May 29, 2020 If you’ve ever seen any footage of the American West, you’ve probably seen one or more pictures or videos of prairie dogs popping out of their holes. This is often followed by something scientifically described as “jump-yipping”. The science behind this says that it’s basically a group-based security control – of the […]
That McLaren your cybersecurity team lost last year
A couple of years ago, McLaren – of F1 and supercar fame – unveiled their fiercest road-going effort yet, the McLaren Senna, inspired by one of history’s greatest racers. It costs just over $1 million. And it goes really fast. In fact, it goes much, much faster than probably a few of the projects in your […]
Risk assessments: not my job
It always kinda surprises me when I meet a new security team, or even a new security professional, who balks at the notion that risk assessment is a core part of what they do. In some cases, this attitude is institutionalized as team dynamics, so that if the designated “risk team” gets even the slightest […]
Sorting sacred risk assessment cows
One of the things I haven’t talked too much about over the last year or so I’ve been writing these emails is risk assessments. Hopefully, just because I haven’t talked about them much hasn’t led you to believe I don’t think they’re important. They are. And, they’re firmly at the heart of the whole SABSA […]
