Faster than Fixable

“In an era where AI is rapidly collapsing the timeline between vulnerability discovery and active exploitation, Peter Bassey’s Faster Than Fixable is essential reading for any modern security leader. It brilliantly captures the urgent need to shift from chasing compliance metrics and severity scores to executing true, threat-led exposure management. Navigating the intersection of AI and enterprise security requires leaders to make difficult judgment calls under extreme uncertainty, rather than waiting for perfect data. Bassey provides a highly practical, clear-eyed framework for translating those complex technical realities into actionable strategy.”

“Drawing upon decades of hands-on experience, Faster Than Fixable addresses a security challenge that has only grown over the last few years, providing not just an analysis of the problem but pragmatic, workable mitigation strategies. The author looks prescient given the recent developments with AI frontier models that have transformed the speed, scale, and sophistication of vulnerability discovery and exploitation. The book goes beyond a traditional compliance and auditing approach and provides a comprehensive and compelling practical and non-technical cyber risk management framework. This book is a vital new resource for security and risk leaders operating in a whole new world.”

“I’ve spent over three decades in information security, and in that time I’ve watched the threat landscape evolve from something humans could keep pace with to something that moves faster than any organization’s remediation cycle can follow. Faster Than Fixable is the most honest and operationally grounded account of that widening gap I’ve encountered. Bassey names a tension every serious security leader recognizes: compliance with remediation timelines and actual reduction of exposure are not the same thing. The vulnerability management model most organizations run today was designed for a world that no longer exists, and this book explains precisely why, and what to do instead. Required reading for security leaders and the boards they report to.”

“Faster Than Fixable is a timely and highly relevant contribution to modern cybersecurity leadership. Drawing on real-world challenges faced across financial services and other critical industries, the book highlights how traditional vulnerability management approaches are no longer sufficient in an AI-driven threat landscape. With attack timelines now compressed and adversaries leveraging automation to exploit and chain vulnerabilities at scale, this work comes at exactly the right moment. It challenges security leaders to move beyond compliance metrics and adopt a risk-based, exposure-driven approach grounded in threat intelligence, business context, and real-world attack paths. It belongs in the hands of every CISO and security champion committed to protecting their organization. It offers not just insight, but a clear call to action: shift from managing vulnerabilities to leading risk.”

“With over two decades of experience in cybersecurity and vulnerability management, I highly recommend this book. It combines practical guidance with real-world insights, helping readers understand not only how to identify and prioritize vulnerabilities, but also how to drive meaningful risk reduction across their organizations. Written by a seasoned and experienced security professional in this space, this book is a valuable resource for security practitioners and leaders alike.”

“Faster Than Fixable is an essential read for every security leader and professional who wants to move beyond compliance-driven checklists to reduce organizational risk. Peter Bassey combines deep audit experience and real-world examples with an actionable six-part framework that addresses the realities of AI-accelerated threats. This book doesn’t just diagnose the problem, it provides a roadmap for effective vulnerability management.”

“Faster Than Fixable offers a timely and thought-provoking examination of how AI, automation, and emerging technologies are reshaping cybersecurity risk and vulnerability management. Peter Bassey effectively bridges the gap between technical security realities and strategic leadership, challenging organizations to move beyond compliance metrics toward true exposure and risk management. The book is practical, accessible, and especially relevant for CISOs, risk leaders, and executives navigating an increasingly AI-driven threat landscape. A valuable contribution to the evolving conversation around modern cybersecurity governance.”

“In an era where cyber threats evolve at machine speed, Peter Bassey’s Faster Than Fixable provides the definitive roadmap for the modern security leader. Drawing on nearly three decades of experience across financial services, Bassey masterfully deconstructs why traditional vulnerability management is structurally misaligned with today’s threat landscape. This book is a wake-up call for any leader who has ever relied on a green dashboard that met every compliance metric but failed to prevent a breach. Bassey challenges us to look beyond the comfort of false security and recognize that high patch compliance often masks critical strategic exposure. Peter Bassey hasn’t just written a book on cybersecurity; he has written a guide on how to lead when certainty is gone and resilience is the only sustainable advantage.”