Applied Lessons Learned What were the harsh and hopefully applied lessons learned that you would never forget and, more importantly, vowed never to repeat? Especially those of you who have been in information security for many years and perhaps a member of several different teams. Consider yourself encouraged to remember those “from now on I […]
Security Awareness for Security Professionals
I recently posted the below on the SANS Internet Storm Center. During Cyber Security Awareness Month (CSAM), we develop campaigns for our coworkers that attempt to encourage them to stop clicking on links and reusing their passwords. These are good reminders for us as information security professionals even though we focus on these topics during the other 11 months […]
Repost – Stop Admiring The Problem. Start Addressing The Problem.
I recently published the below post on the SANS Internet Storm Center site.How much energy do you spending admiring your problems? It does not matter what the problem is – asset inventory, vulnerability management or security awareness. You do have problems. What are you doing to make your current problem less of a problem? Set your problems aside […]
Do you remember your “first love”?
I recently published the below post on the SANS Internet Storm Center site. I will never forget the name of my first server – Rachel. I was very proud to be the person whose job it was to defend Rachel from all types of disruption. To this day I still remember each IP address, user account, […]
Augusta ISSA Chapter Meeting
Next week I have the privilege to speak at the Augusta ISSA chapter meeting on June 25th. I will talk about the 20 Security Controls and how they can be implemented in any organization. This presentation will introduce the 20 Security Controls and provide real examples of how they can be implemented by leveraging existing […]
Community SANS returns to Augusta
Consider joining me for the next Community SANS event in Augusta on July 16-21, 2013. I will be teaching the SANS Security Essentials Bootcamp Style course. This popular course is appropriate both for people new to security as well as those who have been in security for years. This was the first SANS course I attended […]