The current state of defensive InfoSec in nearly every organization remains: to be determined. That this is the state after after a full decade of false-innovation and industry-standard stagnation is hardly surprising, but still damn depressing. There IS a solution – but it will require that you leave your preconceptions at the door and get ready to violate the most cherished beliefs of the industry. **Availability of CPE hours for this talk remains to be determined.
James Arlen, sometimes known as Myrcurial, is a security consultant usually found in tall buildings wearing a suit, founder of the Think|Haus hackerspace, contributing analyst for Securosis, columnist at Liquidmatrix Security Digest, Infosec geek, hacker, social activist, author, speaker, and parent. He’s been at this security game for more than 15 years and loves blinky lights and shiny things.