The Smartest Person in the Room

The Smartest Person in the Room

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  • Author：Christian Espinosa
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Summary

Cyberattack—an ominous word that strikes fear in the hearts of nearly everyone， especially business owners， CEOs， and executives。 With cyberattacks resulting in often devastating results， it’s no wonder executives hire the best and brightest of the IT world for protection。 But are you doing enough？ Do you understand your risks？ What if the brightest aren’t always the best choice for your company？

In The Smartest Person in the Room， Christian Espinosa shows you how to leverage your company’s smartest minds to your benefit and theirs。 Learn from Christian’s own journey from cybersecurity engineer to company CEO。 He describes why a high IQ is a lost superpower when effective communication， true intelligence， and self-confidence are not embraced。 With his seven-step methodology and stories from the field， Christian helps you develop your team’s technical minds so they become better humans and strong leaders who excel in every role。 This book provides you with an enlightening perspective of how to turn your biggest unknown weakness into your strongest defense。

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Reviews

Lady Donna ，

WAR AGAINST CYBERCRIMEThis book tell's the real reason for the rampant cyber security problems。 On a different gear though in a simple way the book sheds a lasting solution to cyber-security issues。 It uses simple but very crucial aspects in the fight against cybercrime。 The book introduces Secure Methodology a step-by-step tool designed to create technical staff cohesiveness。 Ideally， this triggers openness， honesty and effective communication。 Improvement of such aspects in an organization， be WAR AGAINST CYBERCRIMEThis book tell's the real reason for the rampant cyber security problems。 On a different gear though in a simple way the book sheds a lasting solution to cyber-security issues。 It uses simple but very crucial aspects in the fight against cybercrime。 The book introduces Secure Methodology a step-by-step tool designed to create technical staff cohesiveness。 Ideally， this triggers openness， honesty and effective communication。 Improvement of such aspects in an organization， better equips you to win cybersecurity war since you're on the same page and working together to fight cybercrime！ This book is such a eye opener！ It will make you think off the box！ 。。。more

Brian Aird ，

Technology and the TechnicianThe Smartest Person in the Room: The Root Cause and New Solution for Cybersecurity by Christian Espinosa is a fresh look at cyber security within the workplace。It is written specifically and directed towards leadership within companies。 Specifically， it is a valuable look and perspective provided to CEO's， COO's， CISO's or those personnel or departments charged with securing the valuable data of its customers。The narrative builds on the reality that customer's data i Technology and the TechnicianThe Smartest Person in the Room: The Root Cause and New Solution for Cybersecurity by Christian Espinosa is a fresh look at cyber security within the workplace。It is written specifically and directed towards leadership within companies。 Specifically， it is a valuable look and perspective provided to CEO's， COO's， CISO's or those personnel or departments charged with securing the valuable data of its customers。The narrative builds on the reality that customer's data is constantly under seige by cyber thieves。 The purpose of unlawfully attaining customer's data is to create dysfunction within the company or simply steal information for nefarious purposes。The author's premise that preventing cyber attacks is a two fold strategy。 The first prong of that strategy is to have technological safeguards in place。 The other component， and perhaps the most important， is to realize that people are the real issue at hand。 The author further adds that the root cause of successful cyber attacks lies at the feet of the cypersecurity staff and their huge egos。 Supposedly they think of themselves as the "Smartest Person in the Room" and therefore their ego compromises their ability to communicate with others and consequently prevent cyber problems from being averted。The writing then proceeds to build on this assumption and expounds on a methodology to build on improving the social skills of IT personnel。The Smartest Person in the Room: The Root Cause and New Solution for Cybersecurity by Christian Espinosa is a unique approach to addressing the ever present danger of cyber instrusions。 The narrative is well-developed and presents to upper management an option that may prove to be the missing component in deflecting and addressing cyper attacks。 It is an intriguing and interesting writing that offers an additional component to preventing destructive cyber attacks。 。。。more

Andriana Ristevska ，

"Transformation is a journey， though。 It doesn't happen at a single event or after you read one book。 It takes practice， hard work， and time。" I am amazed by this book。 It's so good！ Even though you can see on the cover 'The root cause and new solution for cybersecurity'， this book is not just for CEO， COO or CISO， or for those who have companies or workers。 This book is for everyone who wants to change。 For everyone who is open-minded and wants to make the world a better place。 We all want to b "Transformation is a journey， though。 It doesn't happen at a single event or after you read one book。 It takes practice， hard work， and time。" I am amazed by this book。 It's so good！ Even though you can see on the cover 'The root cause and new solution for cybersecurity'， this book is not just for CEO， COO or CISO， or for those who have companies or workers。 This book is for everyone who wants to change。 For everyone who is open-minded and wants to make the world a better place。 We all want to be the smartest person in the room， but if we are， then we're doing something wrong。 There's not much to learn if you know everything。 We are learning something new every day while we're alive。 We just have to open our mind。 I loved this book from the very first page。 I like how the author shows us his personal experiences to bring the point and story closer to us。 The style is like telling a story and it's so contagius。 I enjoyed it so much and I highly recommend it。 。。。more

