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Promotions. The reward for good work is more work.

Sit down and make yourself comfortable. I want to tell you the story of how I negotiated a promotion that I was offered. This is an...

AC's guide to remote work

Recent events are compelling organizations everywhere to instruct their employees to work from home. Many of these organizations have...

SLYRS Single Malt Whiskey Fifty-One

I arrived home today, weary from another Chaotic week, and it's only Thursday. We had just announced to the entire team that they were...

Nikka Coffey Malt Whisky

Month one of around the world in 12 whiskies! Japan's Nikka Coffey Malt whiskey.

Around the world in 12 whiskeys

Everywhere I look online today, everyone is making their resolutions for 2020. They're setting goals and committing to better themselves....

Situational Awareness: Inventory and Document

Situational awareness is just a fancy way of saying "I had better figure out what the heck I've gotten myself into." It encompasses the...

You took the job. Now what?

What's done is done. There is no turning back! You've accepted the CISO job, and now you have to figure out what to do when you walk in...

Data as a liability

Software is eating the world and pooping out data. These days, everything we do leaves a trail of data, and that data has proven to be...

Hiring is hard

There is a lot of chatter on the interwebz these days about hiring. Neither the employers nor the candidates are happy. They shout back...

What is security?

Back in May of 2019, Jeff Man gave a talk at the Tribe of Hackers Summit in Austin, Texas. In his talk, he asked "what is security?" The...

This is another fine mess I've gotten myself into

I know what you are thinking. You're thinking that you can't accidentally become the CISO, but, you would be wrong. It is never what I...