“In Wake of Breaches, Accellion Faces at Least 14 Lawsuits” and the CISO is also under fire even though he advised clients to move away from the platform and did the same internally. This proves the point that the CISO must not be part of any other unit within a business. Security needs its independence to highlight the risks to both to the other Executives as well as the Board of Directors.

of a new day is one should not be wasted on things that dont make you happy.

with a LOT of humor thrown in and bad examples ? Life is serious and we are not going to get out of it alive…. so here is a funny take on being a CISO Our job is a simple one, but some of us make it sound extremely complicated…. It’s not rocket science or neurosurgery. There are 3 main things we do, the first is (Like a new parent) we baby proof the place so that the kids cannot … Continue reading “What we do…”

The mind is a powerful thing……do you believe you can, or, do you believe its impossible?

Like so many other things in life, progress is only achieved when you move outside of where you are comfortable.

Board members have a rough time of it making sure that companies are well managed and that the #leadership do right by both the staff and the shareholders. Therefore, when you as #CSO / #CISO present to the Board make sure you message is clear, concise and in English. Paint a clear picture of the Security Risk the business is facing, the mitigate actions you have taken and the residual risk. When you ask for investment in your projects come … Continue reading “How to have an impact on the Board as a CISO / CSO”

Life is journey and not a destination. In this life you will meet many people and as my wife taught me you cross the people’s path for, a reason, season, or a lifetime. In all of them leave an mark that they will always look back on fondly….. don’t be a scar.

Never stop chasing your dreams…. If it was not for me chasing my dreams, I would never have been where I am today.

I am tired on negativity, bleeding media, fail pointing and the general complaining that has taken over the world. This life we have is precious, fragile and short so why do you waste what little time you have on Not enjoying Life? When you leave this world, and you will, what will you be remembered for? I want to be remembered for bringing smiles to faces, being a source of encouragement…someone who will be missed.

To be honest even I am tired of Solarwinds and I think that the employees of Solarwinds are equally tired of being used as the day’s bad example or by some other vendor “ohhhh look they did that wrong but if they used our kit then this would not have happened because we do it right”. I bet you they don’t…. I will bet you good money that any “vendors” network can be breached and used as the next example … Continue reading “The CISO’s soapbox”