59: Hack Think Yourself to Success with Matthew Devost

2021-09-27

Matthew Devost is the CEO and co-founder of OODA LLC, a strategic consulting firm that helps clients identify, manage, and respond to global risks, uncertainties, and emerging opportunities. We talk about hack-thinking, the OODA loop decision-making framework, and the predominant cyber security threats targeting small to medium-sized businesses. Timestamps [00:44] Matthew’s entrepreneurial journey [04:24] Why the talent gap in the cyber security space is an industry crisis [06:15] What is hacking, and how is it d...

Timestamps

[00:44] Matthew’s entrepreneurial journey

[04:24] Why the talent gap in the cyber security space is an industry crisis

[06:15] What is hacking, and how is it different from ethical hacking?

[08:50] Matthew’s experience with management blueprints

[12:40] Mathew’s opinion on “success is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration”

[14:19] The OODA loop concept and fast decision-making practices

[16:34] Hack think: Making decisions for the future

[19:10] Effective problem-solving techniques and chaos thinking

[21:11] Balancing risk and opportunity in cybersecurity

[25:00] How Matthew and his team provide tools to help clients make cyber security decisions

[29:02] The biggest cyber security risks targeting small to medium-sized businesses