THE NORMAL ATTACK
Cybersecurity has changed.
The way most organizations think about it has not.
For decades, cyber attacks were viewed as abnormal events—visible intrusions, sophisticated hackers, malware, or dramatic breaches that clearly signaled something was wrong.
Increasingly, today's most significant cyber risks look completely normal.
They emerge through trusted software, legitimate identities, approved vendors, cloud platforms, automated decisions, and everyday business operations. Nothing appears unusual. Dashboards remain green. Compliance requirements are met. Business continues as expected.
Yet the organization may already be under attack.
THE NORMAL ATTACK presents a new way of understanding cyber risk by examining cybersecurity through the lenses of governance, leadership, trust, accountability, and executive decision-making.
Rather than focusing on technical attacks or security controls, this book explains why many of today's most damaging cyber incidents occur even when organizations appear compliant, well-managed, and secure.
Inside, you'll discover:
• Why modern cyber attacks often appear legitimate
• How trusted systems, vendors, identities, and automation have become the new attack surface
• Why compliance, dashboards, and security metrics can create false confidence
• Why cyber risk is fundamentally a governance challenge—not merely a technical one
• Practical insights for Boards, CXOs, CISOs, auditors, risk leaders, and governance professionals
• A new framework for governing cyber risk in an increasingly interconnected world
This is not a technical handbook or a book about fear.
It is a leadership book about seeing cyber risk differently.
