A business is in business to make money. You and me? We’re in the business of living life. Don’t forget either of these points, now or when you’re doing your (information security) work. Personally, I get messed up sometimes, thinking I’m in the business of securing/protecting everything under the sun, forgetting to live life. Protecting information is a good thing, even a great thing, but…

In kindergarten (or thereabouts) we learned the ABCs of the English language (assuming we’re from the U.S.). Learning the ABCs provided the foundation necessary to form words. Before long, words became sentences, sentences became paragraphs, and paragraphs became chapters, reports and books. The ABCs of Information Security are important in much the same way the ABCs for English are. We start with learning and mastering…