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03 Jun 2021How to network to boost your IT career
If you asked me what the one critical element is for maintaining a successful career in IT, I’d say networking. No, I’m not talking about the Ethernet, layer 3 switch, and VLAN type of networking. Rather, I’m referring to staying in touch with existing colleagues and attending networking events (presentations, seminars, conferences, etc.) with the intent of meeting new people who can, ultimately, help you accomplish your career goals. The ...
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29 Apr 2019I’m IT…Respect my authoriTAH!
If you've watched the animated TV show, South Park, you'll appreciate this. I just came across an article titled The Importance of Respecting Expertise in IT Professionals by Michelle Rakoczy. It's a thoughtful and well-researched piece on why people outside of IT need to respect the guidance/opinions of IT professionals (yet often don't). In my years of information security consulting and observing human behaviors as they relate to the field, ...
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16 Jan 2016Tips for taking your information security program to the top
Ready to make some changes to your information security program for 2016? You need to read these pieces I've recently written: Setting and achieving realistic information security program goals for 2016 Information security's chicken and egg problem (formerly published at toolbox.com) Security's gaping hole - policy enforcement (formerly published at toolbox.com) Four reasons people aren't buying what you're selling in IT (formerly published at toolbox.com) When security policies are bad ...
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07 Apr 2015
A core reason why security challenges go unresolved
Constantly dealing with information security issues in your organization? It's really about dealing with management, peers, and subordinates. Here's some motivation:"The ability to deal with people is as purchasable a commodity as sugar of coffee, and I will pay more for that ability than for any other under the sun." -John D. Rockefeller If you're in search of other ideas on how to get (and keep) people on board with ...
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10 Jun 2014
Pitching your ideas in IT
If you work in IT, your communication and selling skills are more important than anything you can ever do technically. This includes "pitching" your ideas to your audience - typically management and users. As a speaker, I often struggle with new approaches for pitching my ideas.Here's a good Success.com Q&A with Shark Tank's Daymond John to help remind us of what people are looking for. I especially like where Daymond ...
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16 Jul 2013
Never forget this
Although we strive to get others on our side, here's a good reminder from the late Richard Carlson that applies to IT and information security that we should always keep in mind:"The sooner we accept the inevitable dilemma of not being able to win the approval of everyone we meet, the easier our lives will become". Speaking of building your confidence and independence, here are some new articles I've written ...
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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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15 May 2012
IT’s malignant narcissism and what you can do to rise above the noise
IT department optimism does not translate into IT department budget. That's what Jonathan Feldman wrote about in this Information Week piece. Their study provides lots of interesting insight into how many working in IT see things compared to, well, the rest of the business. I'm not surprised. While we're on the subject, I've recorded a video on IT's role in fixing this problem and wrote a new piece for TechTarget's ...
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