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Orika Orrie

Co-Founder and VP Operations at HTCD: AI-First Cloud Security

The Zero-Trust Games When I first watched The #HungerGames, I thought it was just a dystopian story about survival and rebellion. But, much like most things I re-watch now, I couldn't help but notice the parallels to cybersecurity. The Capitol's entire strategy? A masterclass in balancing controls. President Snow didn't just throw every resource at Panem and hope for the best. His approach was deliberate. The Peacekeepers acted as preventive controls, keeping districts in check. Surveillance systems? Detective controls, monitoring for dissent. And those swift, public punishments? Corrective actions designed to restore "order" or, I guess, fear when things got out of hand. But even Snow knew that too much control could backfire. Cracking down too hard, as he did in District 12, had its unintended consequences. Sound familiar? Overloading your environment with excessive security measures disrupts workflows, reduces morale, and ultimately invites rebellion. In cybersecurity terms, it's the equivalent of setting up so many roadblocks that your users find ways to bypass them, or worse, just give up entirely. On the other hand, #Katniss and her allies devised their own plan. They did not engage in every battle. Instead, they took more cost-effective actions to achieve their goals, such as hacking into Capitol broadcasts to spread their message. They found their balance, proving that security (or in their case, survival) is about using the right controls at the right time. Fundamentally, The Hunger Games represents what good security ought to be: all about finding the right #balance. You want controls effective enough to be capable and thorough, yet inconspicuous enough not to be heavy-handed—creating more problems than solutions. Whether you’re looking to secure the rebellion or a network, the same lesson applies—keep your strategy and goals aligned, and ensure that your own controls don’t spark a rebellion against you. And of course, like the Hunger Games, if you have someone like a Peeta at hand to intermittently serve you delectable baked goods as you go about your network/rebellion security business, what more could you ask for? P.S. What movie or series should I tackle next? Because, honestly, this is just too much fun. HTCD

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