Honestly, why are we hiring?
Last week, Granite Consulting kindly invited me to facilitate a (very) early morning discussion about the cyber security skills shortage. Around the table, opinions were offered about the soaring number of new security job vacancies.
Are you ready to take the security leap?
About a year ago, I watched this Ted Talk by Graham Hill. The impact that meat farming has on our planet blew me away and set me on a path to giving up meat for good. Initially trying weekday vegetarianism as the Ted Talk advocates and now eating a plant-based diet 24/7, what I discovered was that I actually feel physically better when I don’t eat meat (and so do the cows…). While the feeling is slightly different, the same can be said for my work in advocating good security practices, both for myself and those I work with. Bear with me while I link the two….
Security and the art of interruption
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An Alternative Path to Security Leadership?
Early in my career, my employer sent me on a course called Network Engineering for non-Network Engineers. As you might imagine from its catchy title, the short course explained a complex communications network to those like me who were responsible for talking about it to the public.
How will our kids define ‘secure’?
Given I have worked in security my whole career, it may seem strange that I don’t own a paper shredder. I use one so irregularly, I have taken to seeking out ways go paperless when I can and use corporate shredding services if necessary.