SECURITY LEADERSHIP – WHERE TO START

You do not need to have a title or rank to be a leader. You do not need to have a certain number of stripes on your shoulder or badges on your chest to be a leader. You do not need to have loads of different achievements to be a leader. So, what do you […]

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 LEADERSHIP – THE JOURNEY & CREATION

lead (v.1)“to guide,” Old English lædan (transitive) “cause to go with oneself; march at the head of, go before as a guide, accompany and show the way; carry on; sprout forth, bring forth; pass (one’s life),” causative of liðan “to travel,” from Proto-Germanic *laidjanan(source also of Old Saxon lithan, Old Norse liða “to go,” Old High German ga-lidan “to travel,” Gothic ga-leiþan “to go”), from PIE *leit- (2) “to go […]

SECURITY GRC – WHAT, WHY, HOW & WHEN?

“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, not the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.” Charles Robert Darwin, 1809 – 1882 Change is constant, we may like it or not. But it is the truth. It can not be stopped. Change may come from […]

WHAT IS A THREAT? MODELED & EXPLAINED

Visiting the Amazon rainforest is the coveted dream of many nature lovers and wildlife enthusiasts from around the world. However, visiting the world’s largest tropical rainforest is not free of dangers as the forest houses some of the most deadly creatures known to us (and maybe deadlier ones yet to be discovered). The Amazon is […]

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 […]

RISK APPETITE – THE GOOD, BAD & UGLY

“You may run the risks, my friend. But I do the cutting. If we cut down my percentage… Who knows? It might just interfere with my aim.” Source: “The Good, The Bad and The ugly (Original title: Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo)” Movie 1966Writer: Sergio Leone Another masterpiece in terms of a movie where […]

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 […]

RISK APPETITE, TOLERANCE & CAPACITY EXPLAINED

Jules : Mmm-mmmm. That is a tasty burger. Vincent, ever have a Big Kahuna Burger? [Vincent shakes his head] Jules : Wanna bite? They’re real tasty. Vincent : Ain’t hungry. Jules : Well, if you like burgers give ’em a try sometime. I can’t usually get ’em myself because my girlfriend’s a vegitarian which pretty much makes me a vegitarian. But I do […]

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 […]