Entries by Evan Francen

J is for Jaded

The ABCs of Information Security Learning the ABCs is important to understanding the English language, and the ABCs of Information Security are important for understanding the basic concepts in information (and people) protection. These ABCs are written as education for people who don’t speak information security natively and serve as good reminders for those of […]

I is for If

The ABCs of Information Security Learning the ABCs is important to understanding the English language, and the ABCs of Information Security are important for understanding the basic concepts in information (and people) protection. These ABCs are written as education for people who don’t speak information security natively and serve as good reminders for those of […]

Episode 110 Show Notes – All Hell Broke Loose

Welcome! These are the show notes for episode 110 of the UNSECURITY Podcast. We’re putting the Information Security @ Home series on hold again this week. In case you didn’t know, it seems we have a big problem on our hands. Over the course of this last week (or so), we’ve witnessed events in our […]

Episode 109 Show Notes – Information Security @ Home

This is Episode 109, and we’re continuing our Information Security @ Home series. We’re smack dab in the middle of the holiday season. Lots of people are going to receive neat, new electronic gadgets as Christmas gifts. Who doesn’t like cool new gadgets?! Your refrigerator can order milk before you’re out of milk, your dishwasher […]

H is for Holistic

Despite all the words that could have been chosen for the letter “H”, here it stands for: Holistic We use the word “holistic” semi-frequently in our industry, and there are several definitions. The two definitions I like best are both from the Cambridge Dictionary: dealing with or treating the whole of something or someone and not just a part: and the […]

Episode 107 Show Notes – Happy Thanksgiving

Hey there, it’s time for episode 107 of the UNSECURITY Podcast! Just when you think you can’t get any busier… You get busier. Maybe if I learned to say “no” a little more often. My dilemma is 1) mostly brought on by myself and 2) is a blessing. It’s better to be busy than to […]

G is for Governance

Governance How does the word “governance” make you feel? In full transparency, the word makes me edgy and disturbed. I really don’t like the word “governance”. Maybe you’re a like me, and “governance” gives you a case of the heebie-jeebies. What about this word makes us feel this way? Two things (for me anyway); I […]