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Comment on 5 reasons why security architecture’s not for sissies by Paul Stawski

Paul Stawski — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 16:43:10 +0000

Very well put. I would argue your story holds true also for other architects. I definitely recognise myself in strategy #2.

Comment on What Does Your Organization and the Bugatti Veyron Have in Common? by Andrew Townley

Andrew Townley — Mon, 23 Feb 2015 18:45:24 +0000

In reply to Matysek Ludovic.

Hi Ludovic,

Thanks for your interest in the article, and I’m glad you enjoyed it. Feel free to use it as a reference, but I’m not exactly sure which parts you feel are most relevant to your research.

All of the factual information about the Veyron came from two primary sources. The first was the July 2014 issue of Top Gear magazine (which was actually the inspiration for the post: http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/top-gear-magazine-adventures-issue-2014-7-16), and second was the Veyron Wikipedia page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugatti_Veyron). The rest of the post is a hypothetical example of something that could happen when driving the vehicle, so there’s nothing factual to cite.

Whether the original information is trusted or factual is a question for the Top Gear team and the Wikipedia contributors. At least you now know where to ask. If there’s anything else I can do to help, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Good luck with your research!

Comment on What Does Your Organization and the Bugatti Veyron Have in Common? by Matysek Ludovic

Matysek Ludovic — Mon, 23 Feb 2015 14:44:46 +0000

Dear Andrew

I just read your article with great interest, I am a student in MSc in Project Management and currently working on the growth of Project Management within automotive industry, especially whether the success of a car has contributed to a greater demand of project manager.

I would like to refer your article with all the respect of academic writing and plagiarism. Has the interview been conducted with Buggati employee? (I haven’t seen the information in the article, it needs to be confirmed so in order to use it)

I look forward to hearing from you.

Thank you
regards
Ludovic Matysek

Comment on Cybersecurity for Boards: What You Need to Know Now by Andrew Townley

Andrew Townley — Mon, 05 Jan 2015 14:56:29 +0000

In reply to Jack Brickman.

Hi Jack,

Thanks for your comment. From your website, I see that your company works in this space. How do you ensure that your polices, provisioning/hardening and awareness training are aligned with the organization’s risk appetite and demonstrate ROI to the business?

In our experience, off-the-shelf guidelines and policies are good starting points, but they need to be tailored to ensure they are business-driven, risk-proporational and cost effective. Without doing this step, companies may think they’re covered when in fact they aren’t.

What’s your experience?

Cheers,

ast

Comment on Cybersecurity for Boards: What You Need to Know Now by Jack Brickman

Jack Brickman — Thu, 01 Jan 2015 12:10:49 +0000

Even more reasons why board should ensure that companies start securing their entire digital infrastructure, which begins by putting in place information security policies and procedures, provisioning and hardening of such systems, and then undertaking comprehensive security awareness training for employees. Call it the 3-point stance for protecting your organization. The problem is that most companies have (1). Outdated policies (2). Don’t have formalized procedures and checklists for hardening their information systems, and (3) do little or nothing when it comes to security awareness training. This won’t cut it in today’s world, so it’s time to get serious about information security.