The Why

NG Boilerplate Another New Leaf Another one of those Dan’s New Leaf Posts, meant to inspire thought about IT Governance . . . . First, let’s remember why we called this article Dan’s New Leaf.  Back in 2004 or so, we decided it would be a good idea to blog about Information Security, so that […]

Thankful For

And proud of A Thanksgiving DNL Another one of those Dan’s New Leaf Posts, meant to inspire thought about IT Governance . . . . Let me start this Thanksgiving edition of Dan’s New Leaf by thanking our employees, our Clients, our partners, our families, even our competition . . . but not malicious cyber […]

AI to Fight AI

Busting through meta-risk From one poet to another Another one of those Dan’s New Leaf Posts, meant to inspire thought about IT Governance . . . . We all recently read the news of the executive order on artificial intelligence. I actually have read a few articles by Joy Buolamwini who apparently helped the administration write […]

Using GPT

Make it a tool Not a replacement Another one of those Dan’s New Leaf Posts, meant to inspire thought about IT Governance . . . . We encourage our employees to use AI as a tool.  And we make sure they understand:  if you learn to USE AI as a tool, it will not replace […]

WWIII

Who will it be? A short new leaf Another one of those Dan’s New Leaf Posts, meant to inspire thought about IT Governance . . . . Today’s new leaf makes my point with one question.  To drive home the point, let’s make it a multiple choice question: If there is a World War Three, […]

The Trolley Problem

Another Meta Risk Bolted on, not built in. Another one of those Dan’s New Leaf Posts, meant to inspire thought about IT Governance . . . . It was a tough morning for me this morning.  The latest update to my phone was problematic, causing me to be five minutes late for an important meeting.   […]

State Laws

A service to the community. Our Mission. Another one of those Dan’s New Leaf Posts, meant to inspire thought about IT Governance . . . . It’s been a long week, and it’s only Wednesday.  Bryan is due back from a well-deserved vacation, and I just know he’s going to ask for my next Dan’s […]

october

prioritizing the rest of 2023 and a question for January 2024   Another one of those Dan’s New Leaf Posts, meant to inspire thought about IT Governance . . . . As I try to figure out what to blog about this week . . .  wondering if quality over quantity could make an excuse […]

The Greatest AI Risk

A New Risk? Call it meta-risk Another one of those Dan’s New Leaf Posts, meant to inspire thought about IT Governance . . . . In a recent conversation, a thinking friend of mine posed the question: “what is the greatest risk with artificial intelligence?” It actually started with a question, “are there any new […]

Beat Parkinson’s Law

The Physics of Meetings And a Source of Savings Another one of those Dan’s New Leaf Posts, meant to inspire thought about IT Governance . . . . A weird thing about me – I like to go back and re-read some of the textbooks I was forced to read in college. It’s like I’m […]