Cyber-Breaches and Other Threats Involving Conscious Opponents
Cyber-security is now a very real risk, with the potential for staggering costs and reputational harm. Cyber-security has another unusual feature as well: It falls into the realm of conscious harms, where companies must play a cat-and-mouse game to stay ahead of attackers. How do you build, maintain, and audit ...
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