Keys to Working Smarter Not Harder in Cybersecurity Part 5 of 5
Welcome to the last in the series - part 5 of a discussion about working smarter not harder in cybersecurity. We'll look at: How to tackle the huge tasks with bite-sized chunks and baby steps What to do instead of trying to defend everything despite competing priorities Baby Steps and less is more It’s been said that a long journey begins with a single step. It’s also been said that to eat a large steak, you have to do it one bite at a time. Remember the movie “What About Bob?” Baby steps folks. Small incremental progress in important things like low-hanging fruit is key. A “Less is More” philosophy should be a basis of a better approach in cybersecurity. Also, “try softer” rather than “try harder” is another important strategy. Trying too hard usually ends up backfiring and causes too much friction. All of these things are behavioral patterns on the human and process side of things. For example, why try to implement 30 items in a STIG checklist when the attack to