Category Archives: Security

A New Adventure

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Eric

As most people in my personal and professional networks know, I am leaving Providence Health & Services for a new job. But, unless I’ve talked directly with you about it, it’s likely that you don’t know WHERE that new job … Continue reading →

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ISSA International Conference Featured Speaker

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Eric

Yes, your favorite blog author is going to be speaking at the ISSA International Conference this year. In fact, I will be one of their Featured Speakers. And just because I like it that way, I decided to go out … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Gartner Security Summit Keynote

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Eric

Paul Proctor got on stage and captured the attention of 2400 security professionals. He lampooned the NSA, brought the ghosts of security on stage and even highlighted my organization for the changes we’ve been able to accomplish. Key themes: BYOD, … Continue reading →

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All Your Data Are Belong To US

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Eric

It has become very apparent that something security and privacy professionals have talked about for a long time has become quite real. And I think there’s really no putting the genie back in the bottle, either, sadly. Basically, once there … Continue reading →

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Interesting Learning At CITE13

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Eric

Okay, here’s a first thought from CITE Conference & Expo 2013. People doing consumer technology in the enterprise take security seriously. Much more seriously, in my opinion, than the average IT guy does, certainly. Not only that, but you guys … Continue reading →

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CITE 2013 Presentation on Mobility, BYOD, etc.

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Eric

My presentation at the 2013 CITE Conference & Expo. If you didn’t know before this, now you do. I am a heretic when it comes to cloud, consumer devices, BYOD and …. well many things. I am reasonably sure on … Continue reading →

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Mr. Consumerized Mobility

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Eric

Here’s how I roll …. and yes, I am a very serious security professional. I believe that consumer devices and BYOD is at least as secure as current Enterprise IT practices in most organizations today. Here I am working … … Continue reading →

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The Basics …. or …. Be a Professional, Not a Hobbyist

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Eric

Have you ever noticed that the average Infosec practitioner only really gets excited, interested and focused on advanced security activities? If you start talking about how to do real time forensic packet inspection across your network, a half dozen security … Continue reading →

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I Wish

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Eric

That all security professionals spent time having to explain what they want to do to lay people. And that doesn’t mean Information Technology professionals, who will understand many of the things you are describing. No, you really need to learn … Continue reading →

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A Thought on FUD

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Eric

Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt Why, when there are so many fundamentally sound reasons for a company to do good security, do the security professionals seem to always fall back to trying to motivate through FUD? Why aren’t you guys out … Continue reading →

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