My Security Information Trust Pyramid

Not log trust, mind you; this is just a structured dump of how I look at security-related information coming from various public sources.

1. Whatever writing from someone that I actually know personally (and can vouch for)
2. Blog of a security engineer (typically minimum bias)
3. Analyst blogger (their bias is typically spread around)
4. Security vendor blogger  (their bias is clear and can be corrected for)
5. Security consultant blogger (their bias is opaque, so less trust)
6. Security journalist blogger
7. IT journalist blogger
8. IT journalist
9. Clown in a neighborhood circus :-)

What are the conclusions one might draw from this?

a. Open bias makes for easier information interpretation than a hidden bias

b. I’d take “biased + knowledgeable” over “fair + ignorant” any day of the week :-)

Enjoy!

More Musings on the Future

I read this fun document the other day (if you want a copy, just google on Google :-) for "eiuForesight2020.pdf") It is a 15 year forecast related to various economic - global and industry specific - trends. As one might guess, "data security" is prominently present in the report, alongside with energy security, geopolitical security and other "security brethren."

Moreovoer, I am getting an impression that the glorious march of IT, predicted in the document, (he-he, you didn't buy this "IT doesn't matter" crap, did you? :-)) will have to be accompanies by a corresponding march of security (and you thought security is hot now! Just wait! :-))

But here is another interesting bit: according to this forecast, "knowledge management" will increasingly become one of the "boardroom priorities" in the next 15 years. Knowledge management is not just "data management," but a part of much broader information lifecycle management (ILM). Even though knowledge management is not directly connected to security, it has obvious security implications. For one, you don't want that "knowledge" falling into the wrong hands or become corrupted or subverted. So, in reality, security is going to become even more prominent as a result of this knowledge management trend...

Tags: future, trends, analysis, 2020, strategy