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3 days ago
7 min

Is Complexity the Enemy of Security?

One of the many pieces of accepted wisdom in information/cybersecurity is that complexity is the enemy of security. But is it? You...

812 views

Apr 24
1 min

Leadership, Business, Security and Risk Reading List

This is my list of favorite books across the various professional disciplines I’m interested in. I have a set of favorite books that are...

1,390 views

Mar 27
5 min

Cybersecurity : The Winner’s Game and The Loser’s Game

There is a seminal paper in finance by Charles Ellis called the The Loser’s Game which, in simple terms, foretells the move from active...

1,296 views

Mar 13
4 min

Return on Investment for Security

The concept of return on investment (ROI) for security has bugged me for a long time. Not because it isn’t a laudable goal. Of course,...

4,163 views

Feb 13
4 min

Research Challenges in Info/Cybersecurity - Part 2: “Carbon”

This is the second part of the post from 2 weeks ago, which explored research challenges in Info/Cybersecurity related to systems:...

706 views

Jan 30
5 min

Research Challenges in Info/Cybersecurity - Part 1: “Silicon"

This is the first of a two part post on research challenges centered on systems, computer science and engineering research challenges....

848 views

Jan 17
3 min

Situational Drivers of Cyber-Risk

Many years ago I wrote down a list of the drivers that create information / cyber-risk or that otherwise compel the need to mitigate this...

1,648 views

Dec 19, 2020
5 min

Privilege Management Program - Governance

I can’t recall having seen an overview of a systematized privilege management program. There are lots of great articles on specific...

1,411 views

Dec 13, 2020
8 min

Security Ratings: Love, Loathe or Live With Them?

Security ratings services tend to be loved or loathed. Loved if you consume them and it makes your job easier, especially if you have no...

2,825 views

Dec 6, 2020
6 min

The Seat at the Table: Integrating Security into your Business

The success of a security program is largely determined by how well it is integrated into the fabric of the organization, in terms of...

1,555 views

Nov 29, 2020
3 min

Simple Rules of (InfoSec) Career Success - Updated

Over the years I've noted the behaviors I’ve seen from consistently successful people. In this context I define success as a balance of...

1,118 views

Nov 22, 2020
5 min

Scenario Planning - The Best Technique You Might Not Be Using

Scenario planning is one of the most underutilized techniques in security. Which is surprising given how effective it is in [good]...

1,356 views

Nov 8, 2020
4 min

Principles for Cybersecurity Metrics

“For every metric, there should be another ‘paired’ metric that addresses adverse consequences of the first metric.” - Andy Grove We talk...

1,672 views

Nov 1, 2020
7 min

The Uncanny Valley of Security (or Why We Might Never Finish Anything)

The uncanny value is a famous term in robotics. It is used to describe how we accept robots that don’t attempt to look too human, but,...

1,627 views

Oct 25, 2020
4 min

Cybersecurity Macro Themes for the 2020’s - Updated

There will be 6 major themes that differentiate great security programs, products, features and processes. These are different from...

1,566 views

Oct 18, 2020
3 min

Why Cybersecurity Budget Benchmarks are a Waste of Time

I have built up a disdain for cybersecurity budgeting benchmarks. To be fair, there are some good attempts amid a sea of haphazard...

1,658 views

Oct 13, 2020
2 min

Vulnerability Management - Updated

It still surprises me that much of the tone of vulnerability management is about patch/bug fix vs. detecting broader configuration and...

1,341 views

Oct 4, 2020
4 min

Security for More than Security’s Sake - The Need for Adjacent Benefits

Truly excellent security programs deliver more than security risk mitigation. I know it is kind of ridiculous to say that when doing the...

675 views

Sep 27, 2020
5 min

The Most Important Mental Models for CISOs - Simple Steps for Outsize Effects

There are lots of problem solving techniques across many fields. These are often represented as mental models or behavioral short-cuts....

1,543 views

Sep 20, 2020
3 min

The Rising Tide and the Case for Security Optimism

Continuing with the theme of raising the baseline by reducing the cost of control we can see the next logical progression is that the...

720 views

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RISK & CYBERSECURITY

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