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Information Security Governance in Times of Pandemic

On the heels of my webinar on Technology Best Practices in During a Pandemic, I presented with my colleague Jeffrey Bernstein, Director of Marcum Technology’s Cybersecurity practice, on the companion topic – Information Security Governance in Times of Pandemic. As is mentioned in the earlier slides, the disruption we’re facing comes with new information security risks. Fore many of the nonprofits that I work with and speak to, the top priority in March and April was getting people working remotely, and that understandably took priority. But now that the technical hurdles have presumably become more manageable, it’s time to think about the increased risks. The… Read More »Information Security Governance in Times of Pandemic

Best Technology Practices During a Pandemic

I’ve been neglectful of my blog, and it seems like a good time to report on what I’ve been up to. So here are some things that I’ve been working on that might be useful, both for dealing with the current catastrophe and managing technology in general.: First, I’m presenting a webinar today (4/21/2020) on Technology Best Practices in Pandemic Times for the Greater New Orleans Foundation. If you’re reading this before 3:00 PM EDT, you can register here. My audience, I’m told, will be 100-150 employees of New Orleans Nonprofits. My assumption is that half of these orgs are already in the cloud, so… Read More »Best Technology Practices During a Pandemic

Experienced Technologist For Hire (Specialty – Nonprofits)

Once again, I’ve left a steady paycheck and I’m open for consulting and fractional CIO work. I am officially available to help out organizations with technology management and strategy. As always, my preference is to work with organizations that help people and/or the planet. Here are some of the ways that I can do that: Act as a CIO: serve as your Chief Technologist  on a part-time and/or interim basis. This can be helpful for an org that is either just setting out to implement technology strategy and/or infrastructure, or needs to reassess what they have in place, but doesn’t want to commit to hiring… Read More »Experienced Technologist For Hire (Specialty – Nonprofits)