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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

April 10, 2020

Fighting FOMO in your security operations

This morning when I was thinking about which of the dozens of ideas I have for a COSAC presentation I’d actually submit, I was re-reading some Gartner guidance on preparing for the future of security. (A brief, totally voluntary PSA: if you’re thinking of speaking at one of the COSAC conferences, the CFP closes today. […]

Article by Andrew Townley / Archistry Daily / Agile Security, Alert Management, ESLC, Security Architecture, Security Operations, SIEM Leave a Comment

January 16, 2020

Security dogs and vulnerability squirrels

A while back there was a thread I saw talking about the difficult things about being a security professional. I enjoy these kinds of things, because it’s always enlightening to hear how your peers and colleagues see the world—and how differently they may see it from you. Of course there’s the obvious, “focusing on the […]

Article by Andrew Townley / Archistry Daily / Agile Security, BESA, Classification, Priorities, Security Architecture, Security Operations, Threat Management, Vulnerability Management Leave a Comment

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