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.

Is your security organization busy or productive?

Are you a busy, or a productive security organization?  The difference between the two is huge.  Curious what I mean?  I discuss in my latest DarkReading piece: https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities---threats/in-security-and-life-busy-is-not-a-badge-of-honor/a/d-id/1330818.

Do you also feel that solving real security problems isn't sexy?

Do you also feel that solving real security problems isn't sexy? My latest in @SecurityWeek discusses: http://www.securityweek.com/solving-security-problems-isnt-sexy. I hope you'll find the piece interesting and one that touches on an important point.

Is you security workflow backwards?

Is your security workflow backwards?  Curious what I could be talking about here?  Have a look at my latest DarkReading piece where I discuss this important question: https://www.darkreading.com/risk/is-your-security-workflow-backwards-/a/d-id/1330619.

Security is not a technology profession

Security is not a technology profession.  Or at least it shouldn't be, I would argue.  I discuss in my latest SecurityWeek piece: http://www.securityweek.com/security-not-technology-profession.  Hope you will agree with what, at first, may sound like a provocative statement.