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A Fireman? A Princess? How About a CISO?
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May 23 2023
I’ve Got Plenty of Risk If You Want More
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May 16 2023
What Kind of Challenges Do You Foresee In Firing Me?
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May 9 2023
I Wouldn’t Trust Everything You Read… On My Resume
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May 2 2023
Can’t You Just Pop Out of Zeus’ Head a Fully Formed Security Professional?
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Apr 25 2023
We’d Secure Our Data If We Knew Where It Was
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Apr 18 2023
Our Security Tool Can Do Everything But Mitigate Risk
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Apr 11 2023
No Need for Chaos Engineering Since Our Architecture Is Always Failing
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Apr 4 2023
Why Aren’t You On Slack Where I Can Interrupt You?
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Mar 28 2023
Fast Track Burnout for Your Cyber Team with Layoffs
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Mar 21 2023
We Look for Candidates Who Already Know Everything
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Mar 14 2023
We're Experts At Telling You To Fix Your Problems
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Mar 7 2023
_Saying_ “We’re 100% Secure” Is Not the Problem
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Feb 28 2023
This Unwanted Cold Call Made Possible Thanks to This Month’s Sales Quota
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Feb 21 2023
Adversaries Beef Up Their Shiny Object Distraction Campaign
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Feb 14 2023
21 “Dark Side”-Approved Ways to Threaten Your Prospects
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Feb 7 2023
Let’s Pretend We’re Getting Hacked. Who Wants to Panic First?
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Jan 31 2023
Today’s Agenda: When Will This Meeting End?
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Jan 24 2023
Your Password Is Too Long. Please Shorten It.
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Jan 17 2023
Stir in a Little Merger and Acquisition, and Voilà, You’re a Target
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Jan 10 2023
We’re Here. We’re Highly Unqualified. Get Used To It
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Jan 3 2023
Sound Security Advice That’s Perfect to Ignore
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Dec 13 2022
They’re Young, Green, and Very Hackable
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Dec 6 2022
Entry Level Position Available. 15+ Years Experience Required.
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Nov 29 2022
Get All the Stress You Want, With None of the Authority
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Nov 22 2022
We Built This City on Outdated Software
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Nov 15 2022
Wrong Answers to Revealing Interview Questions
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Nov 8 2022
Don’t Make Me Explain This, Because I Can’t
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Nov 1 2022
Where’s the “Single Pane of Glass” to My Level of Stress
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Oct 25 2022
Cyber Sales ABCs: Always Be Creepy
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Oct 18 2022
We Take Security and Privacy Seriously… Seriously
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Oct 11 2022
How to Be a Security Vendor CISOs Can’t Ignore
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Oct 4 2022
I Pity the Fool Who Builds a Homogeneous Cyber A-Team
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Sep 27 2022
The Cybersecurity Hamster Wheel of Getting Nothing Done
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Sep 20 2022
Who Do You Need to Trust When You Build a Zero Trust Architecture?
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Sep 13 2022
The Best Interview Questions and the Answers You Want to Run From
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Sep 6 2022
But I Spent All This Money. Why Are You Still Ignoring Me?
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Aug 30 2022
It’s OK to Look Like a Cyber Hero. Just Don’t Act Like One.
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Aug 23 2022
How to Market “Zero Trust” Without Making CISOs Cringe
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Aug 16 2022
When Good Decisions Go Bad
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Aug 9 2022
When Does an Exaggeration Become a Lie?
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Aug 2 2022
Yuck! Now Everyone Has Touched My Data.
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Jul 26 2022
“Bad” Security Practices That Really Aren’t All that Bad
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Jul 19 2022
How Many Forms of ID Do I Need to Buy This Gift Card?
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Jul 12 2022
Why Does Your Privacy Matter If I’m Paying You?
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Jul 5 2022
It Sure Is Fun to Complain About Security Vendors
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Jun 28 2022
What Does It Cost to Prove Security Is Working?
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Jun 21 2022
I Have So Little. Just Let Me Control Access to the Mail Server.
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Jun 14 2022
Security as a Profit Center? You’re Kidding, Right?
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Jun 7 2022
Finding That Perfect Time to Quit Your Job
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May 31 2022
Gartner Creates Another Category for Everyone to Ignore
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May 24 2022
A Look Back at Foolish Security Policies of Past and Present
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May 17 2022
Decommission Our Legacy Tech or Just Shut Down the Business?
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May 10 2022
Life’s Certainties: Death, Taxes, and Violating Security Policies
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May 3 2022
Is It a Promotion or a Red Flag Telling You To Get Out?
