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 […]
Some (longer) thoughts on ships, harbors, safety and saying “no”
I’ve been having some conversations lately about safety. In this case, it’s about personal safety, but it really doesn’t matter, because it applies generally. Oddly, just last night I was thinking about it again. It was rather hot here, the family was asleep, but it was cool outside. I ended up sitting in the garden, […]
How to create a productivity-sucking cesspool of fail
Click. And it was gone again. For the SECOND time today… Welcome to my world today. You see, in addition to last year’s Cape Town water crisis, South Africa also has a small issue with electricity generation. Ok. You’re right. It’s not so small. Yesterday marked the first appearance of Stage 4 loadshedding, which basically […]
Is your security program making you fat?
Did you know there’s far too much in common with yo-yo weight loss programs and your run-of-the-mill security program? Here’s the deal: Published psychology research points out that fad diets – you know, the ones that say you’re going to lose 21 pounds in 10 days or something like that – and *especially* repeated bouts […]
