Making Friends in Cybersecurity

I want to share a few thoughts on one of the biggest factors that has enabled my success in cybersecurity: Making friends. I won’t call it networking because that is too often reduced to a buzzword for job seekers and…

Time Zone Tools for Remote Work

As I adapt to working as part of a global entity I’ve had to try and find tools to help me manage time zones. Here are a few things I’ve started using that have helped. I’m obviously still figuring this…

The Yellow List

I thought I would share a tip to reduce email and make good use of colleague’s time. A former CEO taught all his direct reports this technique and it was so effective that we broadly adopted it as a team.…

Why you should NEVER hide a data breach

If you are in the Cybersecurity or Compliance industry long enough you’ll likely encounter an Executive who would prefer to just “fix” what happened and not disclose, report, or notify affected parties of a data breach. It’s difficult to understand…

The Purpose and Priority of Regulations

The dramatic power failures in Texas in recent weeks have highlighted their mostly unregulated energy market and in turn should cause us to assess the real purpose of regulations. Regulations are Protections. I spend a significant amount of time helping…