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15 Mar 2011Perhaps the goofing off is justified
I've written in the past about how little we utilize our brain capacity - especially at it relates to goofing off on the job...Well perhaps those folks goofing off know something that I didn't. According to the Department of Labor and BTN Research:The average productivity of the American worker (defined as output per hour of work) has increased 30 percent over the past decade (i.e., 2001-2010). Mathematically this means the ...
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07 Mar 2011
The real secret to career success…in any market
I often hear stories and radio commercials about the tough time college graduates are having right now finding work. In a recent bit, some recommendations were to work harder and get online because you've got to find a way to stand out in the eyes of potential employers in this market.Yeah, yeah...anybody can do those two things. But let's back up. There's one thing that most people don't do: it's ...
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02 Mar 2011
Two career essentials: time management & hands-on experience
If I had to choose two things that IT and information security pros need to focus on more than anything else, it'd be learning how to manage your time and continually fine-tuning your technical skills.Well here are two pieces I wrote for SearchWinIT.com that that delve into these topics:Time management strategies for the IT proLow-cost ways to get the IT skills you need...learn these skills and practice them over and ...
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28 Feb 2011
Security talent ≠ security success
Here's one of those great quotes that applies directly to infosec:“Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.” -Stephen KingThere are plenty of people who understand security architecture, hacking and related technical issues but few who really get the essence of risk and have taken the necessary steps to make information security work in support of the ...
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09 Feb 2011
Leave the phone alone…
You have to watch this video. Seriously, stop what you're doing now and watch this. This issue has a profound affect on you, your family, your friends - everyone around us. It'll make you cry. No matter how good a driver you are and no matter how much you've heard about this topic - everyone needs to see this video. Please pass it along....
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08 Feb 2011
Findings from the Fort Hood shooting underscores today’s incident response reality
You may have heard about this in the news over the weekend: apparently the Army psychiatrist turned Islamic extremist who killed 13 people at Fort Hood in November 2009 could've been prevented had the FBI and Army been communicating with one another.Sadly the same poor communication exists in the corporate world. Along the same lines of this incident, based on what I see in my security assessments I can confidently ...
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03 Feb 2011
Don’t just do something, sit there.
Seriously, it's time to kill the #KillSwitch bill that I've written about recently. It's dangerous, it's not what America is about and it's only going to make things worse for our country, our economy and our personal liberty.Here's some more details along what you can do about it today:http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/new-initiative-kill-the-kill-switch-bill...
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31 Jan 2011
The Egyptian uprising tie-in with the U.S. Internet kill switch
The people rioting in Egypt against their oppressive government and the subsequent blocking of the Internet is an interesting issue that has a global reach. Foreign policy aside, have you stopped to think about the ramifications of the cybersecurity "kill switch" bills that our measly politicians are trying to force upon us?As I wrote previously, the proposed Rockefeller-Snowe Cybersecurity Act of 2009 (Senate Bill 773) and Lieberman-Collins-Carper Protecting Cyberspace as ...
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11 Jan 2011
What’s holding you back?
Orison Swett Marden once said:"What keeps so many employees back is simply unwillingness to pay the price, to make the exertion, the effort to sacrifice their ease and comfort." So true...as the saying goes good enough hardly ever is....
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02 Jan 2011
Security complacency & leadership – focus on both in 2011
Happy New Year! Here are a couple of recent pieces I wrote for Security Technology Executive magazine I thought would be good to get things rolling for 2011:Don't lose sight of what's importantFour traits of successful information security leadersMy wishes to you and yours for a healthy and prosperous year ahead!...
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