Bookland_review ，

How to Choose the Red Pill，Christian Espinosa has over 30 years of experience in the Cybersecurity industry。 Yet， this book refrains from using technical jargon， which makes it more understandable for the reader。This insightful book provides valuable methods for improving cybersecurity， team relations， and how to develop leadership skills。The Smartest Person in the Room also points out the issue of technical employees who lack the required skills could be a cause of any cybersecurity quandaries。 How to Choose the Red Pill，Christian Espinosa has over 30 years of experience in the Cybersecurity industry。 Yet， this book refrains from using technical jargon， which makes it more understandable for the reader。This insightful book provides valuable methods for improving cybersecurity， team relations， and how to develop leadership skills。The Smartest Person in the Room also points out the issue of technical employees who lack the required skills could be a cause of any cybersecurity quandaries。 The author demonstrates， from personal experience， that some personalities are not fit for the technical position， despite being “paper tigers”。What is great about the book is that Christian Espinosa does not just list a number of issues to solve， he provides detailed solutions to each problem。 While evaluating the system as a whole， he designed the Secure Methodology that includes seven different steps。 Each step is thoroughly described and explained。 He also offers teamwork activities for developing essential skills in fighting cybercriminals。The title of the book refers to employees who focus solely on being the smartest person in the room， and how they will not be a valuable addition to the team。 Why？ The book will explain everything。“The Secure Methodology is a surefire way to ignite the people skills of your technical team so we can beat cybercriminals and win the war”- Christian Espinosa， The Smartest Person in the Room 。。。more

Fact Fiction ，

Motivational I attended my fair share of motivational seminars during my working life to know one when I come across one。 As it turned out， this book is as much about personal growth as it is about cybersecurity。 Espinosa correctly points out that the smartest person in the room is the one who knows he isn’t。 To use one of the author’s analogies from the Matrix。。。。 Neo’s choice is not just what color pill to take but the realisation that the effects will wear off almost instantaneously。 Trying t Motivational I attended my fair share of motivational seminars during my working life to know one when I come across one。 As it turned out， this book is as much about personal growth as it is about cybersecurity。 Espinosa correctly points out that the smartest person in the room is the one who knows he isn’t。 To use one of the author’s analogies from the Matrix。。。。 Neo’s choice is not just what color pill to take but the realisation that the effects will wear off almost instantaneously。 Trying to build more fulfilled and meaningful working lives might be the only thing that keeps us ahead of the Matrix。 What would be interesting to see is whether the perpetrators think along these lines as well？ 。。。more

Addison Marsh ，

not an easy read but the solution is rock solid。。。 hire people that are open to change

Tom Stravos ，

This is really a personal development book that encapsulates a lot of NLP principles。 Christian Espinosa focuses on the challenges in the cybersecurity industry and recommends his 7 Step Secure Methodology as a solution。 He believes the challenges stem from the high IQ / low EQ culture in cybersecurity that results in intellectual bullying and massive communication challenges。 Great book， complete with exercises。 I recommend as a "must-read" for every technical leader。 This is really a personal development book that encapsulates a lot of NLP principles。 Christian Espinosa focuses on the challenges in the cybersecurity industry and recommends his 7 Step Secure Methodology as a solution。 He believes the challenges stem from the high IQ / low EQ culture in cybersecurity that results in intellectual bullying and massive communication challenges。 Great book， complete with exercises。 I recommend as a "must-read" for every technical leader。 。。。more

Claudio ，

I have a mixed feeling about this book。On one side， it contains an interesting guide to NLP， with actionable points that could be applied to every task and challenge in your life。On the other side， the volume promised a guide to enhance cybersecurity， and this is really stretched on。 While I perfectly agree with the premise that the weakest point in IT security is men， not technologies， I do not see much of evidence in the book that this is really due to the lack of communication skills of techn I have a mixed feeling about this book。On one side， it contains an interesting guide to NLP， with actionable points that could be applied to every task and challenge in your life。On the other side， the volume promised a guide to enhance cybersecurity， and this is really stretched on。 While I perfectly agree with the premise that the weakest point in IT security is men， not technologies， I do not see much of evidence in the book that this is really due to the lack of communication skills of technical people tasked with security。In summary， this book is made of seven crucial chapters on the seven steps where you can and should improve your life， with at the end of each a few paragraphs on how this applies to cybersecurity。 It doesn't live up to the expectation。I received an advance review copy for free， and I am leaving this review voluntarily。 。。。more

Zenn Jenn ，

Interesting read， not only for CEO's and leaders of technically inclined employees， but also for lay people who have ZERO comprehension of "robot talk" or "geek speak" （i。e。 loads of technical jargon）。 Pleasantly surprised to find this was not THAT incomprehensible， boring book ！ Instead， I found very practical and useful knowledge; I'm currently applying aspects of the author's seven-step secure methodology to facilitate much more fluid and effective communication within my own personal and pro Interesting read， not only for CEO's and leaders of technically inclined employees， but also for lay people who have ZERO comprehension of "robot talk" or "geek speak" （i。e。 loads of technical jargon）。 Pleasantly surprised to find this was not THAT incomprehensible， boring book ！ Instead， I found very practical and useful knowledge; I'm currently applying aspects of the author's seven-step secure methodology to facilitate much more fluid and effective communication within my own personal and professional relationships。 The personal stories and anecdotes made this book much more relatable and interesting to read。 I mean， who has never experienced an irritating， know-it-all， bully "Doug"。。。in the tech world， or elsewhere ？！ Christian's strength， courage and wisdom as leader and visionary within the unique world of Cybersecurity seem to emanate from his many personal life struggles。 If followed， I believe the tips and suggestions made by this author in the seven-step secure methodology have the potential to transform predominantly left-brained techy people into more empathic， stronger right-brained leaders and human beings （with outstanding communication skills）。 Purchasing this book as gifts even for some of my non-CEO friends and family ！ 。。。more

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