Author: Evan Francen

Cybersecurity is NOT the same as information security. Different words, different things. What is “Cybersecurity”? In order to fully appreciate the difference between information security and cybersecurity, we need to define both. Information Security The workable definition of information security that I’ve used for a decades is: Managing risk to unauthorized disclosure, alteration, and destruction of information using administrative, physical and technical controls. This is…

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…