I had a chance to review the 2010 Verizon Data Breach Report today, which I was alerted to by ISC.SANS.ORG. They’ve put together data from 2004 through 2009, and it is quite interesting. These are from confirmed data breach cases. Here were 3 of the scariest stats in...
I’ve said it for a few years now, but host-based antivirus is really not working out anymore. Not with its reliance on signatures to detect malware. Recently, several prominent antivirus vendors have experienced problems with faulty virus definitions: ...
Long ago, in days or yore, it was common to complain that most information technology leaders and staff were too focused on deploying cool technology just for the sake of technology rather than ensuring that there was valid business justification for what they...
I recently read an opinion piece on ComputerWorld about the post-Cloud IT landscape, and it I had a couple thoughts: The author makes a good point that little mention is made of what the world will look like when cloud is the norm… We (both business and technology...
Starting a new position is always an interesting challenge, especially if you have a leadership role. It should go without saying that it is very important to start things off on the right foot. While it is possible to recover from all but the most...
As I think about it, the title is probably misleading, because being a Technology Manager with change-agent responsibility is not the same as being a Technology Change Agent. In my particular case, I’m not looking to change the technology, necessarily. In...
