Published works on cybersecurity, organisational risk management, and governance for leaders and decision-makers — including the Black Snow Governance Failure Series and the Hacked: Why You? series.
Published
Governance Failure Series · Vol. I
Who pays when boards get risk wrong? The leader's playbook for resilience and cyber defensibility — how governance failures cascade through organisations, why boards consistently misread risk signals, and what it takes to build institutions that can survive real-world cyber and operational shocks.
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Hacked: Why You? Series
Cybercriminals don't pick victims at random — they use geographic and demographic data to target individuals and businesses by postcode. This book exposes the mechanics of postcode targeting, explains why your location makes you a specific kind of target, and gives practical steps to protect yourself and your organisation.
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Governance Failure Series · Vol. II
Volume two of the Governance Failure Series examines the structural vulnerabilities inside banking and financial institutions. Drawing on real-world assessment experience across billion-dollar organisations, it maps the fault lines between credit stress, liquidity mismanagement, and the governance failures that amplify both.
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The next volumes in John Mackenzie's Governance Failure Series and the Hacked: Why You? series.
Governance Failure Series · Vol. III
The third book in the Governance Failure Series turns its lens on the CISO — the professional who sits at the intersection of technical complexity, board expectations, and regulatory pressure. A frank examination of the governance and leadership dynamics that make the CISO role one of the most consequential — and most exposed — positions in modern organisations.
Hacked: Why You? Series
Cybercriminals are deliberate, patient, and methodical — and they follow the path of least resistance. This edition shifts focus from geographic targeting to behavioural and structural vulnerability, examining how attackers identify and exploit the easiest entry points.
The books connected to JMacTech provide the long-form layer behind the apps, methods, research, and technical writing.
