Cybersecurity is Not a Video Game…
…It is an architecture. The above quote from George Gilder pretty much sums up the issue we are dealing with in cybersecurity today. And within this simple but incisive quote …
“Inaction Creates Fear and Doubt…”
Every day we work to build our companies better and better. We come up with plans, we go to meetings we make goals and strategies. But at some point, we …
Cybersecurity Isn’t a Technology it is an Attitude
Years ago before I was in this business I got to know the chief training officer for the new Naval Aviators learning to fly multi-million dollar jets off of a …
Disasters Are A Matter of Bad Timing
Many times, the disasters we have to deal with be they physical or weather, or cybersecurity are just a matter of timing. Let me explain. At some time or another …
Normalcy Bias
In cybersecurity I deal with a lot of human attitudes and emotions. It is part of the job. It is why I get paid to help executives bring about a …
What Does The Alleged Hacking of Super Micro by the Chinese Mean to American Business?
If you have been listening to the news lately you have heard stories that originated from Bloomberg about the alleged hacking of server motherboards during the manufacturing process of American …
Can You Reconcile The Differences In Our Changing Cybersecurity Landscape?
Scott Fitzgerald famously said: “The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time and still retain the ability …
How Is Your Parachute Engaged?
Earlier this week I had the opportunity to attend a particularly interesting meeting of a national cybersecurity organization that I am a member of. The organization is called Infraguard and …
POP Quiz, The Benefits of Cybersecurity Procedures
Not a very interesting subject. Not necessarily the stuff you want to talk about with friends or at a party. Probably not too fun to talk about it even when …
The Revolving Door of the CISO
There is a particularly vexing problem that occurs within American business as it relates to the CISO position. It goes something like this. Management hires a CISO and puts them …