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  • Proposed SEC Rule Changes For Cyber

    Proposed SEC Rule Changes For Cyber

    In April of this year the proposed amendments to the cybersecurity disclosure rules are expected to be finalized. These rule changes will have change the way companies report cybersecurity in two main areas. First, it will change when and how companies report security incidents. Second, it will require companies to report how they manage and Read more

  • Five Take Aways From The New 2023 National Cybersecurity Strategy

    Five Take Aways From The New 2023 National Cybersecurity Strategy

    In the first week of March, the Whitehouse released the new National Cybersecurity Strategy that outlines areas of focus and investment to “secure the digital ecosystem for all Americans.” Like most strategies, it is high level, broad in scope and forward thinking. Most of the strategy covers expected topics, with objectives like: protecting critical infrastructure, Read more

  • Thinking About Compensation

    Thinking About Compensation

    In the last quarter there have been a significant number of layoffs at high profile technology companies. The economy has also made these layoffs particularly challenging. If you didn’t receive a raise of at least 12% last year to keep up with inflation, then you didn’t get a raise or even got a pay cut. Read more

  • How Playing Video Games Can Help Your Career In Security

    How Playing Video Games Can Help Your Career In Security

    One of my favorite things to do after work is to sit down and play video games. I’ve enjoyed playing video games ever since my father purchased the first family computer in 1986. Now many years later, high powered video game consoles combined with fast internet connections have made playing video games a truly incredible Read more

  • How Security Evolves As Organizations Move From the Datacenter To The Cloud And Beyond

    How Security Evolves As Organizations Move From the Datacenter To The Cloud And Beyond

    Despite cloud growth slowing in the past quarter, the momentum of existing and planned cloud adoption remains. As a new or existing CISO, your organization may be just starting to migrate to the cloud or may be looking to improve efficiency by adopting newer technologies like Kubernetes. Wherever you are in your cloud journey security Read more

  • Conquering Impostor Syndrome

    Conquering Impostor Syndrome

    Over the past eighth years I have been shifting my personal interests from reading technical books to reading books on mental performance. Navy SEALs like to say their training is 10% physical and 90% mental and I think this holds true for a lot of endeavors in life. The security industry is inundated with training Read more