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Cryptography, keeping on the big lie

antonio.ierano@ierano.it 03/13/2016 AI Tech Update, Editorials, Editorials in English, Personal, Sic Transit Gloria Mundi, Tech Update in English

So Cryptography would be a National Security Issue? I’m tired to be polite and politically correct when talking about encryption. Let us be clear and honest, all those crypto_war is a pile of crap. Every time I heard someone claiming that we should not enforce strong cryptography I wonder: to they have the slightest idea what they are talking about? Probably not, considering also most of the objections against cryptography I heard. Listening to those “enlighten” minds it seems that without cryptography the world be a sort of heaven where intelligence could have the possibility to solve any criminal case. And…

A Fight for the future message: The following companies just betrayed billions of people.

antonio.ierano@ierano.it 09/23/2015 AI Tech Update, Tech Update in English

The following companies just betrayed billions of people. Apple, Microsoft, Adobe, Symantec, and a handful of other tech companies just began publicly lobbying Congress to pass the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA), a bill that would give corporations total legal immunity when they share private user data with the government and with each other. Many of these companies have previously claimed to fight for their users’ privacy rights, but by supporting this bill they’ve made it clear that they’ve abandoned that position, and are willing to endanger their users’ security and civil rights in exchange for government handouts and protection….

Security and Risks Updated

antonio.ierano@ierano.it 11/19/2014 AI Tech Update, Editorials, Editorials in English, Tech Update in English

When I’m talking about security with customers, partners or at an event the first question I usually receive is: how much this will cost to me? This is an understandable question, costs have to be monitored and expenditures have to be planned wisely; how much I can spend on security is a quite interesting topic. The problem, alas, is that usually IT managers do not use a clear model when planning investment in security but seemed to be attracted more by strange inner believes than an empirical analysis of cost and benefits. Another point that I’ve always found quite curious is that…

Security Costs and Security Budgets

Antonio Ieranò 07/25/2013 AI Tech Update, Editorials, Editorials in English, My Best Articles, Tech Update in English

When I’m talking about security with customers, partners or at an event the first question I usually receive is: “how much this will cost to me?” This is an understandable question, costs have to be monitored and expenditure have to be planned wisely, the problem of how much I canshould spend on security is a quite interesting topic. The problem, alas, is that usually IT managers do not use a clear model when planning investment in security but seamed to be attracted more by strange inner believes than a empirical analysis of cost and benefits. Another point that I’ve always found quite curious is that I’ve…

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Antonio Ieranò Evangelist, Manager, BDM, Advisor, Writer, Speaker, Coach HOME: Via Gabriele D'Annunzio, 29, 27010 Vistarino (Pavia) Italy. Mobile phone: +39 347 9293757 E-mail: antonio.ierano@ierano.it; Twitter: @ antonioierano @thepuchiherald Web: http://ierano.it I am an IT professional Manager, BDM, marketing specialist, and tech evangelist with over 16 years of experience serving as a community liaison, subject matter expert, and high-profile trainer for key technologies and solutions. My experience includes acting as the public face of Cisco security technologies; leading pan-European technical teams in development of new Cisco security products; and serving as a key public speaker and trainer on behalf of new high-tech products. My expertise spans IT development and implementation, marketing strategy, legal issues, and budget / financial management. Specialties and Executive Expertise IT Strategy, Technical Audits, Enterprise Architecture & Applications, Technical Sales Liaison, Solution Architecture, Network Design, Architecture, & Security, Vulnerability Assessment & Management, Systems Engineering, TCP / IP, Data Privacy, Cloud Computing, Marketing Strategy, Budget Management, Consultative Sales, Social Media Marketing, High-Impact Presentations, Security and Technical Advisor: I have a strong experience and knowledge in the technology and security areas, I can provide the needed expertise to better direct technical needs, giving indication for cost effective, solid and efficient solutions. Project Management: with a solid background with project delivered with success in different areas I can provide a key support to drive customer projects to success. With a Microsoft Solution Framework background and PMI solid knowledge mixed with communication skills at any level i can lead the project group and it's stakeholders to achieve the desired goals. Business Developement and Marketing: With a deep knowledge of the extended EMEA technology market needs a focus on worldwide security I can drive business developement to a solid and reliable growth being able to relate with all the stakeholders, from production to sales and channel and, of course, customers.