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18 Jul 2008Great quote to think about over the weekend
Remember the Law of Attraction that says we become and achieve what we think about the most? Here's a bit about the one thing - tenacity - that will help you keep driving for what you want in your information security career:"Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity." - Louis Pasteur...
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26 Jun 2008
Good management yet bad results? No way!
I was watching my favorite TV channel yesterday (SPEED) and heard well-known racer Tommy Kendall say something that struck a cord. He was actually quoting Carlos Ghosn, head of Renault, who said:"There's no such thing as good management with bad results."I immediately thought, hey, this ties into what I do for a living.Many, many people believe they have information security under control yet time and time again they come up ...
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17 Jun 2008
Thought for the day on security policies
Here's an interesting quote I just came across that fits nicely into the mold of security policy management and enforcement:"The test for determining the scope of this provision must not be subject to manipulation by those whose power it is designed to restrain." - from the Supreme Court's decision restoring the writ of habeas corpus...
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08 Jun 2008
The essence of security policies in most organizations
I just came across this quote which really stood out as a concise analogy of information security policies in most organizations:"The United States is a nation of laws: badly written and randomly enforced." - Frank ZappaAnd people wonder why they still have security problems......
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23 May 2008
The real key to career success
When I got up this morning at 4:30am to complete a report I'm working on, I had to remind myself of a great quote by Elbert Hubbard and thought it'd make for a good post.It's the one thing that's helped me in my career and in my personal life more than anything else. Mr Hubbard said: “Self-discipline is the ability to make yourself do what you should do, when you ...
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