Andrew Hay

May 3, 2012
by Andrew Hay
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Quick Post: Columbiana Quote

On my day off I decided to watch Columbiana and heard a very astute line about painting that really made me think. The line was: “You never finish a painting… You just stop working on it.” Which itself was paraphrased … Continue reading

February 20, 2012
by Andrew Hay
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How to survive the RSA and BSides Deconfalon

With the RSA Security Conference and Security BSides San Francisco only a week away I thought I’d offer some advice to first time attendees: There are parties every night of the week so it would be a good idea to … Continue reading

February 9, 2012
by Andrew Hay
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I’m Sorry I Called Your Baby Ugly … But It Is

I like to use technology that is intuitive, solves a problem, and is a “fit” for me. On the other hand, I also like technology that is aesthetically pleasing. Some vendors have managed to deliver on my requirements, which is … Continue reading

February 1, 2012
by Andrew Hay
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Where’s My ‘Minority Report’ Dashboard?

Why haven’t user interfaces for security products taken advantage of human movement technologies? Minority Report was released in 2002 — that’s 10 years ago for those of you counting at home. Even with the invention of Nintendo’s Wii controller in … Continue reading

October 27, 2011
by Andrew Hay
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Is Syslog the Esperanto of the Internet?

I don’t have a lot of time to write this up but today on Twitter, I made what I thought was a fairly profound statement comparing the syslog protocol to the ‘international’ language of Esperanto – well, profound for 7am … Continue reading

September 22, 2011
by Andrew Hay
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Bringing Balance Back to the Boardroom?

I read an interesting Harvard Business Review blog post today written by Dr. Thomas J. Saporito, chairman and chief executive officer of RHR International, regarding bringing balance back to the boardroom. More specifically, the post talks about the CEO-board relationship … Continue reading