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April 19, 2023

Goin’ back to Sec…hmm, I don’t think so

May 19, 2020 I had a couple of conversations over the last few of days that I’ve been turning over in my mind, and suddenly, to my surprise, some 1989 L.L. Cool J lyrics popped into my head. And yes, before the question forms on your lips, Walking with a Panther is in my music […]

Article by Andrew Townley / Archistry Daily / AgileSecurity, BESA, Cybersecurity, Infosec, Security Architecture, Security Learning, Security Skill Development

April 18, 2023

Breaking through the “domain” barrier with security architecture

May 18, 2020 Let’s get straight to the point: if you approach security with a “domain” mindset, then you’re never actually going to be successful in protecting your organization—nor will you ever, not in a million-billion years, be able to demonstrate you’re actually helping them get things done they want to do. And, those quotes […]

Article by Andrew Townley / Archistry Daily / Cybersecurity, Professional Development, Security Architecture, Software Architects, Software Engineer

March 31, 2023

Knowing yourself and your opponent—are you truly ready?

May 17, 2020 Email Did you know that the top two investment drivers for cybersecurity right now are still regulatory compliance and reducing incidents and breaches? Maybe you did. And, it shouldn’t really be too surprising, I guess.  I mean, far too much of the work we do as security professionals is still way too […]

Article by Andrew Townley / Archistry Daily / Cybersecurity Architecture, Regulatory Compliance, Software Architects, Software Engineer

March 28, 2023

But I’m never going to use it

Said lots of people, possibly with a lot of certifications after their name—or at least a drawer full of “Certificates of Completion” from various courses and programs. Back when I was talking about the 7 Deadly Sins of Security Architecture for the March issue of the Security Sanity™ print newsletter, one of the sins was […]

Article by Andrew Townley / Archistry Daily / Cybersecurity, Professional Development, Security Architecture, Software Architects, Software Engineer

March 20, 2023

The real difference between architecture and engineering

I know it probably shouldn’t, but it still blows me away how many people don’t really get the difference between engineering and architecture—especially in security. A good while ago now, I happened on an infosec conversation in the twitterverse talking about the composition of the ideal security team. And, of course, there were SOC people, […]

Article by Andrew Townley / Uncategorized / Cybersecurity, Security Architecture, Software Architects, Software Engineer

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