- Communication Tips for Submitting a Security Conference Proposal
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NoScript's script-blocking requires users to allowlist every site—many automatically click "allow" or uninstall it. If script allowlisting isn't for you, enable scripts globally but keep NoScript's...
- Risk Management Information Security Isn't a Standalone Discipline
Information security exists to help organizations achieve corporate objectives, not as a goal in itself. Security professionals must understand how they fit into Finance, Legal, HR, IT, Marketing,...
- Tools 10 Information Security Mistakes: A False Sense of Security
Ten practices that create false security: capturing logs without sufficient detail, policies no one follows, vulnerability scans without remediation processes, pen tests excluding workstations,...
- Assessments Perception of Value in Security Consulting Projects
Clients can't evaluate specialized security work directly, so they estimate value by assessing effort—usually time. A skilled locksmith opening locks in seconds gets fewer tips than when...
- Communication Strong Communication Skills: 10 Tips for IT Professionals
Ten communication tips for IT professionals: frame conversations from the listener's perspective, avoid jargon, don't sound superior, switch to phone/in-person when email fails, let emotions cool...