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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