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09 Jan 2009Are you enslaved by trivial matters?
Here's a really good quote that complements my post on setting goals rather than those silly New Year's resolutions very nicely:"In the absence of clearly-defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia until ultimately we become enslaved by it." -Robert HeinleinSo, sit down - even if it's just for 10 minutes - and set some real goals. Once you get the ball rolling and hold yourself accountable you'll ...
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07 Jan 2009
Do you use the “try” construct in your logic decisions?
During a recent security assessment I was reviewing some application development standards my client had in place. One of the requirements was for developers to never use the "try" construct in their programming to make logic decisions. This struck a chord with me. I realized this is no different in real life.As Yoda once said: "Do or do not, there is no try." I absolutely love that saying. In fact, ...
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05 Jan 2009
Have you reached your stopping point?
Welcome back and Happy New Year!!We've all got job security on our minds as much as information security going into 2009. With that today is a big day. Not because of all the emails, meetings, and gargantuan to-do lists we have to start working on. That's all little stuff.Today's a big day because it's the perfect day to scrap that nasty habit of creating those pie-in-the-sky New Year's resolutions that ...
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11 Dec 2008
Finally a fix for the “digital divide”
Well, our people in Washington are up to it again. This time a plan for "free" broadband for Americans finally bridge the so-called gap between the Internet haves and have-nots. I thought we already had free Internet access in our local libraries but I guess that's not enough in our couch potato society. Oh, and censorship is already built into the plan - I can't fathom where it'll only go ...
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04 Dec 2008
Talk is cheap…what do you deliver?
Here's a fitting quote by Vince Lombardi related to what we deliver in our jobs as security professionals...Good thing to keep in mind these days..."Some of us will do our jobs well and some will not, but we will and be judged by only one thing: the result."...
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18 Nov 2008
Now’s the time to better yourself
According to this study, IT salaries are predicted to increase by 3.7% next year. And wow, just look at the numbers associated with those who are ITIL certified!As always - down economy or not - you have to constantly be looking at ways to better yourself and stand out above the rest. Otherwise, there's little incentive for your current or prospective employers to pay you one penny more than what ...
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11 Nov 2008
Are certifications hurting your salary more than helping?
Here's a good read on certifications and whether or not they enhance or hinder your earning ability - especially if you focus on vendor-specific certifications such as what Microsoft offers.Mr. Mikols article led me to think about this are more in-depth and I came to this conclusion: I do believe that you can spend too much time focusing on getting certified. In fact, I've seen it personally. The mindset I've ...
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20 Oct 2008
My latest security content
Here's an article I wrote for SearchEnterpriseDesktop.com:How to exploit two common Windows vulnerabilitiesHere's an article I wrote for SearchSoftwareQuality.com:Does certification really matter?Be sure to check out www.principlelogic.com/resources.html for all of my information security articles, podcast interviews, webcasts, screencasts and more....
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30 Sep 2008
Use wisely your power of choice
In reference to my post from yesterday about the human desire for instant gratification and our government rewarding failure with this attempt at economic bailout I thought of another thing that has really helped me over the years. It's Og Mandino's short and sweet quote: "Use wisely your power choice."These five words - when taken to heart and followed closely - can help drive every decision you make towards a ...
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30 Sep 2008
Free CISSP training
For those of you looking into obtaining the CISSP certification, here's a link to some free CISSP exam prep offered up by SearchSecurity.com and taught by Shon Harris - a well-known expert in this area. It's not all you'll need in preparing for the exam but it's a good start and the price is right....
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