May 31, 2020 If there was a popularity contest among all artifacts you might happen to unearth if you went digging for some glimpses of the architecture in your organization, the data flow diagram (DFD) would probably be the star of the High School football team, driving the red-orange Camaro with the T-tops, and dating […]
The key to “stellar” success in security architecture
May 30, 2020 I don’t know about you, but just a few short minutes ago, I was glued to the NASA livestream watching the first human spaceflight to depart US soil gracefully take to the sky. It was absolutely beautiful, and it made me remember the day, many, many years ago when all of us […]
Design, architecture and the murky mess it makes
May 30, 2020 Strategy, architecture, architecture/design, design, artifacts, elements, activities…the questions swirling around what each of them really is, where they start and stop, what purpose they’re supposed to serve and just how they all fit together can sometimes almost escalate to fisticuffs. And our human, psychological need to draw boundaries and establish our “territory” […]
Would you like fries with that?
May 22, 2020 Today on a call, I heard a story I’ve heard many times before. And the issue crystalizes the difference between security being seen as an order-taker vs. a trusted partner. What they’re trying to do is define a specific strategy associated with a very high-profile problem within their organization. However, I just […]
The correct response to “we don’t have time for security”
May 21, 2020 On a call today, I was reminded of one of the recent challenges facing security architects – or even security leaders (BISOs and CISOs) – who understand the value of architecture and know that it has an essential place in software development—no matter what approach you’re using. This challenge is most often […]
