Red Team: How to Succeed By Thinking Like the Enemy
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| Rating | : | 4.80 (933 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0465048943 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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Real World Red Teaming William Struse I realize that I’ll never be that four star general Red Teaming the possible choices a major world power might make when it realizes it has lost the race to singularity and its nuclear arsenal no longer provides the strategic projection of force it once did, nor will I be the CEO of a multinational internet sale behemoth Red Teaming Europe’s demographic chances into a comprehensive future cooperate sales strategy, nevertheless I did enjoy Micah Zenko’s new book Red Team: How to Succeed by Thinking Like the Enemy.Despite the subtitle of the book How. "Best plans and bad intentions" according to The Real Bob. Likely my (favorable) bias on this subject. I agree with the author that the use of red-teaming and alternate analysis can (should) lead to better decisions. Sadly, as the author relates, some of the most hopeful exercises failed not because of the methods but because those who wish to hide shortcomings were able to confound the red-teamers. So even the best laid plans for analysis can be derailed due to bad intentions of various actors. Remain hopeful and try to integrate these methods into regular business activities, even if you refrain from calling your efforts . "Five Stars" according to Carol A. Rayfield. Arrived on time and in excellent condition.
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But red teams are only as good as leaders allow them to be, and Zenko shows not only how to create and empower red teams, but also what to do with the information they produce.Essential reading for business leaders and policymakers alike, Red Team will revolutionize the way organizations think about, exploit, compensate for, and correct their institutional strengths and weaknesses. Drawing on little-known case studies and unprecedented access to elite red teamers in the United States and abroad, Zenko shows how any groupfrom military units to friendly hackerscan win by thinking like the enemy.. Red teaming, including simulations, vulnerability probes, and alternative analyses, helps institutions in competitive environments to identify vulnerabilities and weaknesses, challenge assumptions, and anticipate potential threats ahead of the next special operations raid, malicious cyberattack, or corporate merger. The best practices of red teaming can be applied to the CIA, NYPD, or a pharmaceutical company, and executed correctly they can yield impressive results: red teams give businesses an edge over their competition, poke holes in vital intelligence estimates, and troubleshoot dangerous military missions long before boots are on the ground. But not all red teams are created equal; indeed, some