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 […]