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19 Apr 2011Learning is a choice
"If your intent is to learn, you almost always do learn." - Richard CarlsonLike when we see what we want to see, we learn what we want to learn. This is important for our careers in IT and infosec but also provides a great way for us to become better people....
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12 Apr 2011
Have no fear and be free
"The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed." -BuddhaThis is great for personal power, personal responsibility and, of course, information security - just be careful with that "reject all help" bit. ;)...
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01 Apr 2011
Time management + getting over your job title in IT
Here are some IT career bits I wrote for TechTarget's SearchWinIT.com that you may be interested in:Time management strategies for the IT proYour title is worthless; your value is priceless This is the best time ever to focus on these things.Enjoy!Also, be sure to check out www.principlelogic.com/resources.html for all of my information security articles, podcasts, webcasts, screencasts and more....
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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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17 Feb 2011Are you focusing on the infosec basics where it counts?
Here's a good read from @arstechnica on the HBGary story. It's a fascinating story in and of itself. But the oversights related to information security "best practices" is amazing. What is it going to take to get people to focus on the basics? Seriously, folks...Forget about all the fancy hack attacks and complex exploits for now and fix the low-hanging fruit. It's basic triage - stop the bleeding first. Focus ...
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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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28 Sep 2010
In the unlikely event you experience a security breach…
If you've experienced a data breach - or if you're into thinking long term - want to plan ahead in the event one does occur, here's an Entrepreneur Magazine bit from a PR specialist on how to handle a crisis.It doesn't have to be difficult but you can pretty much bet it will be if you don't have a plan. For further reading, here are some pieces I've written about ...
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His final report was very thorough and included security recommendations for our network environment. The executive leadership was so impressed with Kevin’s security expertise, they have extended their agreement to continue to perform periodic testing. We highly recommend Kevin Beaver and Principle Logic as a resource for network security testing.”
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Kevin has written/co-written 12 books on information security including one of the best-sellers of all time:
