We're getting ready to record another new episode: "The Road to CMMC" As always, we need small business leaders to call-in and on the show. If you've got questions about CMMC in your organization, sigh up to be a caller on the show! More info 👇 www.focivity.com/pod...

Making some apples while we sit by the fire and watch a Christmas movie. 🎄

My dad made me a metal wall sign of my podcast logo with his new plasma cutter. So cool!!

Another day, another outage. 🙄

I think your auditors are channeling their inner Maury Povich.

I still need at least one more person to be a caller on my call-in-radio style podcast to ask a question about appsec and secure development practices on Friday this week. @shehackspurple.bsky.social will join me to answer caller questions!

Don’t feel bad. Nobody actually documents their firewall rule justifications. Those are just stories they tell.

Hey folks! I'm looking for volunteers that want to "call-in" to my show and ask a question or two about appsec and secure development! Please reach out if you are interested! 🙏

I should start buying bigger bottles of Advil.

"A security forward CIO is a business savvy CISO." -Carlota Sage

We're recording another episode next week! @shehackspurple.bsky.social joins the show to answer questions about application security and secure software development practices. Visit the podcast page for more information and to sign up to be a caller! www.focivity.com/pod...

When a word means anything and everything, it means nothing

Ok, so, what’s our second best option, then?

Excellent tips from Mike Simmons on how reduce complexity and gain clarity! Well worth a watch if you're feeling overwhelmed. Mike joins the show in our next episode, available November 27th!

If data is king, is AI the court jester?

I’m starting to think about my podcast content plan for 2026. What topics would you like to hear on The Mindful Business Security Show next year?

When you're a project manager, everything looks like a project.

Another new episode hits the feed tomorrow, but in case you missed it, our last episode is a security awareness training session for small businesses!

Looking for awareness training platforms for small orgs to provide training content, facilitate policy reviews/acknowledgements, and handle tracking of completion. I know KnowBe4 can do this. What other tools do you like? Simple is key!!

So, how did everyone’s DR test go today?

Wife: I think you are having a hard time accepting that our kids are morons. 👀

If you were going to pay for a subscription to one of the big LLM platforms, which would it be? Why is that the right one for you? ChatGPT? Claude? Copilot? Gemini?

I'm looking for some folks that have questions about humanely managing IT and security teams to be callers on my podcast. We'll record this Friday at 3:30pm Eastern. Please reach out if interested!

I'm looking for some folks that have questions about humanely managing IT and security teams to be callers on my podcast. We'll record this Friday at 3:30pm Eastern. Please reach out if interested!

OK, a quick thread because I love having friends that do amazing things! My friend Orlando just released his book, The Seven Thunders: Rise of the Twinkling Heir, and I'm unbelievably excited for him.

OK, a quick thread because I love having friends that do amazing things! My friend Orlando just released his book, The Seven Thunders: Rise of the Twinkling Heir, and I'm unbelievably excited for him.

We released a small business security awareness training episode last week, and we're going to record a *new* episode next week about humanely managing IT and security teams with Mike Simmons. We need folks to call in and ask questions next week!

Too much to fit in anything less than a lengthy thread. A few highlights: I found my place and my people in the infosec community, I realized I was neurodivergent and got help, I've made many amazing friends, and I've found consulting clients.

We’re gearing up to record another episode soon, and I need callers with questions about how to humanely manage IT and security teams to ask their questions on the show! Please reach out to sign up to be a caller!

We’re gearing up to record another episode soon, and I need callers with questions about how to humanely manage IT and security teams to ask their questions on the show! Please reach out to sign up to be a caller!

My middle-aged self can’t wait to watch Reading Rainbow again.

shooting my shot 🏀 we’re hiring & here’s the lowdown. this would be a great role for someone beginning or mid career. pls apply or pass on to anyone u know who might fit! (it is my current position, i am moving to other projects within the same team & would be training this person)

If you happen to know someone that is blissfully unaware of security, please pass this along! @thedigitalempress.bsky.social joined me to help fix that problem.

I'm too tired to write jokes today, so I'm going to need you all to tell me a cyber joke instead.

I'm too tired to write jokes today, so I'm going to need you all to tell me a cyber joke instead.

Relevant threat intelligence is tough for small organizations. What are your favorite sources of cyber threat intelligence that would be relevant to small orgs?

Oh, look! My iPad has Aero Glass now!!

What is the going rate for a kidney these days?

I am bad at vacations. Apparently I need a lot more practice.

Being proactive is great as long as you can reasonably predict what will be needed.

Also, get credit for revenue contribution. Security contributes significant budget and resources to RFP questionnaires, audit/compliance/certification, operational capabilities, etc. All of which significantly factor into a customer signing on the line. Need to change the "cost center" dialogue

A key strategy for CISOs should be shifting security costs into other budgets, such as operations, to reduce pressure on our already stretched security budgets.

Why does it seem like every Dell driver update is a roll of the dice that something weird is going to break?

OH: “And if things don’t go well, we'll just sell the data!” 👀

If one pretends to know something about AI, is that also Artificial Intelligence?

Come by while we record the show! We'd love to have you!!

It has been pointed out to me that it is actually Tuesday me that is to blame. I take back all those nasty things I said about Monday me.

Ahh, yes. Thursday me, looking at my Trello board, wondering why Monday me was so ambitious. Again.

So, who am I going to see at Blue Team Con in Chicago in a couple weeks?

This has been a great year for my podcast so far. If you haven't already, go check it out! 👇