Two, the Federal Reserve and Congress will catch the problem before it gets serious. Skeptic or not, this book offers important economic theories for the industry. He let it sit for two years, derailed by the fact that, for all he knew about threats to security in the digital age, he could offer no truly effective solutions. Cryptography, he discovered, was not the answer. Although readers may not sympathize entirely with this ivy-covered revelation, they will welcome the practical work that is the product of Schneier's epiphany.
Secrets takes a hopeful approach to the inevitable.
Yes, cyberattacks will continue and businesses will lose money. But we can minimize damage by turning away from prevention and toward detection and reaction. Successful security is about risk management, about compartmentalizing networks, shoring up the weakest links, and setting defenses in layers. Secrets is a comprehensive, well-written work on a topic few business leaders can afford to neglect.