Mission-Ready: Military Principles for Cyber Success
Article Excerpt:
Military service and cyber security share vital lessons. NSB Cyber CEO Shane Bell discusses how experience in war zones can shape effective cyber crisis response.
Let me paint you a quick picture. It is 2003, the whole world has changed after the tragedy of 11 September 2001, and most of the militaries over the world are on heightened alert.
Many things happened during that campaign, most of which don’t need to be recounted in this article. What I do want to focus on however, is how the Australian Defence Force prepared us for such a deployment; to be able to deploy, execute our mission, and return home safely. Why? Because I think there is a lesson in that for organisations who truly want to be cyber ready.
The quick answer - highly effective, well structured and purpose driven preparation that ‘ramped up’ over a period of time, so that we were at peak when it counted.
Read about the trademarks of how the team prepared and why it worked so well. Find out how, if you take away the military aspects of those trademarks and replace them with cyber preparation, there isn’t much that needs to change in the approach.
Discover how NSB Cyber supports their clients across the full life-cycle of a cyber event.
If you’re serious about being ready, NSB Cyber is here to help.
Source: Lawyers Weekly - Friday 23rd May 2025
Author: NSB Cyber
Reference: Mission-Ready: Military Principles for Cyber Success