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In defense of Incrementalism (in vulnerability management)
Most of the vulnerability management programs I’ve encountered suffered from analysis paralysis—the infosec team had reams of data (or multiple spreadsheets) on their vulnerabilities but couldn’t make progress because they couldn’t decide where to start. Questions I frequently hear include:… (read more)
Posted in Cybersecurity
Tagged change management, vulnerability management
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A Different Diversity
Diversity in the workplace isn’t just about people, backgrounds, ideas and knowledge. Nor is it also just about inclusion. Let’s talk about server operating systems (OS). We all know that having multiple server operating systems (Windows, Solaris, RedHat, AIX, SCO,… (read more)
A case for condensing fix/test cycles
A while back I posted on the strategy of changing only one variable at a time when working to resolve an incident and determine root cause. I’m amazed at how much discipline it takes to implement this simple strategy. If… (read more)
Posted in System Administration
Tagged change management, pragmatism
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Connect in some way
I’d already been heavily involved in Unix/Linux for nearly twenty years by the time I found myself assigned as the leader/manager of the Windows Engineering team. Even some of my closest colleagues scoffed when they heard the news. How could… (read more)
Posted in Leadership, Management
Tagged change management, ITIL, leadership, management, team development
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One variable at a time
For the past five weeks I’ve been troubleshooting an issue I encountered when I added a well-known hard drive manufacturer’s drive to my system. It’s taking so long partly because it requires seven-to-ten days to reproduce, but also because there… (read more)
