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, 2022
- 3 min
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, 2022
- 5 min
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, 2022
- 3 min
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, 2022
- 6 min
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, 2022
- 4 min
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, 2018
- 1 min
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, 2017
- 6 min
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, 2017
- 3 min
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, 2017
- 3 min
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, 2017
- 3 min
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, 2017
- 1 min
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, 2017
- 2 min
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, 2017
- 2 min
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, 2017
- 4 min
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, 2017
- 2 min
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, 2017
- 3 min
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, 2017
- 1 min
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, 2017
- 3 min
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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kljgamer1
- Jan 4, 2017
- 2 min
In Defense of Intelligence
Over the past few weeks there has been a bit of a dust-up regarding the reliability of analysis and information originating from our...
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