September 3, 2010

What BSides Austin taught me about speaking (and the future of our industry)

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By Joseph Sokoly Note from Michael: I am excited to share this guest article from Joseph about his experiences speaking at BSides. I’m encouraging him to share more ideas in the future – and we might just get him as a contributor! Last month, I attended my first security conference ever. It was also the [...]

Have you considered engaging a professional speaker to turbo charge your efforts?

As we near the end of the year, I’m advising friends and clients on successful strategies to address their current challenges around improving their security programs, how to reduce the cost of compliance, and engage their people in security awareness programs that get results! Several of my clients have started to book my keynotes and [...]

Change is Good: Part III

Products & Services”Without change, something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.”-Frank Herbert By now you’re getting a sense of what we are doing. With a new interpretation of our role in the information security community, a larger team, more consistent communications and new products and services, we are providing a comprehensive resource for individuals and organizations concerned about protecting data. It is important that you understand that the change to The Security Catalyst is not cosmetic. While we have updated our marketing, our real investment has gone into developing toolkits, web-based services, new presentations, and bundles of services so that we can deliver what you need – whether you are technically inclined or not. Our new offerings includ• e: The Information Protection Toolkit (IPT) ‘Speaking About Security’ training sessions for security professionals The Privacy and Awareness Toolkit Keynote speeches and workshops designed to engage, empower and enable your teamsCatalyst Sessions – dedicated and private support that blends coaching, consulting, and facilitation with deep industry experience.We’ve been testing our solutions over the last few months, and I am now excited to offer them with confidence – to help you improve your practice of information protection. We’re putting the final touches on our website so we can share more details with you in the coming days. Visit our website or contact me for more information.

Change is Good, Part II

Communications“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.”-Mahatma GandhiIn Part I of Change is Good, I gave you an overview of our developments at The Security Catalyst…. Our new website will be launched at the end of this month.

Catalyst Club – unique coaching, job-aids and the ability to practice and improveThe Security Catalyst blog and podcast will gain new energy thanks to the addition of two new team members. With their support, we are developing a production schedule which will allow me to share research, analysis and opinions with you on a more regular basis. Shortly, you will notice a new blog template. In a few weeks, you’ll noticea slight change to it’s location (it will be found at /blog). We all have a lot to share, and we’re looking forward to the change.We are about to start rolling out the changes…. Soon you will experience the new look, feel and functionality of our web-based services…. Watch for ‘Change is Good: Part III’ next week.