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The Art of Cyber Security - A practical guide to winning the war on cyber crime
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The Art of Cyber Security - A practical guide to winning the war on cyber crime

by Gary Hibberd
May 2022
Beginner to intermediate
220 pages
3h
English
IT Governance Publishing
Audiobook available
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CHAPTER 9: STRATEGY AND TACTICS

Although it does not appear in The Art of War, this is an incredibly important quote from Sun Tzu that is worthy of deep meditation. However, I wanted to include it here because of its significance in cyber security. In truth, it should be a mantra every business owner should use.

I once met a business owner who proudly told me his business was going to be worth £5 million in the next three years, so I asked him how that was going to happen. What was his strategy? He simply repeated his statement. This is not a strategy; it’s a goal. Equally worrying is the person I spoke to, who, when asked to produce their cyber security strategy, produced a statement similar to the following: “We’re going to reduce the number ...

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