I have to admit that “wrapped around the axle” was a phrase I hadn’t heard until almost two years ago, but since then, I’ve found it a pretty good metaphor to describe what can happen if we get lost in the turbulent waters of our own, overly-emotional thinking. Now, if you’re new – and a few […]
Taming the security architecture beast
I was having a very interesting conversation today with a Security Architect who has done all of the SABSA training, and one of the things he mentioned was how overwhelming it all seemed. In fact, his position was that, because it was so big, it wasn’t really practical to use the whole thing—unless you were […]
How to handle COVID-driven cloud questions
Instead of taking the day off for parades and pubs (especially if you’re in Dublin), this St. Patricks Day may find you faced with a whole new array of cloud security questions driven by the work-from-home directives and necessities of the communities in which you live and work. And, even if things have started to […]
The fork without the devil or the sinkin’ cybersecurity soul
You might remember that I’m a fan of the Blues. In fact, when I do manage to find the time to do some cooking, my go-to streaming radio station is a broadcast Blues station from Mississippi that generally has an excellent mix of classics and new stuff. One of the songs I heard recently was […]
DevSecOps picnics in the park
As you might know, I really do waffle a bit between loving and hating DevSecOps as a concept. I think it’s great on the one hand because it’s shined a light on a lot of really bad software development practices people like John Viega, Gary McGraw and my friend Sverre Huseby have been talking about […]
