07/05/2021
10 Disciplines of Effective Cyber Security Leadership
The asymmetric threat has left the building, and the attack surface area has exponentially increased.
Today, there are four (4) billion people with forty (40) billion devices connected to the internet, and these numbers are expected to hit one (1) trillion devices connected to the internet by 2030. Each app, on these Interoperable devices, has sixty-five thousand (65,000) ports, or end point vulnerabilities for attackers to target.
Cyber threats should no longer be considered a low probability high impact event due to global Interoperability/connectedness, recent unprecedented events across the Nation and World, social unrest, extended isolation, and the increase of the labor force working from home.
The threat surface area, vulnerabilities, and opportunities for attack have been exponentially increased for attackers to infiltrate "Critical Ecosystems" and either perform ACCESS (e.g., exfiltrate data) or EFFECTS (e.g., cause an action) Attacks/Operations.
Here’s ten (10) disciplines leaders can use in ANY business, small, medium, or large, to Mitigate their Cyber Risk, and the Impact to their businesses and communities.
1 - Think and Act Basically - Basic Cyber Hygiene
2 - Think Critically
3 - Be Humble
4 - Think like a Scientist Anatomically
5 - Think Collaboratively
6 - Think Strategically
7 - Be Hungry for Knowledge
8 - Conduct SWOT Analyses and Take Action
9 - Develop a Culture of Trust & Mutual Aid Assistance
10 - Think in Venn Diagrams; It's a Mindset!
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