It’s actually a disease. It’s a disease right up there with analysis paralysis. It’s the disease of “I know I need to do X, but wow…there’s so much to learn before I can even get started.” It’s actually a rather common variant of something my mother used to call “want-itis.” “Andrew, you have want-itis! Everything […]
Mmmm…MMMMMMM! That dog food sure is TASTY!
You may have noticed I took a break from your inbox for a few days. Since I got some questions about it, I thought I’d explain it to you. So here goes: I took my own advice. One of the things I’ve been harping on about for the last couple of weeks is that if […]
How to start wars you never intended
Communication is actually a pretty amazing thing. It takes something – a thought, concept or understanding – from one mind, converts it into an appropriate transportation medium and then unpacks it so that something is present in another mind. Or, at least, that’s the way it’s supposed to work. However, one of the problems with […]
The fine line between “badass” and “arrogant prick”
You’ve seen them. I know you have. Those (normally) guys who think they’re “THE MAN” when it comes to security, and that they rightly have the business by the short and curlies because, well, they can’t be trusted not to run with scissors, FFS… While they THINK they’re operating 1,000% in “badass” territory, in reality […]
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 […]