Bruce A. Roton

Your friendly neighborhood information security consultant (and old-school computer hacker).

[Bruce A. Roton @baroton]

As Big Data creates Big Value, Big Threats will emerge requiring Big Security. Essentially, nothing really changed, it just got bigger. :)

[Bruce A. Roton @baroton]

First there was Information, and the info was seen to have value so info theft was invented. The response to this was information security.

[Bruce A. Roton @baroton]

Complacency Kills. Spend at least 15% of your workday in continuing education. Yes, it makes for a longer workday, but helps ensure survival

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When you try to help people make the right decision, remember not to interfere with their right to decide.

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If you really want to be heard, say less.

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People need to get over the whole “time zone thing”. There is only one time… now. It’s all one day; sometimes it gets dark.

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BAR says: Denial of reality does not alter reality, it just makes you ill prepared to deal with it.

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If you have to ask “What could go wrong?”, your destiny lies in the consequences of the answer.

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BAR says “Embrace change as a difficult but essential constant; and grow”

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I wish more people could realize that identity validation is not a cure-all for security problems.

[Bruce A. Roton @baroton]

Not seeking out the root cause of failure results in a general state of perpetual failure punctuated by the occasional accidental success

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Knowing that you do not know, that which you in fact do not know, may be the greatest wisdom.

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Engineer: What can I create to solve the problem? Security engineer: What happens when the solution breaks? Hacker: How can I break it?

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Setting goals; worth a lot. Knowing what it will take to get there; also valuable. Shutting your mouth and getting it done; Priceless