Three Buddy Problem JAGS LABScon 2025 keynote: Steps to an ecology of cyber
Oct 18, 2025
Join Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade, a senior threat intelligence researcher renowned for his insights on wartime cyber threats, as he explores the future of cybersecurity. He discusses the shift from chaos to a more sustainable, interconnected approach. Guerrero-Saade highlights the importance of systems thinking and introduces dyadic cybernetics, emphasizing the synergy between human and artificial evaluators. He challenges industry norms, urging practitioners to reclaim their worth and focus on tangible outcomes over mere compliance. It's a thought-provoking call to action in the evolving landscape of security.
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Cybersecurity Is Moving To Consolidation
- This phase of cybersecurity is ending and moving into consolidation rather than exploration.
- Expect a shift from prototyping to deployment, diffusion to the majority, and then optimization.
Cybernetics Gives A Systems Lens
- Cybernetics offers concepts like feedback loops and homeostasis that map directly to security problems.
- These ideas help design mechanisms that steer systems toward desired outcomes without relying on ad-hoc fixes.
Complexity Blocks Scalable Defense
- Excessive complexity across unique stacks prevents scalable, repeatable defense.
- Standardization is the cybernetic solution and a prerequisite for diffusion to the majority.
