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23 Mar 2010Great quote on business and career success
Harold Geneen once said "In business, words are words, explanations are explanations, promises are promises, but only performance is reality." Reminds me just how cheap talk can be when the marketing machine gets its way - especially with "cloud computing". Look more at the actions of businesses and people and less at the words. There you'll find what they're made of....
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19 Mar 2010
No need to fix the problem, just ban the tool
Here's a great post from my colleague Dave Paradi talking about how a conference is banning presenters from using PowerPoint. It's an embedded systems conference. So they're telling these highly-technical people they can't use PowerPoint to get their messages across!? I suspect the audience will instead be subjected to overhead transparencies and slide rule demonstrations. Sounds like a great show!This is just like businesses banning thumb drives and instant messaging ...
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24 Feb 2010
Great information security quote
"I am more afraid of an army of 100 sheep led by a lion than an army of 100 lions led by a sheep." -Charles TalleyrandApplies nicely to the management of information security and amazingly well to our government "leaders" today....
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22 Feb 2010
Failure is always an option
Michael Eisner once said "Succeeding is not really a life experience that does much good. Failing is a much more sobering and enlightening experience."This is something we often take for granted...and something that's facilitated by our society of not wanting people (especially our kids) to fail.I wouldn't trade my failures in life for anything...they've gotten me to where I am today. Failure's always an option and not something to be ...
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14 Jan 2010
Resolutions are for Losers
It's been proven - and most of us have experienced the fact that - that New Year's resolutions don't work. We say we're going to do this or stop doing that and it may seem to work for a week or maybe a month but, interestingly, we always seem to get back to our same old ways.Take your local gym for instance. The next time you drive by (or visit) ...
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07 Jan 2010
Great information security quote
This sends a message, huh?:"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." -Edmund BurkeIt's not just applicable to information security - it also applies to the War on Islamic Terrorism...uhum, I mean "Man-Caused Disaster"....
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11 Nov 2009
Responsibility becoming a thing of the past?
Here's a great post from Neal Boortz regarding holding people responsible for their choices. It's very simple to blame something inanimate instead of fixing the real problems. Like blaming malware for security breaches...Practically everything in life and business can be traced back to choice - that's why we have to use it wisely....
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08 Oct 2009
Asking the right questions
One of the elements of being successful in security is asking the right questions - and not being afraid to do so. As information security professionals we can, and should, question the funding of security projects, management being on board with the business risks at hand, and so on.I recently came across two great quotes regarding questioning. First, Anthony Robbins said "Quality questions create a quality life. Successful people ask ...
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06 Oct 2009
Don’t give up
Napoleon Hill once said "The majority of men meet with failure because (they don't create) new plans to take the place of those that fail." I see this a lot: people with big plans who are met with a setback, they get discouraged, and give up. If you feel strongly about doing something - writing a book, changing careers, getting a degree, whatever - don't be this person....
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06 Oct 2009
10 Ways to Become Indispensable at Work
Here's a good piece on keeping your job and growing your career:10 Ways to Become Indispensable at WorkI'd also add network to build your relationships, focus on your communications skills, and always, always - put things in terms of the business - what's in it for them. Here are some IT and security career tips (that can apply to anyone) I've written that dive into these areas and more....
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