I swear in the last 5 days, I must’ve seen either direct or indirect references to the Stockdale Paradox that I spoke to you about some 15 days ago more than a dozen times. So, I figured it’d be worth saying something about it once more since the general sentiment seems to be on people’s […]
Misguided maturity motivators
When you really think about it, maturity models – in whatever form and however benign they might’ve originally been intended – eventually end up proving a quote by the rather provocative Gore Vidal: “Envy is the central fact of American life.” Now, while I don’t agree with many things Mr. Vidal has said, what I do […]
Foxy frameworks
What better way to kick off a few Friday thoughts on our insatiable desire for security frameworks than with a hat tip to one of my favorite Jimi Hendrix songs, Foxy Lady? Which he just happened to have played as song number 7 (no coincidence, I’m sure) during the iconic 1969 Woodstock concert. That’s right, […]
Remember who built the spacecraft that put men on the moon?
Nope? Well, neither do I, actually. But we all remember that in 1969 the United States put the first men on the moon. The name of the company was actually two different ones: the command module was built by North American Aviation of P-51, B-25 and F-86 fame, and the lunar module was built by […]
You know what really sells a security program?
Results. However, “results” implies a couple of things. First, it implies that you know what you’re after, and secondly, it implies that you know how to measure it. Following on from the theme of “things I hear when speaking with people” from yesterday, I often come across people who’ve been exposed to SABSA in particular, […]
