what truly matters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Defensive Applications\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePractical AI use cases across SOC triage, anomaly detection, malware and phishing defense, cloud and identity security, AppSec, and SOAR automation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Adversarial Reality\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow attackers exploit models themselves, weaponize generative AI, and execute AI-powered attacks - and how to defend against them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: Strategy \u0026amp; Governance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuild-vs-buy decisions, AI governance aligned with NIST and emerging regulation, and proving ROI while solving the junior-analyst crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eParts VI \u0026amp; VII: Playbooks, Case Studies \u0026amp; The Future\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetailed SOC case studies, AI incident response when the model becomes the threat, and preparing for autonomous defense and post-quantum realities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf AI is now part of both the attack surface and the defense stack, this book shows you how to stay in control.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWritten for SOC analysts, security engineers, architects, and CISOs who need operational clarity, measurable results, and defensible decisions - not hype.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47570918310039,"sku":"9798245827568","price":1684.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798245827568.webp?v=1774885148","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/ai-for-cyber-security-building-defending-and-governing-intelligent-security-operations-9798245827568","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}