“Before you open up your annual performance review, hand your updated resume to your supervisor.” My father was an HR VP for tech firms. He was radical. His “official” performance reviews required managers to submit their employee’s updated resumes with a ‘memo of record’ attached. That ‘memo of record’ would update the manager on the
Category: Empowering Humanity
Empowering Humanity is a passion. There is no need to withhold information that is best shared with the world. The documents, post, and materials in this category are focused on that sharing. You will have shared wisdom, insight, observations, guides, and other tools that I share with my mentees.
At the same time, you are encouraged to share your own wisdom. You can E-mail me directly, connect via social media or comment on the post. Better yet, write, vlog, and share your own experiences.
Why Are Cybercriminals Targeting Healthcare?
Why are cybercriminals targeting healthcare when the medical community puts patients first? Why are cybercriminals taking actions that threaten people’s lives at risk? The focused cybercriminal targeting of healthcare is now an increasing cause of death. Is this data suppressed? Why? The liability insurance covering all the healthcare community’s medical care would skyrocket. The closure
“I saw you comment on Linkedin Scams ….”
Someone asked me about an old comment/post I did on Linkedin Scams. He is getting a log of Linkedin Scams and needs more quality connections. It is always interesting to see the questions I get asked. Their questions instigate more thinking on my side on how I can help. Of course, I first check the Read More
Social Media PODs for Security
Social Media PODs have been used on Instagram, Facebook, and Linkedin. Social PODs are a technique to “hack” algorithm which governs feeds. The Security-Social-POD’s goals are not as elaborate. The focus will be the expand our social media reach while having a group of like-minded security professionals focuses on specific security themes. Our curated Linkedin,
Beyond “Security Architecture” – It is all about Business Resiliency
“Security Architecture” is the theme Mathew J. Schwartz (ISMG) pulled out of his interview with John Chambers, founder, and CEO of JC2 Ventures. It is ironic that on a “life-impacting day,” in pop an interview from one of my mentors, John Chambers. If you are reading this, stop and listen to the interview. Once you’ve Read More
Birthday Wish – Three Cybersecurity Precautions
Thank you for remembering me on my birthday. I hope the year will be prosperous and loving for all. Some people ask what is my birthday wish. This year I’m going to try something different. I’m going to ask all my friends and family to take a minute and invest to protect themselves to cybersecurity Read More
Influential Reading List
An influential reading list that has strongly influenced my thinking, my behavior, my compass, and my practices. The following books have been tremendously influential in my professional and personal life. I’m sorting them by usefulness for people who are looking to invest in themselves. The Alliance: Managing Talent in the Networked Age by Reid Hoffman,
What Drives Barry?
What drives Barry’s passion, drive, and empowerment focus? The following is a work in progress to help others learn from my journey, my experiences, people who have cleared the path for me, people who have helped me, and people who have been my allies for change over the last decades. This page is part of
Conference Talks, Workshops, and Webinars
Barry frequently presents at conference talks, workshops, and webinars. Barry enjoys working with peers to share, empower, and entertain with live interactive sessions. Forty years of public speaking experience is reflected in the talks below. Crafted conference talks tuned to the organizer’s audience. The general theme for all the talks is to help people understand,
Flagging Mail Messages in the new iPadOS
Flagging Mail Messages in the new iPadOS turned into one of those “WTF” moments in my first iPadOS experience. Yes, sometimes the process of improvement can create unexpected frustrations. Here, Apple could have done a better job letting people know of a change that required “habits” to shift in order to gain new functionality. Read More