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How To Avoid Becoming #RSAC Roadkill
Last year was a first: I had a stay-at-home vacation a week before flying out to a big conference. We took the kids to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and did a lot of relaxing. It worked so well I’m...
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Leaving CSO, Heading to Akamai
After five excellent years as senior editor and managing editor of CSOonline.com and CSO Magazine, I’m moving on. Starting June 3, I’ll be a senior program manager at Akamai Technologies in Cambridge,...
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Interview About My Job Change
My good friend Anthony M. Freed did a write-up about my job change. He has some fun at my expense along the way, which I will surely get him back for. Read it on Tripwire.
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Farewell, CSO and IDG. Hello, Akamai!
Today is my last day as managing editor of CSO Magazine and CSOonline. Monday, my new job at Akamai begins. I’m excited about the new challenges that await me. But I’m going to miss the place where I...
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Work-Life Balance in the 21st Century
A friend noted the other day that he actually gets annoyed about holidays and mandatory paid time off because he simply loves his work and would rather keep at it each day. He’s not an all-work-no-play...
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Wherein I Run Afoul Of The U.S. Secret Service
My resolve against the inner demons is tested regularly. Some are little tests, like being put in a room with all the food and alcohol I once binged on daily to see if I can resist the temptation. Some...
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There Are Other Things Besides Hacking
During that SOURCE Boston session on security burnout last week, someone in the audience made an important observation: One of the reasons depression runs deep in the security industry is because...
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You Call It Selfish, I Call It Survival
A friend once lamented that she tries to make everyone around her happy. She’s a self-described people pleaser, and it’s led to a world of hurt. She wanted to know how I got past it and was able to out...
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With Burnout Comes Wisdom (If You Survive)
I’ve devoted several posts to combatting career burnout, particularly in the information security industry. But something recently occurred to me: Burnout can be a good thing, but only if you survive....
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The Humanity of ShmooCon
I’m missing the ShmooCon hacker conference for the second year in a row because of family activities. But it remains a favorite of mine for several reasons. One is how its not afraid to explore how the...
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