CYBERSECURITY: THE ENDGAME – PART ONE
Awarded “Article of the Year” by Taylor & Francis Journal.

Brian Barnier and Prachee Kale provide new ways to address the increasingly more sophisticated cyber threats and attacks. As companies —board members, senior management, risk and information technology managers - strive to grow while strengthening reputation, minimizing security incidents, preparing for and responding to them; they often find themselves struggling with the cybersecurity approaches they thought would help. Unlike Avengers and Captain Marvel, it is a losing endgame. This article first explains how daily struggles cannot be fixed just by better implementation. Why? Because so many struggles are caused by structural, not implementation, flaws. Thus, structural flaws must be fixed. Second, it points to a better endgame – using proven business management methods to simplify complexity and improve outcomes, especially Total Quality Management and innovation initiatives. Third, because change is challenging, the article offers backstories, tips and engaging questions to make it easier for leaders to manage daily operations amidst shifting priorities while fostering transformation in the spirit of innovation.

CYBERSECURITY: THE ENDGAME – PART ONE