The title of this post is a quote that might be (or not be) from Albert Einstein. I first thought the title of the post would be something like: “why…
The Only Source of Knowledge is Experience…
5 More Ways I Can Steal Your Data: Hire People Who Lack Empathy
In this last post of my 5 More Ways I Can Steal Your Data series, I focus on my belief that all data security comes down to empathy. Yes, that…
Non-IT File Sharing and HIPAA Implications
When I first considered writing this post about possible HIPAA violations, I could clearly imagine how non-IT compliant file sharing could cause issues with HIPAA compliance. It wasn’t until I…
Monitoring, Analytics, Diagnostics, Observability, and Root Cause Analysis
Monitoring is a hopelessly overloaded term in tech culture. The term now carries decades of inaccurate and imprecise use. The result is that several people can be engaged in an…
Why do I Have to Think About Business Continuity?
You’ve probably heard about the importance of business continuity and disaster recovery. Today, more businesses have business continuity plans than ever before. With so many businesses looking to secure their…
The Business Challenges We See Today
Over the next few weeks, I will be releasing a series of articles covering the value of data analytics and insight, focusing on five of the key business drivers that…
5 More Ways I Can Steal Your Data: Ask the Security Guard to Help Me Carry it Out
In my recent post 5 More Ways I Can Steal Your Data – Work for You & Stop Working for You I started telling the story of a security guard…
My Life as IT Code: Part 5 – Walking the Wall
In this, my fifth and final post about life hacks, I’ll talk about the communication process, clarifications across all key personnel, and a big approach in how some of these…
The Unifying Force of Data
Someday, we may look back on IT as a subset of social science as much as a technological discipline. Because it sits at the intersection of business and technology, visibility…