As a former chief information officer myself, I looked forward to confirmation of my notions of the importance of risk in any effective cybersecurity program. Peter Bernstein's "Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk" traces not only their relationship, but the complete history of man's understanding of probability and risk and the lives of the many thinkers who explored it.
. Against the Gods chronicles the remarkable intellectual adventure that liberated humanity from oracles and soothsayers by means of the powerful tools of risk management that are available to us today.An extremely readable history of risk.BarronsFascinating . Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk. Peter Bernstein's "Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk" traces not only their relationship, but the complete history of man's understanding of probability and risk and the lives of the many thinkers who explored it. As a former mathematics and classics student, I was intrigued by the book’s early discussion of risk from a perspective ranging from the time of cave dwellers to ancient Greco-Roman philosophers.
. Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk - Kindle edition by Bernstein, Peter L.. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Against the Gods has two parts: a history of how views of risk developed within western civilization and then a examination of the tools and (mis)use of risk managements in modern finance. However, I came away conflicted as my inner Greek goddess was entertained, but the cyber executive in me was left w…