EP 101: SDP 3 Economy of Mechanism

https://www.yourcyberpath.com/101/

In this short episode, we are back discussing the Security Design Principles, with the third principle, Economy of Mechanism.

Jason and Kip explain the principle of Economy of Mechanism and how you want to apply it in your career as a cybersecurity professional without falling into the trap of overcomplicating things and most importantly, staying within the limits of your budget.

You should always keep things simple and practical and focus on providing value instead of following tedious complex processes.

Economy of Mechanism can be simplified in the following, “You don’t want to build a $100,000 fence to protect a $1000 horse”. Context is everything here, you need to understand what you are protecting and how your protections should be relevant to that.

What You’ll Learn

●   What is the Economy of Mechanism?

●   What happens when you overcomplicate technical controls?

●   What are some examples of Economy of Mechanism?

Relevant Websites For This Episode

●  https://www.yourcyberpath.com/

●  https://www.udemy.com/course/irresistible-cybersecurity/

●  https://www.yourcyberpath.com/ask/



Other Relevant Episodes

●  Episode 94 - Ten Security Design Principles (SDP)

●  Episode 96 - SDP 1: Least Privilege

●  Episode 98 - SDP 2: Psychological Acceptability