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July 8, 2019

If you want to improve your security program, this is how NOT to think…

Today I was scrolling through my LinkedIn feed, and I came across this gem. I won’t attribute credit here, because it wasn’t about security, but I can tell you that from my experience, this thought has been echoed by many a security person in the past—including me, I’m sorry to say: === In my experience […]

Article by Andrew Townley / Archistry Daily / Leadership, Morale, Team

July 3, 2019

Do you REALLY remember what it was like to learn to drive a car?

I got to thinking today about the way we internalize new behaviors. And I think that most of us don’t really remember the fundamental things we learned as we evolved through life that we take for granted today… …like learning to walk …like learning to ride a bike …and even learning to drive. Now, if […]

Article by Andrew Townley / Archistry Daily / Change Programs, Frameworks, Psychology

July 2, 2019

The REAL reason people hate frameworks…

Ok, so full disclosure: today’s email is a bit of a rant… …and I know that you might be one of those people that aren’t all that fond of my rants, so I’m telling you UP FRONT so you have the opportunity DELETE IT NOW, go drink some tequila and scroll through the echo chamber […]

Article by Andrew Townley / Archistry Daily / Frameworks, NIST NICE, Staffing

July 1, 2019

A few reasons why I might not be able to help you

If you’ve been reading my emails last week (or this week, depending on what day the week starts for you), you’ve noticed that: I’m back to sending emails every day, and That I’m offering spots on a first-come-first served basis to my high-end coaching program. And one of the things that I’ve said… …both in […]

Article by Andrew Townley / Archistry Daily / CISO, Coaching, Mindset, Priorities

June 30, 2019

How dangly bits can enable better security

Back when I was doing a lot of national and international standards work (ah…those heady days when REST vs. SOAP and SOA were all the rage), one of the most fascinating discoveries I made was the single reason the Web as we know it exists today: Dangly bits. Or, in this case, dangling links. You […]

Article by Andrew Townley / Archistry Daily / CIS Controls, HTTP, Thinking Differently, WWW

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