The Cybersecurity Survival Playbook: Defend, Detect, and Respond to Real-World Attacks

By: Mohan Rayithi

Most cybersecurity books teach you how systems are supposed to work.

This one shows you what actually happens when they don't.

The Cybersecurity Survival Playbook is written from the front lines-where alerts are missed, decisions are delayed, and breaches don't look like breaches until it's too late.

This is not theory.
This is not certification prep.
This is how real systems fail-and how experienced professionals respond when they do.

Inside, you'll learn:

Why most breaches start quietly-and go unnoticedHow visibility breaks down in real environmentsWhy identity-not network-is your biggest riskWhat actually happens in the first hour of an incidentHow small cloud misconfigurations turn into major breachesWhy alert fatigue is killing your detection capabilityHow to respond when systems are already compromisedWhy resilience matters more than preventionWhere AI helps-and where it dangerously misleadsHow leadership, not tools, determines security outcomes

This book is built for:

Security engineers and architectsCloud, DevOps, and infrastructure professionalsCISOs, founders, and decision-makersAnyone responsible for protecting real systems under real pressure

If you want checklists, this is not your book.

If you want to think like someone who has handled real breaches, difficult decisions, and high-pressure incidents-this is exactly what you need.

Because in cybersecurity, the difference isn't knowledge.

It's judgment.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HLBPLNHQ
• ISBN13: 9798177666396
• Release Date: September 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 147 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.3" x 8.5"