This book serves as an introduction into the world of security and provides insight into why and how current security management practices fail, resulting in overall dissatisfaction by practitioners and lack of success in the corporate environment. The author examines the reasons and suggests how to fix them. The resulting improvement is highly beneficial to any corporation that chooses to pursue this approach or strategy and from a bottom-line and business operations perspective, not just in technical operations. This book transforms the understanding of the role of the CISO, the selection process for a CISO, and the financial impact that security plays in any organization.
Barak is the world's first "virtual CISO" and authored two cyber security books - Why CISOs Fail, a Cybercannon inductee, now in its 2nd edition - and The Security Hippie, full of real stories from his decades of work in the field.
The Crack in the Crystal, his debut fantasy novel, is slated for release in late 2024. He considers it his most important written work to date.
Barak is a massive fantasy/SF fan, gamer, tabletop and live action role player, and proud dad.
It was more like a coffee conversation with one of my peers. There was nothing I disagreed with, but there was also nothing truly revolutionary in the content. In a nutshell, connect with the larger organisation and build relationships, understand the business and how technology supports and creates value, and seek to understand and manage the business risk that arises.