Risk & Cybersecurity

Security Leaders Guide to Managing Stress

Security is a tough job. But it is not uniquely so. Our colleagues in risk, safety, compliance, privacy, and many other disciplines have...

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...

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,...

"Hell Yes, or No" vs. "Soft Yes, and Fast Quit"

I am a big fan of the concept of saying, “Hell Yes, or No” to decide whether to do something or not. Derek Sivers has written well about...

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:...

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....

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...

2020 Short Review

At the risk of being too understated, 2020 was an interesting year. In this blog I’ve covered many topics across the range of strategy...

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...

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...

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...

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...