Peter SamsonStaying above the IT “Security Poverty Line”In February, 2022 George Stathakopoulos (Apple’s VP of Corporate Information Security) discussed the idea of a metaphorical security…Feb 19, 2022Feb 19, 2022
Peter SamsonIt’s easy to miss something you’re not looking forTake one minute and watch this awareness-test video.Oct 8, 2021Oct 8, 2021
Peter SamsonTired of putting out fires in IT?On closer inspection, the vast majority of fires are preventable.Oct 4, 2021Oct 4, 2021
Peter SamsonEvery IT organization has a subsurface spaghetti problemCity Journal has an article on New York’s subsurface spaghetti problem.Oct 1, 2021Oct 1, 2021
Peter SamsonSkate to where the IT risks are going to beI skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.Sep 27, 2021Sep 27, 2021
Peter SamsonStill using witchcraft to foresee IT risks to Business Continuity?To see the future more clearly, find your blind spots.Sep 14, 2021Sep 14, 2021
Peter SamsonStill struggling to unlock the IT ‘chamber of secrets’?Once we know something, we find it hard to imagine what it was like not knowing it.Sep 12, 2021Sep 12, 2021
Peter SamsonStill stuck in the 70’s managing your IT landscape?All the real problems of today are multidimensional… There is no way to fully understand them - thus no way to effectively begin solving…Sep 11, 2021Sep 11, 2021
Peter SamsonTo Lead and Disrupt, you need a map of the IT landscapeIn the end, exploitation pays your salary while exploration pays your pension. Companies that survive do both.Sep 1, 2021Sep 1, 2021
Peter SamsonThe Mythical Man-Month still haunts many IT organizationsThe Mythical Man-Month is a great book from 1974 and is still relevant today. The central theme is that adding manpower to a late software…Aug 27, 2021Aug 27, 2021
