I Call Bullshit: Why Organisational Health Beats Cyber Security (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798182314954)

Written for CEOs, boards, and executive teams who want to build organisations that are naturally more secure, more resilient and more profitable.

The ideas behind this book have been developed through work with board members, CEOs, COOs and executive teams from global banks, Fortune 500 and FTSE 100 companies, major retailers, manufacturers, telecom, and high-growth technology businesses.

For decades we've been told that better security comes from better technology, more compliance and bigger security teams.

I Call Bullshit argues that we've become so focused on treating the symptoms that we've largely ignored the organisational conditions creating them in the first place.

What if security problems aren't just problems to solve?

What if your security vulnerabilities and incidents are actually valuable indicators, pointing towards opportunities to improve the maturity of your organisation?

The same organisational issues that lead to security vulnerabilities and incidents also create unnecessary cost, poor customer experiences, unreliable systems, slow delivery, frustrated employees and missed commercial opportunities. Security simply happens to be one of the first places those deeper organisational problems reveal themselves.

Using memorable stories and practical examples drawn from aviation, manufacturing, software engineering and global businesses, I Call Bullshit challenges decades of conventional thinking. It shows why the organisations with the best security are rarely the ones spending the most on cybersecurity. They're the ones that have built healthier organisations.

As organisational maturity improves, something unexpected happens. Security naturally improves with it, while doing less of it. But that's only the beginning. Costs fall, friction disappears, delivery accelerates, customer experience improves, trust grows, and commercial performance follows.

Security turns out not to be the destination.

It's the guide.

Instead of endlessly chasing vulnerabilities, healthy organisations use them to identify where the greatest opportunities for improvement lie, not just for security but for the organisation. And as the organisation becomes healthier, security improves with it.

And that becomes one of the clearest signs you're building a better business.

Whether you're responsible for a global enterprise or a growing company, I Call Bullshit will challenge the way you think about cybersecurity-and, more importantly, the way you think about leadership, organisational performance and competitive advantage.