When did that happen?

old-to-new

by Jeff Kirsch How often do we take a drive and realize what we see around us? I know I can drive to and from work, or to a familiar destination and never see what is around me. I am not talking dangerously oblivious, mind you, but sometimes you miss the details of what you [...]

An Information Protection Tool that Engages Employees

Information Protection Assessment Toolkit (IPAT) I promised you a case study that demonstrates how the Information Protection Assessment Toolkit (IPAT) changes the way people protect information. In fact, I’m going to give you two case studies in one. Harold Townley is a Funeral Director and business owner. He also sits on the board of the [...]

Have you contributed to the survey? Here’s what you can learn

As we set out on this survey about messaging solutions, we had a hunch that spam was again surfacing as an issue. A lot of the vendors have been discussing the increase in spam. Apparently, we see it, too. So far, 84% of respondents have noticed an increase in the volume of spam or an [...]

Family Wedding in Arizona means an opportunity for you and your company

I have an exciting opportunity for you and your team or organization. I need to be in Phoenix, AZ for a wedding on March 31 and realized this is a great opportunity to do more work in the valley and meet more people. I am offering some fantastic incentives on my most popular keynotes and [...]

reminder: informal meetup in PHX tonight, 7pm

Those of you located in Phoenix – we’re gathering at the Tilted Kilt, Tempe. 7pm. See you there.

More proof we need to change our approach

Like many of you, I have been a member of ISSA, HTCIA and plenty of other organizations. As I have developed my career, I have found value in working with other professionals, and continue to find places to network, etc. Of course, this is why a number of us came together to form the catalyst [...]

The return of the Security Round Table – and with OpenID

I should probably call this “what you need to know about OpenID” – along with some security. Dan York, Martin McKeay and I have re-invigorated the Security Round Table. Dan York led our February effort by doing some simply AMAZING research into OpenID – and really allowed us to explore and understand it better. For [...]

Making your voice heard, constructively (we need to arm the public to take action)

I really enjoyed the thrust of Vote Positively With Your Pocketbook, over at Emergent Chaos. Basically, he builds on the notion of the power of a “consumer” revolt. Then he argues that the answers aren’t boycotts, but taking your spending power somewhere else. His argument, which I whole-heartedly agree with, is that if you don’t [...]

What I learn in the elevator (about you)

I am a visitor to many organizations and locations, and despite my penchant for talking, there are times when I can be absolutely quiet and listen. One of the times I really enjoy stepping back and listening is when I am in the elevator (or lunch room) of nearly anywhere. The topics that people choose [...]

I got it! I’m part of the “C” generation… are you?

Creative Generalist blog has a great posting about “Gen C” – and it made me stop and think. So I followed the link to Pulse Laser’s description: 3 C Products Gen C make their own content. Gen C form strong communities, and care about communication. They want to be connected. Gen C take on broadcast [...]