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Delivering Security at Scale: From Artisanal to Industrial
Maturing a security program in any type of organization is not just to increase specific control effectiveness but also to increase its...
Jun 3, 20238 min read
You Only Get 3 Metrics - Which Ones Would You Pick?
Just over a year ago I put out this blog post on the 10 fundamental (but really hard) security metrics. Since then I’ve discussed this...
May 20, 202310 min read
The Illusion of Choice : A Review
In the last post we talked about the challenges and opportunities of using individual and organizational incentives to ensure effective...
May 7, 202313 min read
People and Security Incentives
Force 6 : People, organizations and AI respond to incentives and inherent biases but not always the ones we think are rational. //...
Apr 22, 20238 min read
Handling Complexity
Force 5 : Complex Systems break in Unpredictable Ways // Central Idea: While component level simplicity is vital, seeking to eliminate...
Apr 7, 20238 min read
Fighting Security Entropy
Force 4 : Entropy is King // Central Idea: Adopting a control reliability engineering mindset by continuous control monitoring is...
Mar 25, 20237 min read
Attack Surface Management
Force 3 : Services want to be on // Central Idea: Take architectural steps to inherently reduce your attack surface - don’t just rely...
Mar 12, 20239 min read
Software Security is More than Vulnerabilities
Force 2 : Code wants to be wrong // Central Idea: Shift from a pure focus on only reducing security vulnerabilities towards increasing...
Feb 25, 20238 min read
Data Security and Data Governance
Force 1: Information wants to be free // Central Idea: Shift from perimeter based surveillance and tactical blocking to data governance...
Feb 11, 20238 min read
The 6 Fundamental Forces of Information Security Risk
I first posted this as a Twitter thread in 2019. These forces still seem very much current - perhaps even more so. It is interesting to...
Jan 28, 20232 min read
Ceremonial Security and Cargo Cults
There is a lot of conventional security that is based on established ceremonies and an unquestioning faith that if we keep doing these...
Jan 14, 202312 min read
Simple Ways to Communicate Successes
It’s that time of year when you’ve inevitably written notes to your organization and leadership about all your team’s achievements over...
Dec 31, 20227 min read
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