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 […]

The Enlightening

Kicking Off a Next Generation Incident Response Test Awareness, for Techs Another one of those Dan’s New Leaf Posts, meant to inspire thought about IT Governance . . . . This afternoon, we kick-off another “Blue Team Exercise,” for another early adopter Client.  There is an excitement in the air.   We all know that, yet […]

Extra Dimensions

Hiding Places What socks, masks, readers and APTs have in common​ Another one of those Dan’s New Leaf Posts, meant to inspire thought about IT Governance . . . . One of the more interesting offshoots of quantum mechanics and, in particular, string theory, is the notion that there are more than four dimensions. Some […]

Sharpen Your Saw

Embrace and Manage Risk Your Own AI Routine Another one of those Dan’s New Leaf Posts, meant to inspire thought about IT Governance . . . . Those of us who have found the time to integrate large language models (LLMs, like ChatGPT) into our day-to-day practices now recognize the irony in the phrase, “found […]

Nomenclature Nihilism

What’s in a Buzzword? They’ll say tomato if it sells Another one of those Dan’s New Leaf Posts, meant to inspire thought about IT Governance . . . . I saw a post on LinkedIn today, meant for small businesses, that was about “security as a service”.  It was a diagram listing several ways to […]

Staycation Successful

And too, the return Thanks to Inbox Zero! Another one of those Dan’s New Leaf Posts, meant to inspire thought about IT Governance . . . . Well, it’s my first morning back from the Staycation.  Lots of yard work and barn maintenance.  White Sox games and bonfires and GuitarZan Day with Al & Dudley […]

Flying Phone

Feeling Free More thoughts from Staycation . . . Another one of those Dan’s New Leaf Posts, meant to inspire thought about IT Governance . . . . I write this Dan’s New Leaf blog post from my staycation, where I actually happen to be in the “Lot F” parking area of what I still […]

Yet Again

Like right before our eyes Thanks, Microsoft Another one of those Dan’s New Leaf Posts, meant to inspire thought about IT Governance . . . . I’m on a bit of a staycation this week. But that doesn’t mean I can’t write my Dan’s New Leaf article. One of the things I do while on […]

Eclipsing the Manifesto

Four disparate words With a number and a special character, for good measure Another one of those Dan’s New Leaf Posts, meant to inspire thought about IT Governance . . . . Last week I posted a GPT summary of my infamous “Password manifesto.”   Today, I link to an even more famous graphic summary of how […]

T7: The Trend of Trends 2023

Top 7 Trend Articles of 2023. . .  . . . For ISOs of Small Financial Institutions. Welcome to our annual T7 article:  a list of our favorite trend articles from the past year.  Our intent: help you organize your thoughts as you work through your strategic planning process.  We hope reviewing these articles will […]