The Security Catalyst

It’s a bit of a departure for me to post something like this, but I wanted to publicly congratulate both Martin McKeay and Still Secure on the recent announcement that Martin has been hired as a product evangelist. I thought Martin wrote a nice introduction about his great start in Feeling welcome at StillSecure. I also liked the piece Alan wrote in his blog in Friends who blog … and work together.
I’m actually impressed that this all came together via blogging and the opportunity to get to know each other over a period of time. Neither is really in for any surprise, and I think we are just starting to see the power of the “new” social media. I am obviously a proponent of actively blending security and social media together - so clearly I am excited about these developments. But it goes further, too, since I know everyone involved in this announcement.

I appreciate the fact that Rothman and others consider me a nice guy (I link, but you all read him anyway, right? If not, why not?). Perhaps I am nice (my Mom would be proud), though I tend to be a bit demanding, too. Why does that matter? Well, I tend to be a bit demanding on people, too, and harsh at times. So when I take the time to congratulate Martin, I really mean it.

Martin is someone that impressed (and impresses) me. He has a clear sense of who he is, and who he is not - and I believe that will serve him well. Since Martin initially reached out to me (via our blogs and podcasts), we have found many occasions to speak, meet in person and generally find ways to improve the way the world practices the protection of information. I genuinely enjoy working with Martin, and look forward to good things in his new role. I also plan to keep working on the SRT with him (our new episode with Dan York is coming soon) and a few other TCC related things…

After shooting emails back and forth with Alan for a while, we finally got to speak over the weekend. I was introduced to Mitchell Ashely, too - and quite frankly, I felt comfortable talking with them. I didn’t get pitched, we talked shop. It was comfortable and I look forward to more such conversations in the future.

I’m excited for everyone on this deal and hope that we see more companies working with leaders in our field to get their message out.

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