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April 10, 2020

Fighting FOMO in your security operations

This morning when I was thinking about which of the dozens of ideas I have for a COSAC presentation I’d actually submit, I was re-reading some Gartner guidance on preparing for the future of security. (A brief, totally voluntary PSA: if you’re thinking of speaking at one of the COSAC conferences, the CFP closes today. […]

Article by Andrew Townley / Archistry Daily / Agile Security, Alert Management, ESLC, Security Architecture, Security Operations, SIEM

April 9, 2020

Why issues with “secrets management” in DevOps aren’t tool problems

Like you, I get a lot of “You MUST watch this webinar” types of emails, and one of the last ones I got that somewhat piqued my interest given some things I’m helping a coaching and mentoring client with was a new one about the ever-present pipe dream promise of “Shift left” with DevSecOps. Ostensibly, […]

Article by Andrew Townley / Archistry Daily / Agile Security, DevOps, DevSecOps, ESA, ESLC, Security Architecture

April 8, 2020

A funny thing about pandemic planning

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 […]

Article by Andrew Townley / Archistry Daily / Agile Security, BCP, Security Leadership

April 7, 2020

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 – […]

Article by Andrew Townley / Archistry Daily / Agile Security, Complexity, Security Architecture, Security Leadership

April 6, 2020

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. […]

Article by Andrew Townley / Archistry Daily / 7 Deadly Security Sins, Agile, Security Architecture

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