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April 23, 2020

Sure it’s bad…but is it bad enough to give up?

Nobody was really prepared for this. And, yes, by “this”, I mean the whole pandemic ‘pockyclypse we’re all living every day—while at the same time trying to not kill our housemates, family members, pets and whomever may be stuck under the same roof with us for a large number of days…with a large number of […]

Article by Andrew Townley / Archistry Daily / Agile Security, Confidence, Crisis Management, ESLC, Pandemic, Security Leadership

April 8, 2020

A funny thing about pandemic planning

A funny thing about pandemic planning March 11, 2020 No, I’m not dead—nor do I have anything other than my normal killer sinus and allergy issues this time of year, thanks to the roller-coaster Cape Town weather. However, as I’m watching the news and the reactions of people here in the Mother City, I have […]

Article by Andrew Townley / Archistry Daily / Agile Security, BCP, Security Leadership

April 7, 2020

Cisco’s CISO gets it right—but is off by 80%

In today’s long list of emails was a link to an interview from RSA with Jeff Reed, Cisco’s CISO talking about why complexity is a top challenge for CISOs. Those of you who remember some of my previous emails – especially those talking about the launch of The Agile Security System™ itself last July – […]

Article by Andrew Townley / Archistry Daily / Agile Security, Complexity, Security Architecture, Security Leadership

July 9, 2019

Freedom and your role as a security leader: ever thought about it?

Happy Independence Day for all my readers in the US, and, as you may know, I too am an American. So, despite what’s currently happening in my country, I still believe in the principles on which it was established. And one of those key principles is freedom. Now, I’m not going to wax political here—I’ll […]

Article by Andrew Townley / Archistry Daily / Business Alignment, Freedom, Independence Day, Security Leadership

June 28, 2019

In case you were wondering what I’ve been doing lately…

By now you’ve noticed that my daily emails are back. And some people even reached out during the interim to ask me about why I’d stopped and what I’d been doing instead. I appreciate that. The thing is, I’ve been doing lots of toiling away in the ArchistryWorx™ Lab to address some topics our existing and prospective […]

Article by Andrew Townley / Archistry Daily / Business Alignment, Reputation, Security Leadership

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