6Techs-Mechs

DOI: 10.1201/9781003302759-12

Yes, the title is word play on the term “Tex-Mex,” only with technologies and mercenaries. Did I just explain my own joke? Talk about failing!

Moving on . . .

Having spent this book convincing you that information security should be considered a matter of everything besides technology . . .

I think it’s time to talk about technology.

Because even though technology is not what security is about, as we can now hopefully all agree, the discipline is still grounded in the proper use of, and risks of using, technology. After all, Chief Security Officers of prior eras often concerned themselves with keeping things safe in physical safes. Today’s CISOs can rarely even tell the difference between time and ...

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