Can you name 10 ways to lose that security sale?

Can you name 10 ways to lose that security sale?  I can.  My latest in SecurityWeek discusses: https://www.securityweek.com/10-ways-lose-security-sale.  Hope you find the piece interesting and informative.

Automation is a dish best served precisely, no?

Automation is a dish best served precisely, no? I discuss in my latest DarkReading piece: https://www.darkreading.com/operations/20-signs-you-need-to-introduce-automation-into-security-ops/a/d-id/1331005.  In the piece, I offer different pinpointed areas within security operations where it may make sense to introduce automation.  This is in contrast to how some approach automation, which is to settle on an automation solution and then go looking for a problem to solve with it.  Hope you enjoy the piece.

Did the reaction of the security industry to Meltdown and Spectre rub you the wrong way as well?

Did the reaction of the security industry to Meltdown and Spectre rub you the wrong way as well?  I certainly wasn't a big fan of the way the industry responded.  I discuss in my latest SecurityWeek piece: http://www.securityweek.com/wanted-actionable-information-practical-advice.  Hope you find the piece meaningful and thought provoking.