Bibliograph

Red team, how to succeed by thinking like the enemy, Micah Zenko

Type

Label

Red team, how to succeed by thinking like the enemy, Micah Zenko

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-275) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Red team

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

905685957

Responsibility statement

Micah Zenko

Sub title

how to succeed by thinking like the enemy

Summary

"In Red Team, security expert Micah Zenko provides an in-depth investigation into the work of red teams, revealing the best practices, most common pitfalls, and most effective strategies of these modern-day Devil's Advocates. He shows how competitive organizations, from private corporations to whole governments, can and should mitigate risk by red teaming. A growing number of institutions are already using this approach, Zenko shows, but he argues that the potential of red teaming far exceeds its current applications. Drawing on hundreds of interviews and his own training at the U.S. Army's Red Team University (which he was the first civilian to attend), Zenko traces the history of red teaming, describes its current uses, and explores its vast potential in today's interconnected, multipolar world. The basic techniques of red teaming remain the same whether applied to the CIA, IBM, or the NFL, and executed correctly they can yield impressive results: red teams have given businesses an edge over their competition, confirmed vital CIA intelligence, and troubleshot dangerous military missions long before there were boots on the ground. But red teams are only as good as the leaders who commission them, and Zenko shows not only how to create an empowered red team, but also what to do with its advice. Essential reading for policy wonks and business leaders alike, Red Team will revolutionize the way organizations think about, exploit, compensate for, and correct their institutional strengths and weaknesses. Through illuminating case studies and never-before-told stories, Zenko shows how any group--from army units to credit card companies to sports teams--can win by thinking like the enemy"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Best practices in red teaming -- Modern military red teaming -- Alternatives : intelligence community red teaming -- Adversaries : homeland security red teaming -- Competitors : private-sector red teaming -- Modesty, misimpressions, and the future of red teaming

Target audience

adult

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Creator