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February 25, 2019

Hey, don’t feel bad…even the “experts” don’t understand security architecture

I truly don’t know where to begin. No, really. I don’t. In the last 3 weeks, I’ve heard so many well-meaning but violently misguided takes on security architecture by otherwise intelligent people that, well…it actually left me a little stunned. Let’s get the definition out of the way first. If “architecture” is “the complex or […]

Article by Andrew Townley / Archistry Daily / Definition, Security Architecture

February 22, 2019

5 things your security architecture MUST do

What do you really know about security architecture and what it should do for you? I’ve mentioned it a couple of times over the last few weeks, but I haven’t yet given it the attention it deserves. So today, we’re going to start fixing that problem. Tomorrow, we’ll do a slightly deeper dive on the […]

Article by Andrew Townley / Archistry Daily / Business Alignment, Incident Management, Risk Exposure, Risk Governance, Risk Ownership, Security Architecture, Security Posture, Stakeholder Engagement, Threat Management, Triage

February 21, 2019

Frog guts

Yep. It turns out that’s exactly what they were. But of course, I had no idea at the time. Let me rewind a bit. As you might remember, right now, we’re spending quite a lot of time in Cape Town. And in Cape Town, if you’re living where we rent a house, the majority of […]

Article by Andrew Townley / Archistry Daily / Problem Solving, RCA, Symptoms

February 20, 2019

BREAKING: high-profile security leader found living as hermit in the countryside

I hate to break it to you, but the verdict is in: you’re kinda screwed. In my LinkedIn feed yesterday was a charming and timely post from Dark Reading talking about a survey of US and UK CISOS. Dark reading indeed… While ONLY 25% of those security leaders are suffering from mental and health disorders […]

Article by Andrew Townley / Archistry Daily / Burnout, Confidence, Executive Support, Leadership, Stress

February 19, 2019

How to make the CEO so happy he puts your picture on his wall

Ah, the ever-present business, technology and security divides. It’s almost like that classic opening scene in any western: it’s a super-wide shot, the sun is baking down, there’s a few short, squat shrubs showing green defiance against the reddish-brown landscape, and there they are: 3 tall, slender pillars of rock, thrusting majestically upwards towards the […]

Article by Andrew Townley / Archistry Daily / Business Context, CEO, Core Domain Model, Stakeholder Engagement

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