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November 19, 2019

Blaming the billionaire boogymen

Over the weekend, I happened on a particular post in my Twitter feed that actually irritated me enough that I’m still thinking about it this morning as I write this email. The scene was somewhere in an urban, 3rd-world setting where a family with three small children were filmed lying in the street. The children […]

Article by Andrew Townley / Archistry Daily / Agile Security, Domains, Governance Model, Problem Solving, SABSA, Systems Thinking

November 18, 2019

To all the succa RACIs who think they’re fly

For some people, it’s spiders. For some people, it’s fingernails down the blackboard… For me…it’s discovering a RACI chart being trotted out as the “solution” to a governance breakdown. I mean, the hairs on the back of my neck stand up…my eyelid starts to twitch…my hands begin to shake…and all I want to do is […]

Article by Andrew Townley / Archistry Daily / Agile Security, RACI, Risk Governance, SABSA, Trust Models

November 17, 2019

In retrospect…we could’ve spent more on cybersecurity

This evening, my wife and I finally got around to watching Laundromat. If you haven’t seen it, it’s really quite good—along with the similar series on Amazon Prime about the international financial system. And, it’s partially narrated by the most recent voice of both Zorro and Puss…in Boots, so really, what’s not to love? As […]

Article by Andrew Townley / Archistry Daily / Agile Security, Attributes, Cybersecurity, Domains, Governance Model, SABSA, Security Governance

November 16, 2019

Get that control out of your mouth!

One of the things that’s even harder to talk about with organizations than security architecture is security governance. And the reason I think this is true is that people have the wrong idea about what security is supposed to do in the organization. They think we’re the police, so naturally, the only thing we care […]

Article by Andrew Townley / Archistry Daily / Agile Security, SABSA, Security Governance

November 15, 2019

The fork without the devil or the sinkin’ cybersecurity soul

You might remember that I’m a fan of the Blues. In fact, when I do manage to find the time to do some cooking, my go-to streaming radio station is a broadcast Blues station from Mississippi that generally has an excellent mix of classics and new stuff. One of the songs I heard recently was […]

Article by Andrew Townley / Archistry Daily / Agile Security, Security Bootcamp, Security Skills, Skill Development

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