Cloud, Security and Technology

 This past January the new ISC2 Seattle chapter was officially sanctioned by ISC2. The work was a great accomplishment to myself, and the great team that reflect the chapters board of directors.  So today I wanted to share the vision, and purpose of the chapter, this text appears verbatim in our  formation application.  *Purpose – What is your reason for starting an (ISC)2 chapter in the proposed area?  The local geography has a considered short fall of young professionals entering the employment market. As a former ISSA board president and an advisory for CSA both lack the ability to 'certify' a candidate as a qualified expert in Cyber Security.  Finding and helping these new candidates as ISC2 members is essential to continue building the expertise desperately needed in the Seattle technology corridor.  As a hiring manager I respect applicants that produce their CISSP or like certification as proof of basic security knowledge. We consider it a gold standard. However, the

Days after the beginning of 2021 and it’s time to update my annual technology prediction. As you’ll see some are a bit redux, while others look at possibilities that would be amazing. I’d note to my readers – thanks for taking time to read this rambling, and I look forward to your feedback and ideas for next year!.   2020 in review Four of my five 2020 predictions came abouts to some level. Either my predictions where spot on, or they where not as futuristic as I thought. 5G is now ubiquitous and most countries have rolled the capabilities out nationwide. In the USA all major providers have boasted the capability of 5G and in fact 5G made headlines as a cause for COVID-19 within some extremely paranoid. So 5G is available, and a great marketing gimmick – unfortunately for me, it’s a fizzle and fails to really make a difference in connection speeds over 3G. I’ve noted many say similar – that 5G over 3G is a cool idea – if it actually provided more connection speed. This year