A CISO Checklist: How to Reduce the Silo Effect
As a CISO or an executive responsible for the Information Security organization at your company, one thing that you ought to keep in real focus is the Silo Effect. Be…
DetailsBreaking the Chain
By now most of us have heard of the phrase kill chain. For those of you that haven’t heard of it, the kill chain is a phase-based model used to…
DetailsWhy I look Forward to October
Life on a college campus changes in the Fall. In a way, just like the seasons, life in higher ed is very cyclical, and the beginning of the semester is…
DetailsThe Ever Evolving Role of the Chief Information Security Officer
Over the past few years, there has been an uptick in cybercrime on a mass scale, with hackers gaining access to personal information of millions of people. Breaches at well-known,…
DetailsIt’s Time to Put Common Sense into Security
A few weeks ago, my son and his family came to visit us from Japan (he is a Captain in the Marine Corps and stationed there). We took a day…
DetailsAn Open Letter to Security Vendors
So tell me – did you hear the news?? Apparently the rumors are indeed true. 2015 is the year of the Security Startup. And in the words of the greatest…
DetailsEverything is Compromised
Internet of Things (IoT) means everything is potentially connected everywhere and with everyone. Assume it is all compromised. As the volume of IoT grows, we should better understand the implications…
DetailsA CISO Checklist: 10 Deadly Sins
According to ITRC (Identity Theft Resource Center), in 2015 thus far there have been over 450 breaches with over 135 million records exposed. They define a breach as an event…
DetailsInformation Security: Learning From the Past to Improve Our Future
Things were simpler in the past. I know we hear that sometimes and to a certain degree this is true. It is also true that he who forgets the past…
DetailsHow Saving a Buck will Undermine Security Every Time
I just saw an article stating that Chrysler is sending out USB drives to car owners to update the WiFi connect features in their Jeeps. For those of you that missed…
DetailsSecurity Talent Management: Leveraging The “Cool”
I happened to watch the movie “The Duff” recently. If you haven’t seen it, it’s a 2015 teenage comedy film with a plot along the lines of “The Breakfast Club”…
DetailsA CISO’s Top 5 To Do’s in the First 90 Days
As many of you know, starting a new job can be challenging in and of itself. It involves learning a new culture, understanding company values, as well as basic things such as…
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