September 18, 2008:
Kevin Mitnick shares a laugh with FBI
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Kevin Mitnick moderated a panel at this year's ASIS conference (today). Here is one light moment when an FBI special agent and Kevin tease each other. Sorry for the crappy quality - you may need to crank up the speakers...
September 18, 2008:
At the Digimerge booth (ASIS) a DVR (believe it or not) and a do-it-yourself remote surveillance camera catch my eye
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I'm no great fan of DVRs - that's no secret. But when your are short on space, want to mount a terabyte on the wall, and want basic disk mirroring you get a lot of value in this small footprint...
May 27, 2008:
Measuring the business value of security convergence projects ain't always easy but this discussion is a good start
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I recently invited Jan Johansen, CEO of Hi-Tech Stragey Consulting, to join me in a discussion about security convergence. Many of you tried to listen in with no luck. Sorry about the technical difficulties, but now everything is up and...
January 12, 2008:
First in a series of podcasts - a new era of technology sales
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Well, there were a few technical difficulties, and I picked up some annoying static on my little Sony Digital Recorder, but all in all I'm very happy to present the first podcast of 2008. My conversation with Dan Dunkel, sales...
October 2, 2007:
You say tomayto, I say tomahto. PSIM has a definintion. Really!
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USBX has adopted the PSIM concept I wrote about last year and is tracking it. In fact, USBX had a “get-to-know-PSIM” breakfast on Tuesday morning at ASIS. John Mack and Gavin Long were kind enough to invite me to kick...
September 26, 2007:
Citrix flavored Kool-aid is addictive
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Last week I joined my fellow industry analysts at the Ritz Carlton in Key Biscayne for an analyst and customer event hosted by Citrix. In the first two minutes of Citrix CEO Mark Templeton’s opening presentation he spoke of mobility....
July 26, 2007:
Featured Post - Security Is Not the Point
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[This popular post first appeared on SecurityDreamer in November 2006] Articulating the Value of Security...It’s an uphill battle to convince the decision-makers in any business that they need to invest in security. Why? Because deep down, all professional businesspeople think...
May 21, 2007:
Retailers Unite - Sort Of - to Combat Fraud
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Security Director News reports in this month's edition that the National Retail Federation and the Retail Leaders Industry Association have worked in collaboration with the FBI to form a web-based information sharing network to combat organized retail crime. The new...
April 20, 2007:
First Convergence Casualty
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The first startup to pursue the security convergence dream and fail goes down in history as either an idea ahead of its time, or a good idea with bad execution – or maybe just a bad idea. The first sign...
April 4, 2007:
Business-Focused View of IT Security
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One of the best lessons I learned as an industry analyst was taught to me by my wise friend Chip Gliedman at Forrester: If I build a 10-foot wall around my house for a thousand dollars, I may feel secure....
