Month: May 2012
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 from a Leonardo da Vinci quote:
“Art is never finished, only abandoned.”
The same can be said about security:
“You never finish security, you just stop working on it.”
The unfortunate reality is that many organizations see security as having a finish line, but that’s just not the case. The only way to ‘finish’ security is to stop working on it.
Maybe tomorrow I’ll want to settle down…
If you grew up watching the Littlest Hobo on TV like I did, the lyrics to the song have a certain place in your heart. That being said I wanted to announce that after two very fun and educational years at 451 Research, I’ve accepted the role of Chief Evangelist at a hot cloud security startup in the San Francisco area. I’m really excited for the new role and opportunities that come with the job.
I can’t give all the details now but I will announce the company name the week of May 14th (I’ll even let Beaker make the official announcement as per the direction of the Twitter Lords).