Yesterday was a very exciting day on twitter for yours unruly. My “Speaking CEO” email from a few days back got some very interesting responses, not to mention some personal attacks and accusations of running a pyramid scheme because of the way the subscription page for the Security Sanity™ newsletter was written. A twello going […]
The 3 Little Kittens of effective security stakeholder interviewing
My daughter is 2-ish, and she loves to sing. In fact she and her brother both spend a lot of the time, walking around, or riding in the car, or just sitting, singing away with whatever song comes into their heads. It’s pretty cool (and they’re great singers). My daughter’s current favorites are “Rain, Rain, […]
Get yer assets outta my office!
It’s been an interesting few days, folks. I’ve had more than a few conversations with people about the role of security, talking to stakeholders and how to actually understand the worlds of security. And one of the things that I keep tripping over is that people have a very tactical view of security. Now, ok, […]
Unhappy security customers
I know that a lot of people just don’t get the whole “customers of security” vibe I keep yapping on about, and some people still say the primary job of security is the enforcer not the advisor—including a rather long and otherwise well-written LinkedIn post I read last night. The thing is, I just don’t […]
Just give me 5 minutes…
Now, I know you’ve heard that opener more than a few times, and you’ve probably heard it both in personal and professional conversations. In fact, you might have even been tempted to use it yourself when you were trying to get some critical information about a project or a program. If you have used it, […]
