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13 Sep 2011Stephen Covey’s insight applies to information security
I love the following quote...very applicable to what we do:"You can't talk yourself out of a problem you behave yourself into." - Stephen CoveyOkay, you may be able to talk your way out of bad security decisions with the right attorneys or a cybersecurity insurance policy. Having worked cases involving data breaches, compliance and intellectual property, I can say that it won't be a short-lived, inexpensive or painless ordeal....
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07 Sep 2011
What it takes to get ahead in IT and beyond
Good economy or not, people often ask: What can I do to get ahead in business? How can I stand out above the noise to enhance my career? How can I be a better network engineer, information security administrator, IT manager, speaker, writer and so on...?Whether you work for yourself or for someone else the answer is the same. You simply seek out the people who are at the top ...
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24 Aug 2011
What direction are you heading with data protection?
Here's a new guest blog post I wrote for the folks at Credant: Heading in the Wrong Direction with Data Protection? You may see this differently but I think we're heading down the wrong path in this area - especially on phones and other mobile devices. I suspect we'll end up in a situation like we have recently in the U.S. where the very people putting the "stimulus" bill and ...
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05 Aug 2011
You’re the sum of your choices
Here's a 67 second video that defines the essence of where we are in life, our careers and even in information security today:I really like what John Wooden said:"There's a choice you have to make in everything you do. So keep in mind that in the end the choice you make makes you."I also love what John Maxwell says:"It's your personal choices. If they're good, it's going to help make ...
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04 Aug 2011
Digital distractions take top priority
Be it texting while driving, browsing Facebook while in a meeting or checking emails while having lunch with a friend, it seems that there's always something better for us to be doing. It's so much easier being somewhere else rather than in the moment. That's the essence of this well-written piece on Gizmodo:The Epidemic of Digital DistractionYou see there's a human epidemic that not many people really care to acknowledge ...
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04 Aug 2011
The difference between “No” and “How”
Here's a humorous and thought-provoking post by my friend Pete Lindstrom that you should check out:Dr. Laura as Information Security OfficerIt's so easy for people to say "No" to information security rather than "How"...similar to how many people - children and adults alike - say "I can't!" rather than "How can I?".People are always going to take the path of least resistance...if you let them....
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18 Jul 2011
If only “they” could understand us
You know how most people don't really understand the professions of others with whom they mingle or interact with? You know, retail clerks typically don't understand IT, doctors don't understand accountants, used car salesmen don't get landscaping and so on. Information security is arguably one of the cloudiest and least understood for those who aren't exposed to it on a daily basis.After reviewing the headlines of my emails today I ...
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01 Jul 2011
Get over yourself
The late, great Richard Carlson once said:"Humility and inner peace go hand in hand. The less compelled you are to try to prove yourself to others, the easier it is to feel peaceful inside." I believe this theory explains why so many people in IT and information security are so stressed out. I'm also convinced that this concept is the basis for all the bad choices and negative behavior we've ...
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10 Jun 2011
The best information security quote ever
Thinking about all the security incident headlines over the past 30 days alone, this says it all:"We can evade reality but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality." -Ayn Rand...
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08 Jun 2011
Weiner fallout: “I got hacked” is the new scapegoat
I recently met up with some technology lawyer colleagues after work and we shared our thoughts on the Anthony Weiner "incident". We were talking about how early on in the saga no one but Weiner and the lucky recipients of his tweets really knew what the truth was. Predictably, as we're seeing and hearing more and more these days, Weiner came out and said "I was hacked. It happens to ...
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