SECURITY STRATEGY – MYTH-BUSTER: PART #5

fairy tale, wonder tale involving marvellous elements and occurrences, though not necessarily about fairies. The term embraces such popular folktales (Märchen, q.v.) as […] britannica[.]com FAIRY TAILS FROM REALITY There are no silver bullet solutions out there that will “fix” your organization and make it 100% secure. That defensive or offensive security solution that fixes everything […]

SECURITY STRATEGY – MYTH-BUSTER: PART #4

Icarus, in Greek mythology, son of the inventor Daedalus who perished by flying too near the Sun with waxen wings. britannica[.com] BALANCE Throughout my career, I’ve had the opportunity to help many organizations out with operational, tactical, and strategic security things. From hands-on technical operational stuff such as vulnerability management, patch management, identity & access management, infrastructure security, […]

SECURITY STRATEGY – MYTH-BUSTER: PART #3

The warrior Achilles is one of the great heroes of Greek mythology. According to legend, Achilles was extraordinarily strong, courageous and loyal, but he had one vulnerability–his “Achilles heel.” Homer’s epic poem the Iliad tells the story of his adventures during the last year of the Trojan War. www[.]history[.]com INGRESS One of the least talked about and […]

SECURITY STRATEGY – MYTH-BUSTER: PART #2

MYTH: A traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events. Source: dictionary[.]cambridge[.]org INGRESS Security favors preparedness and preparedness comes in a couple of different forms. To simplify stuff, I would say that there are mainly two forms: They […]

SECURITY STRATEGY – MYTH-BUSTER: PART #1

MYTH-BUSTER: A person, book, etc. that shows that something generally thought to be true is not, in fact, true, or is different from how it is usually described. Source: dictionary[.]cambridge[.]org INGRESS One of the powerful things about having been a consultant for many years, in my case +20, is that you get to see many […]

SECURITY STRATEGY – REALITY VS THEORY

In theory, theory and practice are the same.In practice, they are not. -Albert Einstein […conversation…] Henrik: OK, why did you base the coming <#> years on these activities? Customer: This is the direction of where our vendors’ technologies are heading! Henrik: I understand. But is this where your business and organization are heading? Customer: What […]

SECURITY STRATEGY – CREATING VALUE

If you do not know what value means for your organization from a business perspective, how will you be able to create it from a security perspective? Question:What does creating value mean for your organization from a security perspective?[I encourage you to contemplate this question for a couple of minutes before continuing to read this […]

KPI, KRI, & KCI – MODELED & EXPLAINED

The instrument panel of a car can be seen as something similar to the subject of this article. They give the driver of the car indications of the performance, effectiveness, and similar things that contribute to for example safety. In this article, I will explain the terms KPI, KRI, and KCI and also provide a […]

SECURITY STRATEGY – DIRECTION

A broken compass is just that, a broken compass and it is hard to compensate for. Start with fixing the compass. Going in the wrong direction may fast lead you to a unwanted position or destination. The direction is more important compared to the speed. Make sure to dial in the right direction. Fix that […]

SECURITY STRATEGY – LONG TERM PLAN

Security favors preparedness and planning. -Henrik Parkkinen “The plan looks challenging Henrik!”“Yes! If it do not challenge us, it will not make us grow as a team.”“Point taken!” Goals and a strategic plan shall be a bit challenging. At least how I see it. I am a firm believer that challenges are something that makes […]