Technical Security Standards

The Four Basic Truths of System Security

System Security and Cybersecurity are not the same thing. . . Another one of those Dan's New Leaf Posts, meant to inspire thought about IT Governance . . . . ...

Security vs. Stability: The Patch Management Conundrum

An age-old problem… An article review. In a perfect world, security patches would be rolled out as soon as they are made available to the public, and those patches would never disrupt an organization’s operations. Unfortunately the latter has been known to h...

Make it your own

and watch the ideas flow . . . Why customization benefits everybody! Another one of those Dan’s New Leaf Posts, meant to inspire thought about IT Governance . . . . One of the surprise-lessons we’ve been experiencing as I unpack my job description to deleg...

From a Napkin to the Future!

Questions from a decade ago . . . That rhyme! Another one of those Dan’s New Leaf Posts, meant to inspire thought about IT Governance . . . . So this article starts in my bedroom; cleaning out my closet. I finally decide that yes, I’m will never grow back into th...

What’s In A Name?

A trick I learned in the ’80’s . . . Probably saved me . . . and the teams I served . . . thousands of hours! Another one of those Dan’s New Leaf Posts, meant to inspire thought about IT Governance . . . . Naming goals and projects is a basic practic...

Adam Reads: The “Project Management” Guidance Summary

A new way of helping people “read” new guidance… Look for more in the future! To save you time, we are proud to present “Adam Reads” . . . recorded versions of our Guidance Summaries! Below you can find an embedded player for the audio fil...

NIST Prepares Updates To Cybersecurity Framework

A draft version of the new framework may be available as early as this summer… An article review. As the cybersecurity landscape is constantly evolving, the tools we use to address risk need to evolve as well–and by this summer we should be getting our firs...

“Password Trends” Awareness Poster

Another awareness poster for YOUR customers (and users).  Now that we have our own employees aware, maybe it’s time to start posting content for our customers! Check out posters.infotex.com for the whole collection! Download the large versions here: Awareness Poste...

Adam Reads: The “Change Management” Guidance Summary

A new way of helping people “read” new guidance… Look for more in the future! To save you time, we are proud to present “Adam Reads” . . . recorded versions of our Guidance Summaries! Below you can find an embedded player for the audio fil...