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May 3, 2020

The one critical security skill you can never stop practicing

A very Happy Easter to you! I’m sure it’s quite different than your last one. So, for something to think about when either: your small children are bouncing off the walls more than usual thanks to the OD on Easter candy, or you’re able to just sit in your solitude and let yourself reflect on […]

Article by Andrew Townley / Archistry Daily / Agile Security, BESA, Business Alignment, Security Architecture, Stakeholder Engagement

May 2, 2020

How to take the “high road” by making decisions based on…risk

So there’s kinda a few interesting things happening at the moment. But, actually, when you stand back far enough and squint, you can recognize that the outline is basically the same: Over-excited FUD-slinging. You see, fear – as you might’ve remembered me talking about once or maybe 20+ times before – is a pretty powerful […]

Article by Andrew Townley / Archistry Daily / Agile Security, BESA, FUD, Psychology, Risk-Based Security, Security Architecture, Tribal Leadership, Zoom

May 1, 2020

Building Effective Security Architectures “rewind” sale

I’ll make this short: Today, based on conversations I’ve been having with some of you individually over the last several weeks unwilling to wait until next year because you need it right now, I’m re-opening enrollment to the Building Effective Security Architectures program (BESA for short), and from today until next Sunday the 19th, you […]

Article by Andrew Townley / Archistry Daily / Agile Security, SABSA, Security Architecture, Security Architecture Skills

April 30, 2020

There are no style points in a crisis

That was just some of the advice from Jeff Immelt, former Chief Executive and Chairman of GE following Jack Welch. And if one word could define a good portion of his tenure at the helm, it would be crisis. So it was very interesting to hear his perspectives on leading through crisis on a WOBI […]

Article by Andrew Townley / Archistry Daily / Agile Security, Crisis Management, Security Leadership

April 29, 2020

How to avoid getting sucked back into the tornado

I know it’s different everywhere in the world, so you either might not quite be there yet, or you might’ve already see this particular milestone getting smaller in your rear-view mirror. For us, we’re now halfway through week 4 of self-isolation-cum-lockdown, and I can tell you that the hyperactivity, boredom and general misbehavior on the […]

Article by Andrew Townley / Archistry Daily / Priorities, Psychology, Security Leadership

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