Quick notes from Stephan Balzac’s presentation at Infotec2010

Posted by on 2010/04/14 1 comment

No conflict is as bad as too much conflict

Create autonomy

If you’re not excited about the product, who else is?

make feedback easy and unobtrusive

A couple isn’t married until they’ve had their first fight

If they don’t argue, you don’t have a team, you have henchmen

You have to know what success and failure look like

Turn the team lose, and don’t care if you succeed or fail. The results will surprise you.

Never judge and punish. Always be willing to adjust resources

Experts are people that recognize their mistakes sooner, and get out of them quickly

The key to power is to find opportunities to share it

Become a role model to your team

Turn objections around. Invite brainstorming

Book recommendation: The one-minute manager

Good security advice from Ron Woerner

Posted by on 2010/04/09 No comments

Ron Woerner (@RonW123) recently posted this message to the Secure0maha security mailing list. Good advice as always.

There's been a lot of talk lately around the Security Blogosphere on
getting into Security and being successful in your security career.
Here's few of note:
1. CSO Online:
http://www.csoonline.com/article/590096/Are_You_Making_a_Security_Career_or_Working_a_Job_
2. I Am InfoSec, and So Can You: http://bit.ly/a3I4mI
3. Bootstrapping the next generation
(http://layer8.itsecuritygeek.com/layer8/bootstrapping-the-next-generation/)
4. Who to Recruit for Security, How to Get Started, and Career Tracks
(http://securosis.com/blog/who-to-recruit-for-security-how-to-get-
started-and-career-tracks)
We're in a tough field. It's kinda like being a UN Nuclear Inspector:
no one really wants us around, but we're critical for keeping things
safe. I find these articles inspiring and reminding me of
what's important.
Ron W