Cyber Security Foundations: Fundamentals, Technology and Society, Kogan Page, 2025
Keith Martin, Konstantinos Mersinas, Guido Schmitz, Jassim Happa


Cyber security has become one of the defining risks of our time. As emerging technologies expand attack surfaces and cyber criminals grow more sophisticated, organisations face not only heightened risks but also a growing maze of regulatory requirements. As the World Economic Forum notes in its 2025 Global Cybersecurity Outlook, the modern cyber landscape is increasingly shaped by geopolitical tensions, intricate supply chains, and the rapid evolution of digital technologies. This evolving environment is further strained by a global shortage of skilled professionals, underscoring the urgent need for more resilient, collaborative and adaptive cyber security strategies.

It is against this backdrop that Kogan Page publishes its latest book on the core topics that all cyber security students and professionals need to understand in order to manage the emerging risks. Cyber Security Foundations: Fundamentals, Technology and Society is intended as a textbook for postgraduate and undergraduate students studying cyber security and information security modules, as well as for risk professionals and others seeking to deepen their technical and human-centred digital security knowledge.

Chapters focus on core areas including cryptography, computer security, cyber security management, cyber crime and privacy. An analysis of how the various facets of the discipline interrelate is included, while real-world examples – of which there is a growing catalogue in both the public and private sectors – illustrate the application of ideas throughout. Learning outcomes and activities are designed to help reinforce understanding, and encourage further exploration beyond the core text. Finally, in a world in which terminology matters, a glossary equips readers with the language necessary to make sense of each topic.

Kogan Page’s latest book has been compiled by some of the field’s foremost academics and experts. Author Keith Martin is a professor of information security at Royal Holloway, University of London, and director of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Cyber Security for the Everyday Life; Jassim Happa and Konstantinos Mersinas are senior lecturers in information security at Royal Holloway, University of London; and Guido Schmitz is an assistant professor in computer science and cyber security at Lancaster University, Leipzig.

With their extensive experience of teaching in cyber security, together the authors guide readers through the core principles and their real-world applications.

Cyber Security Foundations provides broad but detailed coverage of the fundamental principles and technology of cyber security, including its important – but often overlooked – societal dimensions.

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