CyberSec Primer, how to structure a pitch deck, theories on humans and machines for thinking

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In today's edition, among other things:

• Cybersecurity Industry Primer

• How do you structure your Pitch Deck?

• 49% of founders say they’re considering quitting

• The “new normal” in European venture rounds

• Theories on human management

• Monetization Strategies for B2B Platforms

• Can You Replace Your Software Engineers With AI?

• Regional-based compensation in tech - comparison

Onwards!

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Cybersecurity Industry Primer

There’s an excellent Cybersecurity primer out by PublicComps. It’s essential reading, as cybersecurity is a personal and professional lens everyone in tech needs to understand eventually.

What is cybersecurity and its main goals?

At its core, cybersecurity is about protecting an individual’s or company’s resources (data, digital assets, physical assets) from cyber threats. Those threats can include malware (software threats), ransomware (malware that locks/encrypts data), DDoS attacks (overwhelming a system), phishing (sending emails/messages to trick users), among other threats. These threats can be introduced through devices, software, physical infrastructure, or user accounts. 

The goal of cybersecurity is to prevent those attacks from occurring (prevention), find when those attacks do occur (detection), and remediate those threats once they’re known (response). This needs to be done across the tech stack from devices to networks, to cloud environments, to physical infrastructure.

A good mental model to understand the landscape is this map:

It should be followed by understanding the core security segments in this space: