My last post The Long Tail of Information Security (Part 1) described why I think information security exhibits Long Tail economic characteristics, outlined the three forces of long tail markets and discussed the first, democratization of tools for production. The intent is to provide an insight into what the future of information security may look [...]
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The Long Tail of Information Security (Part 2)
August 5, 2007The Long Tail of Information Security (Part 1)
August 4, 2007
I have just finished reading the Long Tail by Chris Anderson (editor of Wired). It is brilliant and the best book I have read in several years. Its in the same class as Freakonomics and The Tipping Point. I highly recommend anyone who reads my blog reads the Long Tail if they haven’t already done [...]
The Oldest Parliament in the World
June 23, 2007If you, like me (in this very modern day and age) setup Google alerts for news of public activity relating to your surname; you will know that there actually is a world well beyond your immediate perspective (like information security). I for instance am always inundated by news alerts about old autopsy findings, things happening in Jamaica, a bunch [...]
Something for the Weekend - Wars and Wood
June 22, 2007I learnt a few interesting facts today. Nothing whatsoever to do with information security(well not really).
In France most of the lumberyards these days have a ready supply of Douglas Fir. This is because after the second world war Canada gave France billions of saplings to rebuild the countryside after the devastating bombing and 70 years later [...]
Open Source Security Business Models
June 19, 2007I have been having some interesting private discussions with friends over the last few days about the virtues of open source software development. I will say up front I have long been a skeptic.
Larry Augustin has been following the amount of VC money being invested in OS software companies. It shows an interesting story.
2004
$298MM
36 [...]
Satellite Internet Content Removed
March 22, 2007Why? My wife and others made some really good points last night and having slept on it I agree. I have a rapidly growing blog focused purely on quality information security and why risk that focus with nonsense about the art of blogging or terrible service from a service provider. People will find out about slow speeds [...]
Closing My Loop on the SBN and Blogonomics
March 20, 2007I have just logged in to some “interesting” commentary on why I decided to leave the Security Bloggers Network. This from Alan Shimmel and this from Michael Farnum.
Of course I am not the first to get the sharp tongue (see the last sentence) of the host of the SBN Alan Shimel, or the first to reply (Amrits blog is [...]
Tags
March 14, 2007I am loving tags. They are changing the way I search and send others links to data. It’s no longer a Google Link, now it’s a URL with a tag embedded in it.
JD Miers blog has some “bloody good gems” on “Getting Things Done” that can be found here using tags. I am not disciplined [...]
Career Guidance Quote For Friday
March 9, 2007David Dibble used to be the EVP of Schwab Technology and had the big corner office on the opposite side of the floor to my pathetic cube in the 211 Main St. building in San Francisco (overlooking the Bay Bridge).
I forget the circumstances but he once passed on a great quote which in turn I pay forward as often [...]
CogHead are Dead Headed
February 28, 2007I got excited when the first electronic promise came in to join the CogHead beta process by Friday. I even blogged about it. I was almost blown away when last Weds a product marketing lady from CogHead who had read my blog sent me an email offering her help and wanting feed back. It was so [...]
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