Nomenclature is simply a way to name things that are used in communication. Every profession has their own taxonomy that allows them to understand and identify “things” that are specific to their area of expertise. This has a downside. Those outside of “the club” have difficulty understanding the terms and principles that come naturally to [...]
Why is it that terms used in the information security profession is referred to as “gobbledegook” while in other professions it’s known as nomenclature. Every profession has its own jargon so for “experts” to label this as something unique to information security is rather unfair. “One problem is that computer “geeks” use jargon to cloak [...]
A System Administrator and an Information Security Administrator were sitting in a room. The question was asked “When you install a new server, what is the first two things you do?” Both of them answer, “install the latest patches and updates and remove all unnecessary services”. Good answers but the reasoning behind these answers are [...]
Richard Power wrote an article for CSO Online entitled “Red Pill? Blue Pill? Ruminations on the Intersection of Inner Space and Cyber Space”. It ties into the psychology of information security and how the shifting attitudes regarding privacy and security require a different approach to information security. Power writes: There is a generational shift in [...]
Yesterday I had a conversation with a friend and the topic led to the label “data security” versus “information security” and which one I prefer. For me, it’s not really a preference as it is a scope of work or definition of what it is I’m responsibile for protecting. I couched my answer in this [...]
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