“Come on tell me who are youOh, I really wanna know” If there was ever one song recorded that captured the essence of what we do as security, I’d have to give it to the classic “Who Are You” by the Who—especially after the deep dive into thinking about authentication and access control I did […]
Security heroes
The cynical definition of a “hero” is one I remember spouting off in meetings not so many years ago. I was a bit more jaded then. Maybe I had a reason, but maybe I didn’t. Looking back on it now, I’m actually not sure. But I do remember what I said about heroes on more […]
Some stick figures, a cloud, a cylinder and a brick wall
May 24, 2020 “Whaddya mean, ‘That’s not architecture’? What else could you possibly need to know, Mr. Smarty-pants Security Architect?” If not the words, we’ve probably all seen the diagrams. Often PowerPoint, sometimes Visio, and only very rarely created in some kind of formalized automation tools, in some organizations, this is, literally, the state […]
What to do when your security program has more mice than a science lab
There was a really interesting point in a Cisco survey I read over the last few days that was talking about the overall confidence levels of security leaders regarding their ability to keep their organizations safe. And, actually, it’s something I’ve also seen come up pretty regularly when I talk to security leaders, architects and […]
Smashing the security silos of strategy and operations
Almost every security team I’ve met that was larger than 2 people had silos. Sure, sometimes the walls are thicker than others, but there’s a phenomenon that I’ve seen play out over and over, embedded deep within your brains, and the way it tends to manifest once you get more than one person in a […]
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