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Share your knowledge to be more successful in security (and life)

When faced with the decision to share or hold knowledge about security, successful professionals learn to teach what they know… Early in my career, I realized that security often supported three common situations: People who always seek help addressing security...

Want to be successful in security? Embrace your role in sales

We’re all in sales now. Always have, whether we realized it or not. Its time to reconsider the role of selling and how to get better at it to be successful. During a break in the meeting, I wandered away from the table. I just wanted to stretch my legs. One of...

Missing the real opportunity of Manning and Snowden

The common reaction is an almost knee-jerk demand for more, stricter controls. In most cases, these controls won’t work. If we want people engaged in the process, we need to let them take responsibility. We need to develop transparent systems and demystify what...

How to fix the looming shortage of skilled security professionals

Faced with a perceived shortage of skilled talent, it’s time change the approach, distribute the workload, and get people to pitch in so we can focus on the valuable security work that demands our attention At the Black Hat USA Conference in July, Tripwire...