Entries by Evan Francen

UNSECURITY Podcast Episode 21 Show Notes

I’m a little less late with the show notes this week. This week, Brad and I are back together. Brad’s back from his vacation, I’ve been back from mine, and now we’re in Rochester working on some projects. It’s always good to have Brad back, and I’m looking forward to a good week. Last week’s […]

Status Update – March 24, 2019

Just got to the hotel in Aberdeen. Getting into the groove, and I felt compelled to share an update with you all. Compelled mainly because I haven’t been able to write here nearly as much as I had intended. It’s not unusual for me to bite off a little (or a lot) more than I […]

UNSECURITY Podcast Episode 20 Show Notes

Late again. Hopefully, I’ll be back on track with getting these show notes posted on Friday like they’re supposed to be. Two weeks ago, I was out. Last week, I was back, but I was stuck in New Orleans. This week, Brad is out and I’m in Aberdeen, South Dakota. Confusing. Such is the life […]

UNSECURITY Podcast Episode 19 Show Notes

Well, I planned to post this on Friday. Good intentions will get you… I have good reason, at least I think I do, for the delay. I was on vacation last week, and I promised my lovely wife that I wouldn’t work. It’s always a good idea to keep your word with the ones you […]

UNSECURITY Podcast Episode 18 Show Notes

Each Friday, I’m going to do my best to post the notes for the UNSECURITY Podcast episode that Brad Nigh and Evan Francen (me) will record on the following Monday morning. Each week, Brad and I alternate leading episodes, so I lead the odd episodes and Brad leads the even ones. If you missed episode […]

You Want to Get Into Security? – Part 5

This is a five-part series about getting a job, keeping a job, and staying healthy as you progress in your career as an information security professional. There is no one way to do things, rather there are many. I won’t cover all advice, or THE advice, I will offer my advice. Some of the information […]

You Want to Get Into Security? – Part 4

This is a five-part series about getting a job, keeping a job, and staying healthy as you progress in your career as an information security professional. There is no one way to do things, rather there are many. I won’t cover all advice, or THE advice, I will offer my advice. Some of the information […]

UNSECURITY Podcast Episode 17 Show Notes

UNSECURITY PODCAST – Episode 17 Monday, March 4th, 2019 @ 6:45am Description This podcast is led by yours truly (Evan, if you didn’t know me). If you’ve been following our podcasts for a while, hopefully you’re noticing that we continue to improve. Sound quality is better for sure, but Brad and I are also feeling […]

Writing UNSECURITY Journey – Back Home/Kidney Stones

A series of posts dedicated to the journey of writing my first book, Unsecurity: Information security is failing. Breaches are epidemic. How can we fix this broken industry? This is the seventh article in the series. The others: Introduction The Idea Encouragement Planning Cancun(1) Cancun(2) Back Home/Kidney Stones 1st Draft Done! (next) See here for […]