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Architecture

Data Center Lifespan Risk

As technology professionals, managing risk is an important part of the value we provide to the business. Risk can take many forms, including threats to…

Architecture

The Scale Cube: Achieve Security Through Scalability

If AKF Partners had to be known for one thing and one thing only it would be the Scale Cube. An ingenious little model designed for companies to identify how…

Leadership

5 Statements That Should Get CISOs Fired

Our typical assessment goes something like this: We spend 1.75 days with an energized product team comprised of engineers and product managers. We feel the…

Security

The Elusive Data Breach

“but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” -Benjamin Franklin ...and data breaches. Given the era that Benjamin Franklin…

Security

Are you compromised?

It’s important to acknowledge that a core competency for hackers is hiding their tracks and maintaining dormancy for long periods of time after they’ve…

Security

Open Source Software as a malware “on ramp”

Open Source Software (OSS) is an efficient means to building out solutions rapidly with high quality. You utilize crowdsourced design, development and…