# Structures, Engineering and Security

DevFeed: [Structures, Engineering and Security](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/structures-engineering-and-security-36992.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://shostack.org/blog/structures-engineering-and-security/>)

Author: Adam

Published: 2018-12-07T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Shostack & Friends Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shostack-friends-blog.md>)

Topics: [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cybersecurity.md>), [Optimization](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/optimization.md>)

Tags: [design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/design.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [optimization](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/optimization.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>)

## AI overview

This commentary uses J.E. Gordon's book Structures, or Why Things Don't Fall Down to introduce engineering cybersecurity. It argues that cybersecurity should be considered in terms of structural strength, deflection, safety, optimization, and the costs associated with security decisions.

## Source excerpt

J.E. Gordon's Structures, or Why Things Don't Fall Down is a fascinating and accessible book. Why don't things fall down? It turns out this is a simple question with some very deep answers.