Cybersecurity is radically asymmetrically distributed.

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🗓️ 5 August 2024

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Rick Howard, N2K CyberWire’s Chief Analyst and Senior Fellow, discusses the idea that Cybersecurity is radically asymmetrically distributed. It means that cybersecurity risk is not the same for all verticals and knowing that may impact the first principle strategies you choose to protect your enterprise. For a complete reading list and even more information, check out Rick’s more detailed essay on the topic. References: André Munro, 2024. Liberal democracy [Explainer]. Encyclopedia Britannica. David Weedmark, 2017. Why do some states require emissions testing? [Explainer]. Autoblog. Kara Rogers, 2020. What Is a Superspreader Event? [Explainer]. Encyclopedia Britannica. Lara Salahi, 2021. 1 Year Later: The ‘Superspreader’ Conference That Sparked Boston’s COVID Outbreak [News]. NBC10 Boston. Malcolm Gladwell, 2002. The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference [Book]. Goodreads. Malcolm Gladwell, 2005. Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking [Book]. Goodreads. Malcolm Gladwell, 2008. Outliers: The Story of Success [Book]. Goodreads. Malcolm Gladwell, 2019. Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know [Book]. Goodreads. Malcolm Gladwell, 2021. The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War [Book]. Goodreads. Malcom Gladwell, 2024. Medal of Honor: Stories of Courage [Podcast]. Pushkin Industries. Malcolm Gladwell. Revisionist History [Podcast]. Pushkin Industries. Michael Lewis, 2003. Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game [Book]. Goodreads. Michael Lewis. Against the Rules [Podcast]. Pushkin Industries. Nassim Nicholas Taleb, 2007. The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable [Book]. Goodreads. Rick Howard, 2023. Cybersecurity First Principles: A Reboot of Strategy and Tactics [Book]. Goodreads. Rick Howard, 2023. Cybersecurity First Principles Book Appendix [Diagram]. N2K CyberWire. Rick Howard, 2023. Cybersecurity moneyball: First principles applied to the workforce gap. [Podcast]. The CyberWire. Rick Howard, Simone Petrella , 2024. The Moneyball Approach to Buying Down Risk, Not Superstars [Presentation]. RSA 2024 Conference. Robert Soucy, 2024. Fascism [Explainer]. Encyclopedia Britannica. Staff, 2022. Information Risk Insights Study: A Clearer Vision for Assessing the Risk of Cyber Incidents [Report]. Cyentia Institute. Staff. Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients [Website]. Congressional Medal of Honor Society. Staff. North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) [Website]. U.S. Census Bureau. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to the CyberWire Network, powered by N2K.
0:07.0	Quick. Quick question. Do your end users always work on company-owned devices and IT approved
0:20.4	apps? If the answer is no, then my next question is, how do you keep
0:25.6	company data safe on all those unmanaged apps and devices? One password has an
0:31.4	answer to this question extended access management
0:34.9	One Password extended access management helps you secure every sign-in for every
0:40.7	app on every device because it solves the problem traditional IAM and
0:45.6	MDM can't touch. Check it out at one password.com slash
0:50.8	x-am that's one password.com slash
0:55.0	X AM.
0:57.0	Hey everybody, Rick here.
1:04.4	Rick here. Let's start with this.
1:07.4	Cybersecurity is radically asymmetrically distributed.
1:11.2	I first heard of this idea from an unusual source.
1:16.0	Malcolm Gladwell, the famous author and podcast host.
1:19.0	He gave one of the keynotes at the 2003 Google Mandiant
1:23.3	NYU's conference in Washington, D.C.
1:26.1	And you may be rightfully asking yourself,
1:28.3	what does a world-renowned author and podcast host
1:31.2	whose expertise is in the ballpark of the social sciences
1:34.4	know about the world of cyber security and why was he presenting the keynote
1:39.2	at one of the Infasek Professions flagship conferences. I'm glad you asked.
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