Black Swans and the Challenge of Mitigating the Unknown

[Paul Ferguson <fergdawgster () gmail com>]

A few days after discussing this with some local folks :-) I figured I
would pass this along here -- it is an awesome article, and the
principles can directly be applied to the InfoSec landscape:

http://securitymanagement.com/article/black-swans-and-challenge-mitigating-unknown-0011332?page=0%2C1

If you are unfamiliar with the "Black Swan" issue as described in
Nassim Nicholas Taleb's 2007 book, you should really read that, too:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Swan_%28Taleb_book%29

Understanding these issues is of paramount importance in understanding
practical security and the evolving threat landscape.

Enjoy!

- ferg

-- 
"Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson
 fergdawgster(at)gmail.com
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