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13 Nov 2012Are you doing enough to protect your secrets? It’s unlikely.
If the person who heads the CIA can't keep his "secrets"; nothing's secret. It's as simple as that.What are you doing to ensure your intellectual property is protected?Lawyers will claim their contracts are enough. Management will leave their heads in the sand and claim their IT folks are handling it. Neither are enough.Fix the silly/ridiculous/inexcusable low-hanging fruit on your network and then put the proper technologies and procedures in place ...
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10 Oct 2012
Arguing for infosec’s limitations
Here's a powerful information security-related quote that underscores many of the challenges we face:"Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to, when all they need is one reason why they can." -Willis R. Whitney Is your management on board with security or not? They're either part of the solution or part of the problem. It's up to you to take the appropriate steps to ...
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04 Oct 2012
Calling all executives and managers…
For all those who don't quite "get" information security...You've heard the saying: It's not what happens to you in life that is important - what matters is how you react to what happens. Don't let this be your mantra for managing information risks!It DOES matter what happens to you...figure out where you're weak and don't let it happen. Oh, and, have a Plan B....
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25 Sep 2012
Be it in healthcare or infosec, the short term is for losers
With all the doctor & hospital visits I've gone (and am still going) through with family members in the past few years, I've come to the conclusion that many (most?) healthcare providers - especially those smart doctors society holds on a pedestal - absolutely cannot see the big picture. They can't think past the appointment time slot in which they're currently working, much less next year and beyond.Adding to the ...
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21 Sep 2012
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11 Sep 2012
GoDaddy: ‘Malfunction’ as the new scapegoat?
We've been hearing about 'computer glitch' for a while. That's what the talking heads on the news always cite when something goes awry with a computer system. Perhaps 'malfunction' is the new scapegoat? That's the route GoDaddy is taking. They say it was a 'malfunction', not hacking, that took them and presumably hundreds of thousands (millions?) of other systems offline for hours yesterday.I'm sure it had nothing to do with ...
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24 Jul 2012
Interesting quote on human psyche that relates to infosec
I just saw the following quote from publisher Malcolm Forbes that underscores the very essence of the problems we see in information security, business and life in general:"Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are."Indeed, so many people want to control or break down (they're one in the same) others because their own lives are out of control. They simply don't believe in themselves. Like ...
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06 Jun 2012
Great quote that applies to information security
“Follow the path of the unsafe, independent thinker. Expose your ideas to the danger of controversy. Speak your mind and fear less the label of ‘crackpot’ than the stigma of conformity.” – Thomas J. Watson, Jr.I've found that it's a great way to live your life too. :)...
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21 May 2012
Real-life example of people not seeing the big picture
The inability to think long-term, to see the bigger picture consequences of our choices, is no doubt at the root of most information security problems. Here's an example of what I'm talking about...what's wrong with this car?No, this isn't a race car with Hoosier racing slicks...it's a street car owned by someone working or shopping at a Wal-Mart who has chosen to drive with improper equipment. Like many people who ...
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10 May 2012
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