Essential Attributes of Security Leadership
Since I first wrote this back in 2021 (titled "CISO: Archeologist, Historian or Explorer?") it seems ever more true that complex and...
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- Sep 10
- 13 min
Crucial Questions from Governments and Regulators
In this, fourth and final post in the series of Crucial Questions I’m going to focus on those from governments and regulators. This...
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- Aug 27
- 23 min
Crucial Questions from CISOs and Security Teams
In this, third in a series of Crucial Questions posts I’m going to focus on the questions from CISOs and security teams. This builds on...
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- Aug 13
- 13 min
Crucial Questions from CIOs and CTOs
In the last post I covered the crucial questions from Boards and executives. Here I will cover the questions I’m asked by CIOs, CTOs and...
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- Jul 31
- 11 min
Crucial Questions from CEOs and Boards
Over the past few years I have done a lot of speaking at conferences, events and small group settings for Board directors and corporate...
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- Jul 16
- 3 min
3 Year Review
I’ve been doing this blog for around 3 years, largely succeeding in posting every 2 weeks. I have learnt a lot in this process and I...
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- Jul 2
- 5 min
The Reporting Line of Security Teams / CISOs - Updated
This can be an emotive topic for many people. It is one, I’ve found, colored more by dogma than nuance (as it seems with many things...
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- Jun 18
- 6 min
Are Security Analogies Counterproductive?
Do analogies actually help us or do they set back our ability to drive change? On the face of it they are a useful explanatory tool, as...
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- Jun 4
- 8 min
Career Advice and Professional Development
I often get asked for advice about careers and professional development. Unfortunately I don't have the time to do this in person, except...
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- May 21
- 7 min
Defense in Depth
Defense in depth is a well accepted security principle. Intuitively, it stipulates there should be multiple lines of controls so as to...
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- May 8
- 9 min
Regulatory Relationships
For some reason there have been a few people already in or moving into highly regulated industries, like finance or healthcare, that have...
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- Apr 21
- 3 min
The Stress and Joy of Security Jobs - Updated
There’s a lot going on in the world from conflict, crime, economic and many other pressures. Many of these matters have security...
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