Think strategic. Act competitive. Be secure.
Everyone wants information security to be easy. Wouldn’t it be nice if it were simple enough to fit snugly inside a fortune cookie? Well, although I don’t try to promote such foolish nonsense, I do on occasion pass on readily digestible nuggets to reinforce security principles and get people thinking how security applies to their environment.
The key to fortune cookie advice is ‘common sense’ in the context of security. It must be simple, succinct, and make sense to everyone, while conveying important security aspects.
Fortune Cookie advice for June, 2009:
Think strategic. Act competitive. Be secure.
Security is a sustaining commitment where long term planning provides a distinct advantage. Threats are derived from intelligent adversaries. Success requires maneuvering in a competitive manner to remain secure.
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