Articles on Leadership

• Risk Management Information Security Implications of the New Tech Bubble
• Career Are Mistrustful People Better at Cybersecurity?
  One research study suggested that trusting people make better lie detectors than mistrustful ones, though a more rigorous replication later cast doubt on it. The more durable lesson applies in...
• Leadership The Importance of Feeling Secure
  Security teams that focus only on being secure, without making protections visible, risk losing stakeholder confidence. Nobody trusts what they can't see, whether that's automated defenses, AI-driven...
• Risk Management Choice Fatigue Might Affect Cybersecurity Decisions
  Research shows judges grant parole more often after meals because mental exhaustion from repeated decisions leads to status-quo choices. Security professionals making continuous decisions about...
• Risk Management The Reason For All Information Security Woes... Sleep Deprivation
  Sleep deprivation fundamentally shifts a decision-maker's risk preference from minimizing losses to aggressively pursuing the best potential gains. Therefore, information security initiatives must be...
• Training Traits of a Good Manager of an Information Technology Team
  Technical expertise rarely correlates with management ability. Google research found employees valued even-keeled bosses who made time for one-on-ones, helped puzzle through problems by asking...