March 2009

The Power of Asking Why (Part I)

March 24, 2009

If you are like most people I know, you are let’s say… timid about holding direct reports accountable. Hopefully, this article (the first in a series) will help you learn how to deal with these situations in a very positive manner. Fear of dealing with conflict was the main reason I stayed out of management [...]

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I Botnet

March 18, 2009

Botnets are big news these days and for good reason. They are big business for criminal organizations, and a bane for the average computer user. They are also very interesting to study. This week I read two articles about botnets that really have little to do with botnets themselves, but about ethical decisions made by [...]

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Coleman Exposed Database: A Study in Ethics

March 13, 2009

I saw a segment on The Rachel Maddow Show tonight that bothered me a great deal. The segment was about how Adria Richards found and publicized a vulnerability on the Coleman for Senate website. There are a couple of reasons this segment bothered me. First, the way she exposed the vulnerability was unethical. Ms. Richards [...]

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Security Awareness

March 9, 2009

This week’s topic in my MSIA course is Security Awareness. I am amazed how little awareness of security issues exists out there. This is not a sexy or exciting subject to be sure, but it has to be one of the best ROI you can have in a business. It costs very little to increase [...]

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Productivity Thoughts

March 4, 2009

One of the things I think a lot of us overlook is how we work. I constantly ask myself, “am I working on the things that are important?” In fact, my email has a signature line that states, “the urgent is the enemy of the important.” I’ll grant you that the urgent happens and has [...]

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