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Apr 26 2022
It’s a Great Job, But I’m Alone and Terrified
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Apr 19 2022
Instead of Increased Cybersecurity, Could We Just Order Less Risk?
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Apr 12 2022
Why CISOs Avoid the Dreaded “Request a Demo” Button
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Apr 5 2022
What’s Next in Cybersecurity? Look at Last Year and Expect More
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Mar 29 2022
Are You Attending the “What to Worry About Next” Security Conference?
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Mar 22 2022
It's BAAAACK! The Return of “We Could Have Stopped That Breach”
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Mar 15 2022
How to Be So Awesome CISOs Can’t Ignore You
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Mar 8 2022
Attract the Best Candidates with Crappy Benefits and Low Pay
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Mar 1 2022
If the Network Is Up, Somebody Is Violating Our Acceptable Use Policy
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Feb 22 2022
What We Lack In Security We'll Make Up in School Spirit
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Feb 15 2022
What's the Least Annoying Way to Follow Up with a CISO?
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Feb 8 2022
Why Ignoring Most of Your Vulnerabilities Is the Best Strategy
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Feb 1 2022
Why We Quickly Reject 95% of All Applicants
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Jan 25 2022
Security So Good Your Users Won't Use It
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Jan 18 2022
We've Never Taken On So Much Risk
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Jan 11 2022
The Perfect Gift for a Cyber Crook
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Jan 4 2022
"I Love Being Monitored Online," Said No Employee Ever
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Dec 21 2021
If We Don't Talk About Cyber Risk, Will It Go Away?
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Dec 14 2021
After a Breach It's Really Easy to Calculate Risk
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Dec 7 2021
I’ve Got Zero Trust In My Understanding of Zero Trust
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Nov 30 2021
We’re Very Good at SAYING We Care About Diversity
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Nov 23 2021
Chances Are We'll Be Attacked the Day Before Your Vacation
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Nov 16 2021
Did You Get My Last Email? This One Has a Joke In It.
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Nov 9 2021
Hackers of the World Unite… When We Can Agree on a Time
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Nov 2 2021
Is Our CISO Doing a Good Job? Our CISO Doesn't Even Know.
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Oct 26 2021
BONUS Episode: Innovation Spotlight
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Oct 22 2021
We Want to Hire Honest People Who Think Like Criminals
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Oct 19 2021
A Quick Way to Tell Which Vendors You Should Avoid
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Oct 12 2021
The Ostrich Approach To Vulnerability Management
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Oct 5 2021
Sorry, We’re Full. We Can’t Take Any More Market Segments
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Sep 28 2021
What's the ROI of Nothing Happening?
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Sep 21 2021
Could We Speak To Your CISO To Confirm He Received the Cupcakes?
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Sep 14 2021
Make Your Friends Jealous with Our Hand-Crafted Passwords
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Sep 7 2021
Are You Asking "How Secure Are We?" or "How Insecure Am I?"
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Aug 31 2021
Tips to Finding an Incompetent Overpriced Cybersecurity Consultant
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Aug 24 2021
We Shame Others Because We're So Right About Everything
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Aug 17 2021
Will You Accept "My Bad" As Our Breach Response?
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Aug 10 2021
I'll Show You My Risk Profile If You Show Me Yours
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Jul 29 2021
How Much Charisma Do I Need to Push My Team to the Edge?
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Jul 27 2021
How Would You Like Your Cloud Misconfigured?
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Jul 20 2021
It’s Only a Matter of Time Before We Lose Your Data
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Jul 13 2021
His Credentials Say “Yes” But His Behavior Says “No Way”
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Jul 6 2021
We’re Experts at Finding Everything You’re Doing Wrong
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Jun 29 2021
Hey Old Man, Go Rotate Your Own Passwords
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Jun 22 2021
How CISOs Make It Worse for Other CISOs
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Jun 15 2021
Excuse Me, What Bribes Do You Accept?
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Jun 8 2021
Holy Crap! We’ve Been Doing This for Three Years!
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Jun 1 2021
Something Stinks In Here. I Think It’s Your Code.
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May 25 2021
Our Top Ten List of Vendors That Aren’t You
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May 18 2021
Do We Have to Let the CISO Sit With Us?
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May 7 2021
Why Commute When You Can Stay Home and Be Overworked?
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May 4 2021
Pushing This to the Top Of Your Inbox So You Can Delete It Again
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Apr 27 2021
OK, I Get It. You’re All Special Snowflakes.
