EXPLOIT MACHINA

 

ANDREA M. MATWYSHYN

 

INTRODUCTION

 

CHAPTER 1: TECHNOLOGY WHIPSAWS

1. Surprise borking

2. Unavailability

3. Buying to brick

4. Anti-prize inside ​

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CHAPTER 2: ENGINEERING DISASTERS

1. A tale of three floods

2. A tale of three fires

3. Ten warning signs of engineering disaster

1. Failure to remediate technical debt / finish incomplete projects - E.g. Bridge collapses with cracking cement
2.    Ignoring warnings - E.g. Users, testers, employee warnings re: malfunctioning tech in industrial processes
3.    Failure to usability test for human operational error, distractions, and setting up humans in the loop to fail + Overtrusting/turning off technology fail safes - E.g. train derailments, oil platform explosions
4.    Failing to threat model, anticipate failure scenarios in foreseeable deployment contexts and plan response - E.g. Grain silo and molasses explosions
5.    Building too fast/ unsafely due to financial or profit reasons - E.g. Building collapses, factory fire issues

6.     Failure to select or test appropriate tools and/or materials - E.g. Construction crane collapses
7.    Making design choices that conflict with safety - E.g. Bridge and building collapses due to aesthetics, discredited technique or cost
8.    Deviating from plans and specifications by choice out of convenience - E.g. Building collapses due to not following specs during build
9.    Failure to maintain or respond adequately to incidents - E.g. Bridge collapses due neglect
10.    Failure to adjust to environmental changes and emergent interactions over time - E.g.  Barges hitting bridges 
 

​CHAPTER 3: MANAGEMENT DISASTERS

1. Mulholand

2. Moses

3. Holmes

4. Bankman-Fried

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CHAPTER 4: THE GLOBAL COMPANY TOWN

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CHAPTER 5: COMMON SENSE AND CYBERNATION

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CONCLUSION