- Talk The Walk
Language is arguably the most powerful creation of the human species, the most successful mechanism to encode and transmit information across geographical, cultural and temporal boundaries. The humankind’s ability to create and use a system of symbols has been subject of the study, commentary and vivid debate for centuries. This blog post is about language. What is the language of information security and how do we use it? How do infosec professionals talk their walk?
- The Future of Risk
What may 2030 look like to a CISO/CSO or the regular information security practitioner? What will be the prevalent form of Information Security Risk Management? Although I can’t provide definitive answers I feel confident enough to share some thoughts and predictions knowing that it is unlikely that I’ll be made accountable for them in 20 years. Nonetheless, this may be a useful exercise to foster longer term strategic thinking about the infosecurity community, the market and the evolution of threats and risk.
- June’s Patching Inferno
The month is over, patching is past and we are not saved. June 2009 may have been one of the busiest months of the year for information security officers with patch and vulnerability management oversight

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