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Apr 20 2021
What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Network Breach
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Apr 13 2021
We Recommend a “Know the Right People” Certification
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Apr 6 2021
My Backup Plan Is Hoping My Cloud Provider Has a Backup Plan
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Mar 30 2021
Patches? Yes, We Need Stinkin' Patches!
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Mar 23 2021
I Think Possibly Maybe We've Solved Diversity in Cybersecurity
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Mar 16 2021
Unnecessary Research Reveals CISOs Hate Cold Calls
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Mar 9 2021
One Day You'll Grow Up to Know Less Than You Do Now
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Mar 2 2021
Would You Look at that Unrealistic Licensing Deal?
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Feb 23 2021
This Is the Year I'm Going to Lose Weight and Care About Security
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Feb 16 2021
Please Accept This Not-a-Bribe Gift as an Act of Desperation
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Feb 9 2021
Foul! That Interview Question Is Unfair
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Feb 2 2021
Why Do We Fire the CISO? Tradition!
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Jan 26 2021
Click This Link to Fail a Phishing Test
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Jan 19 2021
Our "Hope It Doesn't Happen to Me" Security Strategy
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Jan 12 2021
Hey Reseller, What's the "Value" You're Adding?
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Jan 5 2021
The People Closest to You Will Hurt You
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Dec 15 2020
When Should You Stop Trusting Your CISO?
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Dec 8 2020
Why Is 'Pay the Ransom' In Next Year's Budget?
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Dec 1 2020
We're 90% Confident We've Lost All Confidence
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Nov 24 2020
Networks Wobble But They Don't Fall Down
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Nov 17 2020
Why Don't Cybercriminals Attack When It's Convenient for Me?
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Nov 10 2020
Archaeologists Dig Up the Remains of An Optimistic CISO
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Oct 27 2020
Can a Robot Be Concerned About Your Privacy?
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Oct 20 2020
BONUS EPISODE: Innovators Spotlight
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Oct 18 2020
A Phish So Insidious You Can't Help But Be Jealous
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Oct 13 2020
Whether It's Vulnerabilities or Children, We Like to Pick Favorites
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Oct 6 2020
I Want to, but... I Just Can't Trust Your Single Pane of Glass
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Sep 29 2020
Security Is Suffering From DevOps FOMO
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Sep 22 2020
Enjoying My Blissful Ignorance of Cyber Vulnerabilities
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Sep 15 2020
Tell Me We're Secure So I Can Go Back to Ignoring Security
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Sep 8 2020
Request a Demo of Our Inability to Post a Demo
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Sep 1 2020
The "Do What We Tell You" Technique Isn't Working
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Aug 25 2020
Set It. Forget It. Reset It. Repeat.
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Aug 18 2020
I Need Resources to Free Up My Resources
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Aug 11 2020
We're Not Fooled By Your Diversity Theater
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Aug 4 2020
How to Tell If Your CISO Sucks at Their Job
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Jul 28 2020
How Will the Candidate Respond to "What's Worse?!"
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Jul 21 2020
"I LOVE Cold Calls", Said the CISO on Opposite Day
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Jul 14 2020
NYTimes Critic Called Our Security Theater "Unconvincing"
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Jul 7 2020
Why Am I Working Harder During This Pandemic?
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Jun 30 2020
I Have the Perfect Job for You (But Probably Not)
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Jun 23 2020
We Compensate Our Low Paying CISO Jobs with High Stress
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Jun 16 2020
Keep Pouring. I'll Tell You When I've Had Enough Security.
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Jun 9 2020
Facebook Personality Quiz Asks, "What's Your Favorite Password?"
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Jun 2 2020
Great Security Program! Too Bad We Can't Implement It.
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May 26 2020
We Promoted the Competition and Still Won
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May 19 2020
Three Years Experience Required for Sub-Entry Level Positions
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May 12 2020
LOOK! Freshmen CISOs. Get Ready to POUNCE!
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May 5 2020
Cleaning Those Tough to Reach Digital Identity Stains
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Apr 28 2020
Let's Just Dump On Zoom's Security and Offer No Solutions
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Apr 21 2020
We've Got a Dozen Features. Only Two Work.
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Apr 14 2020
Let's Ask CISOs If They're Concerned About Data Security
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Apr 7 2020
I Don't Need Anymore Advice On How To Work Remotely
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Mar 31 2020
The Department of "No, Thank You"
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Mar 24 2020
We Pick the Best Security Awareness Programs for Your Staff to Ignore
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