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It's been an active month for me, chock full of engrossing conversations, engaging ideas, and free-flowing dialogue. I always enjoy...
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kljgamer1
Jun 22, 20224 min read
Careers in Cyber, Part 4 - Spotlight on Critical Thinking
I routinely speak with business leaders and senior cyber professionals about the next generation of cyber warriors and what skills they...
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kljgamer1
Jun 14, 20223 min read
Avoiding the Echo Chamber
As an "Old Security Guy," there are times when I feel that we are speaking into a huge echo chamber, providing results and commentary...
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kljgamer1
Jun 8, 20225 min read
Careers in Cyber, Part 3 - Reality Matters
"Do I need to go to college to get into cybersecurity?" This, by far, is the question most often asked by folks considering a career in...
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kljgamer1
May 25, 20223 min read
Careers in Cyber Part 2 - Myths and Misconceptions
Anyone who has searched for information on a career in cybersecurity will have come across numerous providing contradictory (though...
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kljgamer1
May 11, 20226 min read
Careers In Cyber, Part 1: Cyber Warrior 2.0
Over the past several years I have balanced my work life with that of being a security educator. As I edge closer to 60 (!) I recognize...
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kljgamer1
Jan 23, 20224 min read
Managing the Chaos
Most people who know me well are aware that my life is extremely multithreaded. In addition to working full time in the cybersecurity...
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kljgamer1
Jan 8, 20181 min read
Transforming Security
Most of my CISO assignments have been transformative roles. I've usually been called in when the company is in crisis or to replace a...
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kljgamer1
Oct 23, 20176 min read
Vendor Kabuki
A few years ago a good friend of mine and longtime CISO left the chair to become the chief security strategist at a well-known security...
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kljgamer1
Oct 9, 20173 min read
Why Do You Do It?
Several weeks ago I sat down with my good friend Jill to discuss security and the security profession. Jill doesn't come from our world...
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kljgamer1
Oct 5, 20173 min read
A Three-Pronged Approach to Protection
In the wake of the Equifax breach, I have found myself on an increasing number of calls with reporters and business leaders from various...
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kljgamer1
Sep 18, 20173 min read
Security Diversity in the Age of Equifax
I am not going to talk about the Equifax breach. I know nothing more about the breach than what has been reported via numerous media...
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kljgamer1
Aug 9, 20171 min read
How to Be a Cybersecurity Superhero
Recently I and several other cybersecurity professionals were asked, "What does it take to become a cybersecurity superhero?"...
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kljgamer1
Apr 20, 20172 min read
A Matter of Trust
I usually don't use this blog to comment on security "current events;" there are enough pundits and prognosticators out there already...
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kljgamer1
Apr 18, 20172 min read
Growing Up Secure
My son Scott turns 23 today. As I watch him making his way into the world I am endlessly proud of the truly kind, generous, and...
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kljgamer1
Feb 10, 20174 min read
The Impact of Situational Privacy
Pop quiz today! Which of the following situations is a violation of privacy: A national retailer utilizes purchases you make with them to...
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kljgamer1
Feb 5, 20172 min read
Is It Really "All About The Data?"
As we look back on 2016, we are once again faced with a plethora of data breaches which resulted in the exposure of hundreds of millions...
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kljgamer1
Jan 23, 20173 min read
Understanding the Business
Security professionals have preached for some time about the importance of understanding the business when constructing a security...
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kljgamer1
Jan 17, 20171 min read
Privacy...Simplified
"Explain it to me like I'm a 6 year old." I first heard this line spoken by Denzel Washington in the 1993 movie Philadelphia . Since...
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kljgamer1
Jan 10, 20173 min read
Asking the Right Questions about Russian Hacking
Back in my GI days I participated in an intelligence exercise designed to simulate how we would go about defining and gathering...
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