Navigating Cybersecurity in the Built World
A Case for Programmatic Cybersecurity Building our nation’s transportation infrastructure, workplaces, fun places and living spaces is more complex than ever, especially because the lines between them are quite blurry these days. Railway stations serve as the foundations for high rise buildings containing bars, restaurants,…
Innovating the Profession of Arms: Education for Defense Innovation
The Department of Defense needs an innovation education overhaul. The Fiscal Year 2021 Annual Report from the Defense Innovation Unit notes: “[w]e live in an era in which technology competition is the new global battleground. Our adversaries are investing heavily, acting nimbly, and building strategically….
Measuring Cyber Risk
Given the media attention to recent attacks, the growing role of nation states, and the vulnerabilities of our nation’s critical infrastructure, cybersecurity is moving from a sometimes-overlooked subsector of technology to a critical business function. Organizations not only need to take cybersecurity seriously, its effectiveness…
Cybersecurity Management: Driving Improved Resiliency in Public Transit and Beyond
In July 2022, I along with several members of the Grayline team co-authored a research report published by the Mineta Transportation Institute at San José State University entitled, “Aligning the Transit Industry and their Vendors in the Face of Increasing Cyber Risk: Recommendations for Identifying…
NFTs – web3 and social 2.0
Having spent the last decade on the front lines of corporate marketing, I have had to become comfortable with the notion that social media is a mirror of humanity. It brings to light the best and worst aspects of the human condition. But it also…
Urban Transport & Mobility in a Post-Pandemic World
One cannot overstate the impact of COVID-19 on transport and mobility. With everything from how we move to how we work and socialize impacted, governments worldwide made decisions that have significantly impacted individual mobility. Citizens’ mobility habits and behaviors have also seen drastic changes because…
High-Impact Mentoring: A Brief Guide
I recently hosted an edition of the Grayline Group’s CATALYST TALKS with Janice Omadeke of Mentor Method. It was a very insightful ten minute discussion about how Janice, as CEO of Mentor Method, alongside her team, is keying into the potential of mentoring to help…
The Promise of Web3 and Cryptocurrency
If you follow the tech industry today, you are probably overwhelmed by the daily deluge of news on blockchain and cryptocurrency. The hype is somewhat justified – early adopters and investors have made generational wealth buying and mining bitcoin, ethereum and other tokens over the…
Understanding the Cyber-Weapons Arms Race and your risk
It’s time to examine your IT budget allocations If anyone still needs convincing that cyber threats merit focused attention from business leaders, look no further than the 2021 Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year. Nicole Perlroth’s in-depth analysis and walk through the…