What started as a way to help friends improve their security careers has started to turn into a full-fledged program called the Catalyst Career Compass™. Over the last few years, I’ve slowly worked through the elements to help friends – and each time I promise to make the approach public. Last weekend, I was called [...]
Security From Scratch: Using Compliance For Good
February 10, 2010 By
by Dennis Kuntz “This isn’t just a legal compliance issue for us. We consider the privacy issue to be an opportunity to reinforce our brand image.†– Tom Warga, SVP and General Auditor, New York Life Insurance Co. Early in my career I accepted a job rich with challenges and opportunities. It was for a [...]
Into the Breach – Audio Series – Chapter 7 (Putting the Strategy to Work: A Pilot)
February 2, 2010 By
Welcome to the continuation of the Into the Breach: Protect Your Business by Managing People, Information and Risk audio series. (Click this link) to learn more about this how this book solves today’s challenges and pick up a complete copy. This series, underwritten by Configuresoft, now part of EMC, is the full and unabridged audio [...]
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (7.5MB)
Into the Breach – Audio Series – Chapter 6 (Implementing The Strategy to Protect Information)
January 5, 2010 By
Welcome to the continuation of the Into the Breach: Protect Your Business by Managing People, Information and Risk audio series. (Click this link) to learn more about this how this book solves today’s challenges and pick up a complete copy. This series, underwritten by Configuresoft, now part of EMC, is the full and unabridged audio [...]
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (14.3MB)
Strike Up the Band: Building Security from Scratch
December 30, 2009 By
by Dennis Kuntz “Individual commitment to a group effort — that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.†– Vince Lombardi When faced with creating a new security program – Building Security from Scratch – it can be like George Taylor in The Planet of the Apes: [...]
When your employees don’t want to come to work anymore
December 16, 2009 By
What happens when people lose their motivation at work? Less efficient use of resources Less creative solutions (at a time when creativity is even more vital) Less productivity And worse, the possibility of security breaches and risks. Some companies learned this lesson the hard way: TMobile in the UK , Greengrocer.com, and the Office of [...]
Getting Behind the Wheel: Driving Audit and Compliance
December 15, 2009 By
“Pass on all hills and curves.â€Â ~Author Unknown The concept of the audit, to some, may feel relatively new and immature. However, financial statements have been audited since the 1800s and regulated IT Audits got a footing in the 1970s. The challenge in making sense of audits is in the approach: are you driven by [...]
The Leadership Challenge in Today’s Security Environment
December 11, 2009 By
Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things. ~Peter Drucker Leadership. It’s talked about a lot in today’s information security conferences and books – but how much of it is really happening? Do we, as professionals, really embrace leadership and its inherent risks, rewards, and challenges? Or, on the other hand, do [...]
Into the Breach – Audio Series – Chapter 5 (The Strategy to Protect Information)
December 1, 2009 By
Welcome to the continuation of the Into the Breach: Protect Your Business by Managing People, Information and Risk audio series. (Click this link) to learn more about this how this book solves today’s challenges and pick up a complete copy. This series, underwritten by Configuresoft, now part of EMC, is the full and unabridged audio [...]
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (12.8MB)
For Information Security Newcomers, It’s More Good than Bad.
November 12, 2009 By
by Dennis Kuntz Most people like attention. Just like we did when we were kids, to get that attention we sometimes engage in good behavior and sometimes in bad behavior. As a parent I know that a sound approach is to focus on and reward the good behavior, while not giving the attention sought via [...]
Engage with Michael Santarcangelo