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Episode Synopsis
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.
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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.
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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.
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