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The Art of InfoSec – Chapter 13

June 27, 2018 Faruk

Chapter 13 is the concluding chapter of the Sunzi. While he has continuously stressed the critical importance of intelligence and…

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Posted in: Information Security and the Art of War Filed under: CTI, cyber-war, InfoSec, intelligence, Process, security, spies, Sunzi, The Art of War

The Art of InfoSec – Chapter 5

December 30, 2017 Faruk

Strategic advantage (shih) is the core of chapter 5. It is attained through leveraging information by proper knowledge.

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Posted in: Information Security and the Art of War Filed under: CTI, cyber-war, InfoSec, security, Sunzi

The Art of InfoSec – Chapter 3 (cont’d)

September 6, 2017 Faruk

In the first half of Chapter 3, Sunzi focused on the elements of engagement in, and waging of,war. This information…

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Posted in: Information Security and the Art of War Filed under: Commander, CTI, cyber-war, InfoSec, Meritocracy, State, Sun Tzu, Sunzi, The Art of War, war

The Art of InfoSec – Chapter 2

June 17, 2017 Faruk

Chapter 2 of the Art of War
In the chapter “On Waging Battle,” Sunzi offers his famous prescription for a swift victory, and outlines key components that make a quick victory possible.

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Posted in: Information Security and the Art of War Filed under: China, CTI, cyber-war, Dao, InfoSec, security, Sun Tzu, Sunzi, The Art of War

The Art of InfoSec – Chapter 1 (cont’d)

June 12, 2017 Faruk 1 Comment

Chapter 1 of the Art of War – Part 2
Sunzi’s basic military assessment sets the scene for our CS/CTI development, and establishes the foundations to be built up throughout the book

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Posted in: Information Security and the Art of War Filed under: asymmetry, chess, China, CTI, cyber-war, InfoSec, OneLogin, Sun Tzu, Sunzi, The Art of War, war

Rethinking CTI – The Classical Chinese Approach

May 2, 2017 Faruk

Part 3 of Rethinking CTI
Where the traditional warfare model ended in a failed analogy, the classical Chinese model offers a lot of potential value. Examination of five key points suggests that developing this model may prove very useful.

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Posted in: CTI Filed under: China, Confucius, context, CTI, cyber-war, demonstration, deterrence, potential, Sun Tzu, Sunzi, war

Rethinking CTI – Problems of the Warfare Position

April 27, 2017 Faruk 1 Comment

Part 2 of Rethinking CTI
Cyber-warfare and CTI are to traditional warfare what chess is to snakes and ladders: both play out on a grid, but that’s where the similarities end. By understanding the underlying problems behind the failed analogy, the requirements for the new system emerge.

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Posted in: CTI Filed under: chess, CTI, cyber-war, deterrence, military paradigm, retaliation

Rethinking CTI

April 23, 2017 Faruk 3 Comments

Part 1 of Rethinking CTI
The traditional military warfare model is a common analogy to cyber-warfare and CTI. However, the analogy suffers from four fatal flaws, and is entirely incoherent.

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Posted in: CTI Filed under: asymmetry, attribution, CTI, cyber-war, deterrence, incompatibility, retaliation, war

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