Who thinks their own job is BS?
What should you do if you think your own job is BS?
leadership
12 posts
Growth that Builds, Growth that Breaks
You've probably heard it said that "healthy things grow". That's not true. Cancer also grows. What we can say for sure is that alive (or dynamic) things grow; whether that growth is beneficial or destructive is a different question.
AI Risks: Net-New or Amplifier?
Track the risks. Just make sure that the risks are the actual risks, so that the problems you fix are the actual problems.
How Focusing on Strategy Perpetuates the Problem
Strategy is easy. Execution is where the wheels come off.
Here’s What You Should Do Today About All These Outages: Nothing
Smart leaders don't react, they respond. Now is not the time to wax poetic about the world we left behind, or follow the reactionists backwards towards a demonstrably worse risk position.
Why CISOs Don’t Want Tool Jockeys…And What They Want Instead
What skills do CISOs want, more than technical skills? What should you prioritize, to stand out from the crowd?
Interacting With CISOs: 4 Tips for Security People
Authenticity doesn't guarantee success, but the lack of authenticity guarantees failure. Here's a few things to consider.
The Fish, the Fishbowl, and All the Things We Thought We Knew
The fishbowl distorts perception, but in a way which confirms our biases. How does this hurt us in security and transformation, and what should we do about it?
Business Leaders: How to Help the Technologists to Help You
We all sometimes need to be reminded that security risk is not the only risk, and sometimes not even the most important risk, that a business faces.
It’s Time to Retire “Attackers Only Have to be Right Once; Defenders Have to be Right 100% of the Time”, and Here’s Why
Along with "people are the weakest link", this phrase has been shaping unhealthy cultures in security for years. It's time to stop saying it, and here's why.