September 3, 2010

You are looking for a job. I am looking for (the real) you.

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by Wim Remes Job interviews aren’t the core of my existense. If I’m going to be completely honest, I’d have to say I would love for someone else to conduct them instead.  But, like most of the things I do, I want to do it to the best of my ability. It’s difficult.  The best-case [...]

R-e-s-p-e-c-t, what does that mean to you ?

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by Wim Reimes I often wonder whether it is me or ‘them’. It’s been too long that I’ve given ‘them’ the benefit of the doubt and, unfortunately, the day has come to fulminate against those who voluntarily or unknowingly abuse language. Language, whichever is your mother tongue, is a gift. It has been created, improved, [...]

Two Dwarves Were Walking Through the Woods …

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by Wim Remes Once upon a time in the land of milk and honey, Jack and Charles, 2 hard-working dwarves, were strolling through the magic forest. They had been walking for a while now and they were getting tired, but Mike, their boss, had instructed them to bring home 10 stones and they had only [...]

A case for compliance

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by Wim Remes This blogpost was triggered by something I experienced on the job, and a follow-up discussion I had with a few people. It even became more relevant as I discussed it with more people. As Security professionals we tend not to believe in compliance. The reason is simple : compliance usually ends up [...]

Stay Interested, Stay Alert

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by Wim Remes In tough economic times and on a low budget, it might prove difficult to keep your team on track.  We all know IT people are a weird species; more than others constantly on the lookout for new and exciting things and staying on top (or in front) of the wave. I’ve learned [...]

How visual is your userbase ?

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by Wim Remes As I was rolling out a limited pilot group of users in an average-size Single Sign-On (SSO) project something struck me. For these 10 users, we stood by their side while the application was installed and every user suffered from the same phenomenon, albeit one more than the other.  Imagine this scenario [...]