"In information security, we've long spoken about resilience. The goal has been to withstand an attack, recover quickly, and return to business as usual. But in today's environmentwhere attackers adapt and evolve dailyresilience is no longer enough. We must go further. We must embrace antifragility. Nassim Nicholas Taleb coined the term antifragile in his book Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder."
"Taleb's work, originally centered on financial risk management, describes systems that don't merely survive shocks but improve because of them. Unlike resilience, which aims to bounce back to the status quo, antifragility means that stress, volatility, and disruption actually make the system stronger. This concept struck me as essential for cybersecurity, particularly in industries like mortgage, real estate, and title, where vast amounts of sensitive financial and consumer data are constantly targeted."
"To explain antifragility in a way that resonates, I often use the Japanese art of Kintsugi, which means golden joinery. I first heard this analogy in a conversation with a colleague at an information security leadership conference, and it struck me immediately. Instead of discarding broken pottery, Japanese artisans repair the cracks with gold, creating an entirely new piece that is stronger, more beautiful, and more valuable than the original. The breakage is not hidden; it is celebrated as part of the object's history."
Antifragility requires moving beyond resilience so systems improve from stress and shocks rather than merely recover. Antifragile systems gain strength from volatility and disruption. Industries handling sensitive mortgage, real estate, and title data face constant targeting and high attack volumes, with Williston Financial Group observing tens of thousands of cyberattacks monthly and frequent phishing and wire fraud attempts. Applying a Kintsugi approach means repairing breaches visibly and learning from them, using incidents to redesign controls, harden processes, and increase detection and response capabilities. Breaches should produce stronger, smarter defenses and preparedness instead of returning to the prior insecure status quo.
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