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28 Mar 2013The idiocy of gun control summarized in a single graphic
I reference "heads in sand" quite often regarding information security but no subject better summarizes this concept than people's willingness to let the government tell them when and where they can defend themselves and their families from criminal thugs. This graphic (source unknown) says it all:Ask anyone who's against self-defense, personal responsibility, and free will if they'd consider putting a sign in their yard or on their door that says ...
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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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06 Feb 2013
Reactive security, eh? How’s that workin’ for ya?
Every time I browse the Chronology of Data Breaches and read the headlines coming out from Dark Reading, threatpost, and the like, I can't help but shake my head. What is it really going to take to get people - mostly management, but some in IT - to fix the stupid, silly, low-hanging fruit that's plaguing so many networks today...? Well, here's a new piece I wrote for the nice ...
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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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13 Nov 2012
Are you doing enough to protect your secrets? It’s unlikely.
If the person who heads the CIA can't keep his "secrets"; nothing's secret. It's as simple as that.What are you doing to ensure your intellectual property is protected?Lawyers will claim their contracts are enough. Management will leave their heads in the sand and claim their IT folks are handling it. Neither are enough.Fix the silly/ridiculous/inexcusable low-hanging fruit on your network and then put the proper technologies and procedures in place ...
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25 Sep 2012
Be it in healthcare or infosec, the short term is for losers
With all the doctor & hospital visits I've gone (and am still going) through with family members in the past few years, I've come to the conclusion that many (most?) healthcare providers - especially those smart doctors society holds on a pedestal - absolutely cannot see the big picture. They can't think past the appointment time slot in which they're currently working, much less next year and beyond.Adding to the ...
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21 Sep 2012
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11 Sep 2012
GoDaddy: ‘Malfunction’ as the new scapegoat?
We've been hearing about 'computer glitch' for a while. That's what the talking heads on the news always cite when something goes awry with a computer system. Perhaps 'malfunction' is the new scapegoat? That's the route GoDaddy is taking. They say it was a 'malfunction', not hacking, that took them and presumably hundreds of thousands (millions?) of other systems offline for hours yesterday.I'm sure it had nothing to do with ...
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16 Aug 2012
You can’t buy security for $1, but some people will fall for it
I recently deposited a check at a giant monster mega bank that's continually trying to sell me new services and the teller asked: "Would you like to buy identity theft protection for just $1 today?"Wow, really...so you're saying my personal information will be safe and secure for a mere $1...!? Amazing...but no thanks. Sadly, many in management are like the average consumer: they just don't realize what it takes to ...
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08 Aug 2012
Pressure washer v. university data center…guess who wins?
Oops, Georgia State University forgot to check their data center for leaks. Okay, I'm not going to pick on my friends at GSU. In their defense you cannot - in any way, shape, form or fashion - predict or plan for every possible disaster recovery/business continuity scenario or outcome. But a threat exploiting a weakness that knocks phones and Internet access out for five hours, this is a great example. ...
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