RISK & CYBERSECURITY

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...

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

Escalating issues is part of the foundation of any good risk and security program. Unfortunately, human nature is such that most people...

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

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,...

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

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

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

As an industry we spend a lot of time talking about workforce development and skills shortages. We tend not to talk about how to organize...

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

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

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