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It seems like an age ago, when vendors and security professionals alike did the dance of budget renewals around the floors of Earls Court, London.  We were there of course, and thanks to Tripwire, we made a series of little films talking to some of the best and brightest in the show. This one is […]

Every now and again you come across something that is totally in tune with your own way of doing things. Like tomorrow’s RANT event in london. Presented our my new best mates Acumin Consulting, who have come up with a fantastic event format, after many years of hosting slightly rogue, after-work  type get-togethers for the […]

It looks like Restricted Intelligence is not the only security related comedy out there. IT security software provider Tripwirewanted to celebrate it’s new positioning in the market, especially their recent acquisition of nCircle. Now – that can be a complex story to get across amongst the noise of a busy marketplace.  So – Tripwire approached […]

Wow. Just wow.When you watch this just bear in mind someone thought this product up, and understand that there might be actual persons using this as a way to keep passwords safe. The only way to top this would be to set up a user group where the people who have these books in their […]

A few weeks ago I saw this stunning admission of dumb-assery by the BBC.  I mean – everyone loses things, but this level of loss suggests a lack of respect for devices that only the spoilt brat offspring of a millionaire might develop. And then it hit me.  These people are not trainable.  They work […]

One thing that has somewhat surprised us over recent months is the amount of politics and organisational challenges that rise up as our customers try to get Restricted Intelligence rolled our across their business.  For some, it’s just a few meetings and feather smoothing as the respective departments get on board. For others it’s a […]

Three shoot days back to back and two major IT security events! Last week was a rollercoaster of work, fun and golden moments. Day 1 – we were gainfully employed at Infosec Europe (as opposed to drinking overpriced coffee, schmoozing and stealing freebies from vendor stands). Our mission was to shoot as many interviews with […]

I’ve met a great many IT security folk over the last few years, and I think that there are two very broad categories: 1.              IT security professionals that understand they are marketers 2.              IT Security Professionals When we try to persuade employees to take notice of our messages, our policies and our work, then it […]

This seems like an odd question. I mean – seriously. Because the way some firms talk to their employees seems to assume that they are like children. Hence the proliferation of cartoon training resources. Little cutesy characters, predictable, ponderous scripts, and juvenile attempts at humour.  Why do we do it? I think it’s because we […]