“Follow the path of the unsafe, independent thinker. Expose your ideas to the danger of controversy. Speak your mind and fear less the label of ‘crackpot’ than the stigma of conformity.” – Thomas J. Watson, Jr.I've found that it's a great way to live your life too. :)...
Continue Reading...Saw this, unsure who wrote it, but I really like it:It is the veteran, not the preacher, who has given you freedom of religion.It is the veteran, not the reporter, who has given you freedom of the press.It is the veteran, not the poet, who has given you freedom of speech.It is the veteran, not the protester, who has given you freedom to assemble.It is the veteran, not the lawyer, ...
Continue Reading...The inability to think long-term, to see the bigger picture consequences of our choices, is no doubt at the root of most information security problems. Here's an example of what I'm talking about...what's wrong with this car?No, this isn't a race car with Hoosier racing slicks...it's a street car owned by someone working or shopping at a Wal-Mart who has chosen to drive with improper equipment. Like many people who ...
Continue Reading...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 ...
Continue Reading...I spend a lot of time performing Web security assessments and every project is a neat learning experience for me. I'm always eager to share my Web security war stories, what to do and what NOT to do so here are some new pieces you may be interested in...From exploiting Web vulnerabilities to IT geek speak and a bunch of stuff in between, I hope there's something here for you:The ...
Continue Reading...Be it executives with their heads in the sand over security or know-it-all propeller heads who can't see the big picture of business risk, I've found that you just can't reason with the unreasonable. Here's something that Robert Schuller said that underscores the issue and helps us understand why being the bigger person is most important:"People are unreasonable, illogical and self-centered. Love them anyway. If you do good, people will ...
Continue Reading...My Delta co-passengers and I recently had the opportunity to experience a near 1-hour flight delay due to, none other than, some dude dropping his iPhone into the aft toilet on our fancy Boeing 757. I'm not making this up...Yep, there we were sitting at the gate and this guy comes up to the flight attendants to ask for some help getting his iPhone out of the crapper. Yuck! The ...
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