A funny thing about pandemic planning March 11, 2020 No, I’m not dead—nor do I have anything other than my normal killer sinus and allergy issues this time of year, thanks to the roller-coaster Cape Town weather. However, as I’m watching the news and the reactions of people here in the Mother City, I have […]
Cisco’s CISO gets it right—but is off by 80%
In today’s long list of emails was a link to an interview from RSA with Jeff Reed, Cisco’s CISO talking about why complexity is a top challenge for CISOs. Those of you who remember some of my previous emails – especially those talking about the launch of The Agile Security System™ itself last July – […]
Why worrying about “being slow” is shaking the wrong tree
No, I’m not talking about whether you may have two or three toes. I’m talking about the real issue behind the 7th, and actually the far deadliest of security architecture sins: sloth. Thanks to our toe-challenged friend, we tend to think of sloth as being simply slow. Sure, this is a problem—especially in security architecture. […]
I want it all, and I want it now
Classic Queen lyrics to introduce our next deadly sin of security architecture: greed. But this might not be the greed you think of first. I’m not talking about being greedy about getting our grubby security mitts on all the budget we can spend – or all the resources we can hire (assuming you’re not chasing mythical […]
Misguided maturity motivators
When you really think about it, maturity models – in whatever form and however benign they might’ve originally been intended – eventually end up proving a quote by the rather provocative Gore Vidal: “Envy is the central fact of American life.” Now, while I don’t agree with many things Mr. Vidal has said, what I do […]
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