CSO Column: The Mic is Always On. Always.
A reflection on the challenges of open mics and social media — and how they impact our efforts — was the topic of an early column penned for CSO Online. Read the column here:...
View ArticleCSO Column: Improve your security leadership with one simple lesson from improv
Improv is great to watch and even more fun to learn and play (perform). There is a fundamental concept of improv that is essential for success — in improv, in life, and definitely for security...
View ArticleCSO Column: Finding security’s opportunity to engage
This column shares a true experience from over a decade ago and the insights I’ve learned over the years on more effective ways to engage people in the practice of protecting information. This is an...
View ArticleHow your signature can propel your security career
This column explains how an afternoon at a car show revealed the power of literally signing your work. When not building engines and engraving your name for all to see, is your work signature ready?...
View Article3 reasons why asking risky questions reduces risk
From an otherwise innocent dinner table conversation, I penned this column examining the value of asking risky questions in the quest to reduce risk… what do you think? Read the column here:...
View ArticleIs your definition of security holding you back?
A few years ago during a workshop, an exercise turned into a lesson learned for me. This column shares the story, the lesson learned and some tips on how you can improve your definition of security to...
View ArticleStepping back to see the big picture • CSO Blog
“Now that we’ve stitched up the head wound, let’s step back for a second and consider what’s going on…” The words of the ER physician, standing attentively in a pair of green scrubs, instantly calmed...
View ArticleCurated Catalyst for July 28 – workplace ADD, packaging, and overconfidence
Thanks for the great conversations on twitter last week as a result of the curated catalyst and other articles. Let’s do it again. Thought for the week: To tell people what to do without showing them...
View Article(CSO) Proper understanding of “awareness” is necessary to improve security...
I penned a short series on security awareness on the Translating Security Value blog at CSO. It starts by exploring the basic concept of awareness. As the concept of “security awareness” makes an...
View Article(CSO) How security awareness leads to behavior change
I wrote this post to focus on the confusion about the role of security awareness in behavior change. The reality is that while awareness is an essential step, it is not enough to change behaviors....
View Article(CSO) Designing security awareness for success
Once awareness is established as the realization of actions and impact, it serves as a catalyst for change. Sometimes. To get it right requires a series of steps, and at least three elements. From...
View Article(CSO) Curated Catalyst for August 9 – your brain on caffeine, empowering...
Here are three articles selected to stimulate some thinking — and discussion — on how we might draw on other fields to improve our approach to the practice of security. The three articles this week:...
View ArticleHow to fix the looming shortage of skilled security professionals
Faced with a perceived shortage of skilled talent, it’s time change the approach, distribute the workload, and get people to pitch in so we can focus on the valuable security work that demands our...
View ArticleMissing the real opportunity of Manning and Snowden
The common reaction is an almost knee-jerk demand for more, stricter controls. In most cases, these controls won’t work. If we want people engaged in the process, we need to let them take...
View ArticleWant to be successful in security? Embrace your role in sales
We’re all in sales now. Always have, whether we realized it or not. Its time to reconsider the role of selling and how to get better at it to be successful. During a break in the meeting, I wandered...
View ArticleShare your knowledge to be more successful in security (and life)
When faced with the decision to share or hold knowledge about security, successful professionals learn to teach what they know… Early in my career, I realized that security often supported three common...
View ArticleInvitation to publicly discuss the future of security tomorrow (Tuesday Sept 17)
All my bags are packed, I’m ready to go… Admit it, you started to sing along. I was singing as I wrote it. In a few hours, I’ll make my way through airport security, hang at the gate, board the plane...
View ArticleUse twitter? Have ideas on security and privacy? Join me for a chat tomorrow...
While limited to 140 characters each, twitter is an opportunity for exchanging ideas. Tomorrow (September 25) I engage in my first-ever “twitter chat.” I was invited by RSA Europe to discuss security...
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Security Catalyst February mid-month review & update
With my writing (and podcast appearances) spread over a few different platforms, including this blog, I wanted to put together a post capturing some insights that could prove useful for you. Please...
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ICYMI Nov 10 – Weekly Rewind – 3 questions
Welcome to the weekly rewind – a chance to play last week again. This is my latest attempt to figure out the right way to blend various writing efforts — now spreading over more platforms — together....
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