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Miles Associates LLC » Leadership http://www.miles-assoc.com Jim Miles - Information Technology & IT Security Consultant Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:08:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Purpose of Security… http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/the-purpose-of-security/ http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/the-purpose-of-security/#comments Sun, 18 Sep 2011 18:41:07 +0000 jmiles http://www.miles-assoc.com/?p=508 Great quote: The entire purpose of security is to support your ability to do business in a secure manner. Security is an enabler, not a limiter. If security is a limiter, you are using it wrong/abusing it. by Jon-Louis Heimerl in … Continue reading →

No related posts.]]> http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/the-purpose-of-security/feed/ 0 “Channel changing” — better than multitasking http://www.miles-assoc.com/2009/channel-changing-better-than-multitasking/ http://www.miles-assoc.com/2009/channel-changing-better-than-multitasking/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:05:07 +0000 jmiles http://www.miles-assoc.com/?p=359 It’s time for new thinking about balance, for yourself and your organization. Balance isn’t about the hours in the day or a just-so parceling out of time. It’s about choice. It is about being clear about what matters, putting your … Continue reading →

How Cloud Computing Is Changing the World

]]> http://www.miles-assoc.com/2009/channel-changing-better-than-multitasking/feed/ 0 Leadership: Tricks or Treats? http://www.miles-assoc.com/2009/leadership-tricks-or-treats/ http://www.miles-assoc.com/2009/leadership-tricks-or-treats/#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:26:08 +0000 jmiles http://www.miles-assoc.com/?p=350 Great insightful article with several nuggets that I found to be timely refreshers; via Leadership Insights from Executive Velocity: Leadership: Trick or Treat?. Related posts: Remembering Memorial Day 2009 Gonzales as a Case Study in Failed Leadership Soft Skills: Listening … Continue reading →

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A Guide to Practical PCI Compliance

]]> http://www.miles-assoc.com/2009/is-compliance-the-new-security-standard/feed/ 0 The Biggest Security Hole http://www.miles-assoc.com/2009/the-biggest-security-hole/ http://www.miles-assoc.com/2009/the-biggest-security-hole/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:36:33 +0000 jmiles http://www.miles-assoc.com/?p=321 A great essay by Ariel Silverstone. It exhorts us security pros to deal with the new reality in a more effective way. Read it here. Related posts: Where PCI DSS Falls Short The value of accidental security through obscurity Two … Continue reading →

]]> http://www.miles-assoc.com/2009/the-biggest-security-hole/feed/ 0 Remembering Memorial Day 2009 http://www.miles-assoc.com/2009/remembering-memorial-day-2009/ http://www.miles-assoc.com/2009/remembering-memorial-day-2009/#comments Mon, 25 May 2009 15:44:15 +0000 jmiles http://www.miles-assoc.com/?p=283 By friend Beth said it so well… Check out her post at the link below. As we gather around our grills and barbecues with friends and families, I challenge each of us to take time to think about the true … Continue reading →

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Modern-Day Tech Startups Tread Carefully

]]> http://www.miles-assoc.com/2009/earth-day-recycling-your-tech-gear-is-easy/feed/ 1 Can You Delete Your Digital Past? http://www.miles-assoc.com/2008/can-you-delete-your-digital-past/ http://www.miles-assoc.com/2008/can-you-delete-your-digital-past/#comments Sat, 29 Nov 2008 02:52:58 +0000 jmiles http://www.miles-assoc.com/2008/can-you-delete-your-digital-past/ Can You Delete Your Digital Past? An unsavory connection from your past. An annoying link to your name that’s dragging down your career. A spicy quote you tossed off to a reporter that you wish you could take back. If … Continue reading →

Social Engineering Scam gets Viewers to Crack CAPTCHA Codes

]]> http://www.miles-assoc.com/2008/can-you-delete-your-digital-past/feed/ 0 Facebook Etiquette: Five Do’s and Don’ts http://www.miles-assoc.com/2008/facebook-etiquette-five-dos-and-donts/ http://www.miles-assoc.com/2008/facebook-etiquette-five-dos-and-donts/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:33:57 +0000 jmiles http://www.miles-assoc.com/2008/facebook-etiquette-five-dos-and-donts/ Facebook Etiquette: Five Do’s and Don’ts (CIO Magazine) Balancing your work and personal life on social networking tools such as Facebook has become more complex than ever — and the dangers go beyond the well-publicized examples of posting party pictures … Continue reading →

]]> http://www.miles-assoc.com/2008/facebook-etiquette-five-dos-and-donts/feed/ 0 Maximum telecommuting: a company with virtual work locations http://www.miles-assoc.com/2008/maximum-telecommuting-a-company-with-virtual-work-locations/ http://www.miles-assoc.com/2008/maximum-telecommuting-a-company-with-virtual-work-locations/#comments Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:19:29 +0000 jmiles http://www.miles-assoc.com/2008/maximum-telecommuting-a-company-with-virtual-work-locations/ Everyone Works at Home at software company Chorus [The] company, Chorus, which provides clinical, practice management and financial software for health care providers, has gone virtual. Chorus closed its Hasbrouck Heights headquarters in early June and its other office, in … Continue reading →

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