An Analytical Approach

Monday, April 13, 2026

The Hidden ROI of Visibility: Better Decisions, Better Behavior, Better Security

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Beyond monitoring and compliance, visibility acts as a powerful deterrent, shaping user behavior, improving collaboration, and enabling more...
Monday, March 16, 2026

The Human IOC: Why Security Professionals Struggle with Social Vetting

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In the security field, we focus so much on vetting data and information. Yet, when it comes to people or organizations, we invest far less i...
Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Security in the Dark: Recognizing the Signs of Hidden Information

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Security in the Dark: Recognizing the Signs of Hidden Information - My latest piece in SecurityWeek discusses that security failures don’t a...
Thursday, January 8, 2026

The Loudest Voices in Security Often Have the Least to Lose

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Beware of security advice that comes from people or organizations that have no stake in the outcome, nothing to lose, and won't bear any...
Wednesday, December 3, 2025

The Great Disconnect: Unmasking the ‘Two Separate Conversations’ in Security

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Have you ever observed two people talking to one another, yet having two entirely different conversations? I discuss how this can harm secur...
Wednesday, October 22, 2025

What Makes a Great Field CXO: Lessons from the Front Lines

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What makes a great Field CXO? I discuss in my latest SecurityWeek piece: https://www.securityweek.com/what-makes-a-great-field-cxo-lessons-f...
Thursday, September 25, 2025

Perspective: Why Politics in the Workplace is a Cybersecurity Risk

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Have you stopped to consider how bringing politics into the workplace is a security risk? I discuss in my latest SecurityWeek piece: https:/...
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Josh Goldfarb
Josh (Twitter: @ananalytical) is currently Field CISO at F5. Previously, Josh served as VP, CTO - Emerging Technologies at FireEye and as Chief Security Officer for nPulse Technologies until its acquisition by FireEye. Prior to joining nPulse, Josh worked as an independent consultant, applying his analytical methodology to help enterprises build and enhance their network traffic analysis, security operations, and incident response capabilities to improve their information security postures. He has consulted and advised numerous clients in both the public and private sectors at strategic and tactical levels. Earlier in his career, Josh served as the Chief of Analysis for the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) where he built from the ground up and subsequently ran the network, endpoint, and malware analysis/forensics capabilities for US-CERT. In addition to Josh’s blogging and public speaking appearances, he is also a regular contributor to DarkReading and SecurityWeek.
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