I want to make software purchasing painless for anyone reading this post. When I first broke into Business Systems, I had to pick up various non-technical skills. One of the top three was vendor management… Read More »Make Software Purchasing Painless
When I think of the past decade, there are the “Before Times” and “Now.” The before times are, of course, anything before March 2020. A time when most of our lives have changed. A time… Read More »2022 Retrospective and 2023 Look Forward
Certifications are great for setting yourself apart from the crowd, showing expertise in a subject, and creating community. Some certifications are more challenging than others, for example, PMP, CISSP, and Certified Technical Architect. Certifications have… Read More »The Salesforce Certification Devaluation
Education drives security apoption There is a plethora of articles on security adoption and the end user. Security companies have coined terms such as Human Firewall to stress the importance of vigilance of security in… Read More »Four Steps For Better Security Adoption
Why We Must Protect Our Privacy We have reached an inflection point in our use of technology and how we view our privacy. Privacy laws have receded in the States while becoming more stringent in… Read More »Privacy Laws Must be Enacted
The Disconnect Between Privacy and Security Anyone who has worked as a system administrator or IT in general has had a user express concern whether they can read their email, see their location, or see… Read More »Tug of War: Privacy and Security
Why Updates Matter, and Why Users Don’t Care Every IT professional knows the importance of installing software, and Operating System (OS) updates. It is so common that Microsoft’s monthly releases are Patch Tuesday. Although minor… Read More »The Updates Paradox
Why we are all responsible for security, and preventing DDOS Today, we saw a widespread DDOS attack, introducing many to such an attack for the first time. Most gamers recognize such attacks on release days… Read More »DDOS Attack Highlights Our Vulnerability
You have boarded your flight home, musing through your tablet or book, waiting to take off. You noticed that the flight crew has finalized their check of the cabin, but you sit at the gate… Read More »How imperfect information affects customers