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25 Mar 2013Default to F.U.D. and everything’ll be okay
If you can't convince them, confuse them. That's what Harry Truman once said and it reminds me of many IT and information security professionals. They struggle to communicate effectively so they just take the lawyer route and attempt to make things even more confusing...and we wonder why many people outside of IT don't take us very seriously....
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18 Feb 2013
Self-delusion + infosec= foolishness
I thought this quote from Ronald Reagan was quite fitting for President's Day:"If history teaches anything, it teaches that self-delusion in the face of unpleasant facts is folly."...
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14 Jan 2013
How are you getting your points across?
Here's a great point to remember regarding information security:"A mediocre person tells. A good person explains. A superior person demonstrates. A great person inspires others to see for themselves." -Harvey Mackay...
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21 Dec 2012
IT security careers, committees, and corruption
Here are some new pieces I've written on IT and security leadership (or lack thereof). Enjoy!What to do when the CIO gets in the way of enterprise IT securityHow to form a functional enterprise IT security committeeUnderstanding management gets your IT department what it needsFive Concepts for IT Security SuccessAs always, check out principlelogic.com/resources for links to all of my information security whitepapers, podcasts, webcasts, books, and more....
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09 Dec 2012
What do credibility, BYOD, & mobile security have in common?
They're the topics of three new pieces I've written!I can't believe I've been writing more than ever lately but haven't kept up with my posts accordingly. In the interest of catching up, here's some new content I've written on mobile security, BYOD, and IT/security careers:Credibility is the cornerstone of your careerAs BYOD, cloud change networking, VPN management still indispensibleTop 10 reasons we have our heads in the sand over mobile ...
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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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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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20 Jun 2012
Want to know the traits of top infosec leaders?
Join me in 24 hours for my webinar with EC-Council (the folks behind the CEH, Certified Ethical Hacker, certification) titled Four Traits of Successful Information Security Leaders.I'll share with you my experiences and mistakes as an information security leader as well some observations I've made of those at the top of their game over the past 11 years I've spent working for myself. There will be a Q&A at the ...
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19 Jun 2012
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