Break the System

Jody Blanchard

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English

Jody Blanchard
14 November 2025

Business & management; Computing: general

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Break the System is a high-intensity leadership novel told by Joe, a composite CISO who inherits a fragile global enterprise already under silent attack. With no blueprint and no buy-in, he battles ransomware, culture wars, and executive politics while building a world-class defense-first from a row of cubicles and eventually from a glass-walled command center. Inspired by real-world security work, the story exposes the grind behind the headlines: asset invisibility, patching at scale, segmentation battles, 24×7 war rooms, and the human cost of carrying both the keyboard and the blame.

Part war story, part playbook, the novel blends narrative with practical frameworks and ready-to-use appendices for incident decisions, debriefs, and a 30-day CMDB stand-up. For anyone in security or leading under pressure, this is a frontline leadership manual designed to equip you with tools you can use tomorrow. Raw, unflinching, and real-this is the playbook you didn't know you needed.

By: Jody Blanchard
Imprint: Jody Blanchard
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 426g
ISBN: 9798295404276
Pages: 190
Publication Date: 14 November 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active