by Aleksandr Zhuk | Jun 20, 2018 | GRC, information security, risk
About 20 years ago, when a floppy disk was a popular type of data storage, business data protection and security strategies were simple: keep one or more spare copies of the data stored on the floppy disks, regularly backup your file servers, and make sure that the...
by Aleksandr Zhuk | Jun 18, 2018 | risk
This post was inspired by an online interaction I recently had on LinkedIn. No matter how tempting it might be to assign a hard number to everything that we have to measure, certain high-impact strategic-level factors that the IT risk managers often deal with are hard...
by Aleksandr Zhuk | Jun 15, 2018 | GRC, risk
Tim Brown, CEO of IDEO, a legendary design company, is credited with popularizing the concept of “T-shaped” professional. According to Mr. Brown: T-shaped people have two kinds of characteristics, hence the use of the letter “T” to describe them. The...
by Aleksandr Zhuk | Jun 11, 2018 | GRC, risk
A technology startup is a brainchild of one or more highly capable visionary business-savvy technologists. Each member of the core startup team is usually more productive than several average workers and has the skills of the top 5% in their respective field. The...
by Aleksandr Zhuk | Jun 5, 2018 | risk
Last week, I attended an all-day information security/IT risk management industry event in New York City. The organizer, a leading source of industry news and knowledge, did a great job selecting and attracting star speakers and arranging their appearances into two...
by Aleksandr Zhuk | Jun 3, 2018 | risk, startup
Although English is not my mother tongue, it is my preferred language of daily communication and, after 27 years in the United States, my thinking language as well. I love English for its flexibility and agility and I treat it with great respect, when it comes to...
