The Now-and-Not-Yet Tension in our Careers
Remember the medieval quarry worker’s creed: “We who cut mere stones must always be envisioning cathedrals.” You're both the quarry worker, and the stones. The question is, what are you building?
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From the Recorded Future Podcast: A Conversation with CISO Jason Steer About Identity Security
From my conversation with Recorded Future, two short, essential videos about identity security: how we got here, why it matters, and why it's so hard to do well.
The Identity Lesson You Must Learn From Midnight Blizzard
Endpoint security is not the fulcrum around which you should be building. You'll miss a lot if you do.
The Missing Key To Understanding How the Midnight Blizzard Attack Worked
How does compromising an app in one tenant get you into another tenant? There is a key piece of info that will help you to understand.
Understanding the Evolution of “Tier 0” in Modern Access Control Models
Does "Tier 0" still matter? Yes and no. Yes, as a principle; No, as an access control model. Here's what to do instead.
Connect/Okta and Identity Sync Hardening
One area commonly overlooked (by defenders, but not by attackers) is identity sync infrastructure. If you harden your AD but don't do this, you are wasting your time.
What Should be the North Star for Your Career Focus?
What voice do you want to have in the world? Never, ever give yourself so fully to what you're doing now that it undermines your development into who you want to become.
When To Say No To A Good Opportunity
Sometimes an opportunity looks and feels right, but it isn't. Here's how you can tell the difference.
The Objective of Securing Privileged Access? To Protect the Business from the Admins
The most common privileged security gaps that attackers exploit come from sacrificing effective privileged admin security on the altar of operational convenience.