This
week we are going to dig a bit deeper into the business plan and deal
with the first two sections of the plan. Initially we need to POSITION
our securirty organization. What are we doing and why is it important?
Then we need to make our PRIORITIES very clear. What do we focus on
first and why?
The business plan is as much for them (meaning your senior
executives and the like) ...
May 13, 2008 - Volume 3, #46
Good Morning:
I had a strange vision/nightmare recently. I wasn't sleeping, so I
guess it's not a nightmare, but it was certainly strange. Let me
explain. For a while I've been wondering about the impact of the
constant din of advertising that we are subjected to. The research
shows each individual is bombarded with thousands of brand images every
day. I'm ...
May 12, 2008 - Volume 3, #45
Good Morning:
The signs were ominous. I was awakened at 5 AM by a raging storm. Wind
howling. Thunder, lightening. The whole nine yards. I waited for the
inevitable cacophony of terrified children wanting the storm to stop.
Not the best way to begin Mother's Day. The annual rite of passage
where we celebrate those that brought us into the world.
May 8, 2008 - Volume 3, #44
Good Morning:
If I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times, success in
anything that you do is based on how well you manage expectations. When
you expect little, you tend to be surprised on the upside. When you
expect a lot, well... you know. Reading Shimmy's post on the Iron Man movie
made me think about why I go to movies and what I expect to get f ...
This
week we get back into the Pragmatic CSO methodology, and jump into
Section 2: Building Your Pragmatic Security Environment. The first step
in S2 is Step 4 or Building Your Security Business Plan. Why do we need
a business plan anyway? What's the point?
All is revealed in podcast #12. Well OK, not all - but I lay
the
groundwork on why the business plan is probably ...