Category Archives: Technology

Building CISO Relevance: Written For BitSight

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Eric

BitSight is a very interesting security startup that is trying to do something we all have wanted for a long time. Their goal is to find ways to actually quantify risk in a measurable, objective way. If they achieve anything … Continue reading →

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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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Upgraded to iOS7

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Eric

Yep, I followed along with all the other Apple peeps and upgraded both my iPhone and iPad to iOS7 yesterday. Unlike all the media reports about the insanity of trying to perform the upgrade, I really had no issues. Around … 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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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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