A new report from Gartner claims that information security spending will increase about 7 percent this year, and climb to $93 billion in 2018. As impressive as that number sounds, it actually seems quite tame when you consider the pace […]
The internet loves its lists. SEO and web content experts will tell you that lists get more traffic. People just love to know what the “Top 10” of anything is–whether it’s the Top 10 Richest People in America, or the
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Information security threats are worsening by the day. Organizations risk becoming disoriented and losing their way in a maze of uncertainty, as they grapple with complex technology, proliferation of data, increased regulation, and a debilitating skills shortage. With the global
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In a couple weeks everyone will be off for the holidays–relaxing at home or traveling to spend time with family and friends. Oh, wait! Not everyone. Even in a company where almost everyone checks out and doesn’t come back until
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Information security is everyone’s job. Every person is responsible for exercising some common sense and cautious skepticism and doing his or her part to protect company data and network resources from exploits and compromise. Most of those people also have
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Part 7 of 16 If you could look at a bowl full of M&Ms and in a matter of seconds know exactly how many are there waiting to be eaten… well that would be something. Or, if you could look
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Part 6 of 16 We’ve got to quit telling people, especially kids, that they’re special. They’re not. We tell our kids, “you’re a winner at everything, you’re wonderful. Wow, here’s your trophy for coming in 23rd out of 24 kids
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Part 5 of 16 Airline pilots don’t learn how to fly. They learn how to safely crash. Security folks learn how to fly the networks – not how to survive a crash. (See the disconnect?) As a society, and I
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Part 4 of 16 Degrees? To hell with them. “Only those with a BS or MS need apply.” Talk about an arbitrary discriminator of zero value. By that standard, I am worthlessly unemployable. By that standard, a majority of my
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Part 3 of 16 Fast forward. What type of discrimination do we see today? I am focusing on IT and information security. Piercing, tattoos and other body adornments? In my day, long hair and jeans with sneakers were the visual
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