My primary design goal is to seamlessly deliver security by integrating security deliverables into upstream platform action. In other words, I want the things I need created or put in place from a security perspective to be automatically initiated, built, and put in place based on an action you had…

I entered a conference room, half occupied by managers and directors responsible for different departments within IT. There were two new associates present that I was aware of, myself and a director who sat opposite me, across the round table. He and I had joined the company a few months…

If you’re new to cyber security, at some point in your future, you will be required to quantify why you should purchase the platform(s) you want to purchase, and using fear of breach as a motivating factor will only get you so far. But, what should your message to purchase…

Zero-Trust is a concept Information Security leans into, empowering business partners to deliver imperatives within a seamless, secure, identity-centric method. …

Overview One of the first deliverables needed before securing the business is implementing a high-level security design framework that connects the strategy and funding to the work and technology. A framework is essential as it contains, maintains, and subsequently influences the processes utilized to secure the business. The resulting requirements driven…

It was a gray day, the morning sun hidden by clouds. The much-needed rain was here. Everything green awaited nourishment — the opportunity to capture the sky’s nectar for dry hours and dry days to come. I had just finished enjoying my morning coffee and walked out the door and…

Change is inevitable. Every creature, every life-form present on Earth, from the smallest cell to the largest tree, is always evolving, ever-expanding its consciousness in a dualistic dance of being. What’s occurring within my experience, within my environment? Should I change? Is it safe? Am I warm? Am I satiated…

Understanding An Interchangeable SIEM Architecture — At its core, a SIEM (Security Incident & Event Management) ingests, filters, normalizes and alerts upon events provided by downstream systems. Some SIEM vendors also venture into the event collection and aggregation arena to provide a richer view of event data from specific resources like Windows or Linux servers. The…

Defining and Delivering A Successful Zero-Trust Initiative — Zero-Trust is how Information Security empowers the business to deliver its imperatives by seamlessly enabling the use of nearly any service from anywhere utilizing identity-centric security. What does key core capabilities does this statement include? Anything identity-based control or capability that you choose to include. There isn’t a wrong answer…