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Apr 24, 20211 min read
Leadership, Business, Security and Risk Reading List
This is my list of favorite books across the various professional disciplines I’m interested in. I have a set of favorite books that are...
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Apr 10, 20216 min read
Security Leaders Guide to Managing Stress
Security is a tough job. But it is not uniquely so. Our colleagues in risk, safety, compliance, privacy, and many other disciplines have...
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Mar 27, 20215 min read
Cybersecurity : The Winner’s Game and The Loser’s Game
There is a seminal paper in finance by Charles Ellis called the The Loser’s Game which, in simple terms, foretells the move from active...
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Mar 13, 20214 min read
Return on Investment for Security
The concept of return on investment (ROI) for security has bugged me for a long time. Not because it isn’t a laudable goal. Of course,...
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Feb 27, 20213 min read
"Hell Yes, or No" vs. "Soft Yes, and Fast Quit"
I am a big fan of the concept of saying, “Hell Yes, or No” to decide whether to do something or not. Derek Sivers has written well about...
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Feb 13, 20214 min read
Research Challenges in Info/Cybersecurity - Part 2: “Carbon”
This is the second part of the post from 2 weeks ago, which explored research challenges in Info/Cybersecurity related to systems:...
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Jan 30, 20215 min read
Research Challenges in Info/Cybersecurity - Part 1: “Silicon"
This is the first of a two part post on research challenges centered on systems, computer science and engineering research challenges....
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Jan 17, 20213 min read
Situational Drivers of Cyber-Risk
Many years ago I wrote down a list of the drivers that create information / cyber-risk or that otherwise compel the need to mitigate this...
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Jan 2, 20211 min read
2020 Short Review
At the risk of being too understated, 2020 was an interesting year. In this blog I’ve covered many topics across the range of strategy...
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Dec 19, 20205 min read
Privilege Management Program - Governance
I can’t recall having seen an overview of a systematized privilege management program. There are lots of great articles on specific...
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Dec 13, 20208 min read
Security Ratings: Love, Loathe or Live With Them?
Security ratings services tend to be loved or loathed. Loved if you consume them and it makes your job easier, especially if you have no...
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Dec 6, 20206 min read
The Seat at the Table: Integrating Security into your Business
The success of a security program is largely determined by how well it is integrated into the fabric of the organization, in terms of...
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