Teresa Suarez
Articles
Arsenic and AI
AI has spread like wildfire across both the technology landscape and the mindscape of organizational decision-makers. While advances in Agentic AI commoditize magic-like powers unlike ever before, there may be some toxic-strings-attached to this newfound power. I discovered some terminal traits through firsthand experience with building agents.
Flunking Big Rocks: An OKR Origin Story
Some of the best learnings come from failure. Good news is you can vicariously learn what not to do by observing failures and avoiding the painful pitfalls experienced firsthand by others.
Big Rocks: Prioritize What Matters Most
This article is going to provide a “show and tell” walkthrough in the spirit of the thought exercise popularized by Stephen Covey, the author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. While this exercise applies universally to individuals, it also applies particularly well to people in our current cybersecurity climate that includes a constantly changing landscape filled with noise and an overall overstimulating digital world.
Noise, Noise, Noise, Noise!
In general, the cybersecurity space is often like a cacophony of technical buzzwords. The cyber risk management space goes further and is like a snowstorm of catchy phrases. Flighty phrases that fill these spaces are like planes circling in the air but never landing. Noise fills the cyberspace like how a snow squall blocks visibility .... and the fallen blanket of snow gives a nice cover over everything, including all the dog droppings that may be in the yard.
Winning or Losing: Red Zone and Cybersecurity Reporting
College football’s wild weekend inspired some reflection on the redzone and comparison to reporting and communication in cybersecurity.