What Does the Red Pill, Blue Pill Metaphor Have to do With Cybersecurity?

Would you prefer to take the red pill or the blue pill?

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That question is a reference to the popular science fiction action movie, The Matrix. In the film, Neo rebels against tyrannical machines that keep humans enslaved in a simulated reality.According to Wikipedia, “The red pill and its opposite, the blue pill, are a popular cultural meme, a metaphor representing the choice between knowledge, freedom, and the brutal truths of reality (red pill), and security, happiness and the blissful ignorance of illusion (blue pill).

In the world of cybersecurity, blissful ignorance and a false sense of security (the blue pill) will undoubtedly end in disaster. Our book, Canadian Cybersecurity 2018, An Anthology of CIO/CISO Enterprise-Level Perspectives, is the red pill. It will expose the brutal truth and harsh reality of the cyber threat landscape facing organizations today and then suggest the necessary knowledge and analyze appropriate solutions and strategies for combatting those threats.

Download the CLX Forum book, Canadian Cybersecurity 2018: An Anthology of CIO/CISO Enterprise-Level Perspectives: http://www.clxforum.org/

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