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March 10, 2023

The boneyard of failed architecture initiatives

One thing that often happens when people finally discover that security architecture is a whole more than the way their security infrastructure is connected is that they’re all “hot to trot” and want to stand up an enterprise security architecture program from scratch. This is excellent, and one should never underestimate the power of enthusiasm. […]

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June 3, 2020

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 […]

Article by Andrew Townley / Archistry Daily / Agile Security, Effective Security, Security Architecture, Security Leadership, Security Operations, Stakeholder Engagement Leave a Comment

May 28, 2020

Forging your own Security Avengers

Wanna find a blueprint for a truly effective cybersecurity team? You could do a lot worse than watching the original Avengers movie a few (dozen) times. Over the weekend, my kids (5 and 3) were on a bit of superhero kick, and I realized again how brilliant the first Avengers movie was—not just in the […]

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April 30, 2020

There are no style points in a crisis

That was just some of the advice from Jeff Immelt, former Chief Executive and Chairman of GE following Jack Welch. And if one word could define a good portion of his tenure at the helm, it would be crisis. So it was very interesting to hear his perspectives on leading through crisis on a WOBI […]

Article by Andrew Townley / Archistry Daily / Agile Security, Crisis Management, Security Leadership Leave a Comment

April 29, 2020

How to avoid getting sucked back into the tornado

I know it’s different everywhere in the world, so you either might not quite be there yet, or you might’ve already see this particular milestone getting smaller in your rear-view mirror. For us, we’re now halfway through week 4 of self-isolation-cum-lockdown, and I can tell you that the hyperactivity, boredom and general misbehavior on the […]

Article by Andrew Townley / Archistry Daily / Priorities, Psychology, Security Leadership Leave a Comment

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