KIM L. JONES

It's been an active month for me, chock full of engrossing conversations, engaging ideas, and free-flowing dialogue. I always enjoy...

I routinely speak with business leaders and senior cyber professionals about the next generation of cyber warriors and what skills they...

As an "Old Security Guy," there are times when I feel that we are speaking into a huge echo chamber, providing results and commentary...

"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...

Anyone who has searched for information on a career in cybersecurity will have come across numerous providing contradictory (though...

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...

Most people who know me well are aware that my life is extremely multithreaded. In addition to working full time in the cybersecurity...

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...

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...

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...

In the wake of the Equifax breach, I have found myself on an increasing number of calls with reporters and business leaders from various...

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...

Recently I and several other cybersecurity professionals were asked, "What does it take to become a cybersecurity superhero?"...

I usually don't use this blog to comment on security "current events;" there are enough pundits and prognosticators out there already...

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...

Pop quiz today! Which of the following situations is a violation of privacy: A national retailer utilizes purchases you make with them to...

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...

Security professionals have preached for some time about the importance of understanding the business when constructing a security...

"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...

Back in my GI days I participated in an intelligence exercise designed to simulate how we would go about defining and gathering...