In his Philosophical Remarks, L. Wittgenstein wrote prophetically: "I predict a time when there will be mathematical investigations of calculi containing contradictions, and people will actually be proud of having emancipated themselves from contradictions." The import of this statement is deeper than you may think, because it puts into question not only what is the … Continue reading Dialetheism and Multipolarity

Security professionals need to take a hard look at the “spirit of the times,” the ideological atmosphere that surrounds us and our clients, and take a step back. A most concerning part of the current scenario is that the presumptions around so-called “Cyber war” are taking hold, and slowly becoming part of “reality.” In general … Continue reading Against all Cyber wars (and the others)

A Simple Rule for the Committed Person   The World is changing. I am sure you know this. Now, how it is changing and where it is going are open questions. Because they are open, because uncertainty reigns, should we abandon all hope and resign ourselves to a life of adaptation to “what is”? Quite … Continue reading On Being Right or Being Complete

I was browsing today the publications index of the Harvard Business Review and found 960 articles dedicated to the subject of leadership. Years of publications. If only one of these articles were complete, in the sense that it addressed not only the subject of leadership but also the causes of the total lack of leadership … Continue reading “Leadership”

I believe that a discussion of “third party risk” is useful in the context of privacy and security in electronic commerce and social media. To fully understand the debate, it is good to look into the current ideas about “third party risk” in so far as these appear in the Security practice. IT manuals usually … Continue reading Missing Third Parties in IT Operations