Kibitz and Bitz

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Where we argue information security and draw lessons from the weekly Torah portion. For the week of May 30th, 2020, Numbers 4:21 - 5:10 parashat Nasso.  The Torah provides instruction on how to handle a spouse who practices infidelity. Wolf and Dave argue about insider threats and do we need to consider the psychology of the users or the advancement of security technology. Listen to their arguments and leave a message for Kibitz-and-Bitz with your  opinion on  these lessons learned from this weeks Torah parashat.

Welcome  to Kibitz and Bitz!

Where we argue information security and draw lessons from the weekly Torah portion. For the week of May 23rd, 2020, Leviticus 1:1 - 1:54 parashat Bamidar.  The Torah reminds us of how it takes time to mature, especially for the new generation of Hebrews who have to determine their own future. Wolf and Dave argue about the value of maturity models and that there is no destination, only a continuous journey. Listen to their arguments and leave a message for Kibitz-and-Bitz with your  opinion on  these lessons learned from this weeks Torah parashat.

Welcome  to Kibitz and Bitz!

Where we argue information security and draw lessons from the weekly Torah portion. For the week of May 16th, 2020, Leviticus 25:1 - 25:38 parashat Behar-Bechukotai.  The Torah provides instructions on how to give the land a break every 7 years. Wolf and Dave argue about giving IT and InfoSec folks a cyclical break. Easing back on the fast paced nature of our industry yields great rewards in creativity. Listen to their arguments and leave a message for Kibitz-and-Bitz with your  opinion on  these lessons learned from this weeks Torah parashat.

Welcome  to Kibitz and Bitz!

Where we argue information security and draw lessons from the weekly Torah portion. For the week of May 9th, 2020, Leviticus 21:1 - 22:16 parasha Emor, or Speak in English.  The Torah provides doctrine on transgressions and the severity of punishments. Wolf and Dave argue about natural consequences and logical consequences, along with the associated risks. As Wolf put it, let them feel the heat of the fire so they learn to pull their hand back. Listen to their arguments and leave a message for Kibitz-and-Bitz with your  opinion on  these lessons learned from this weeks Torah parasha.

Welcome  to Kibitz and Bitz!

Where we argue information security and draw lessons from the weekly Torah portion. For the week of May 2nd, 2020, Leviticus 16:1 - 17:7 parashot Ach(a)rei Mot-Kedoshim.  The Torah provides instructions on how to handle transgressions. Wolf and Dave argue about handling our goat-demons in information security with suggestions on manage those goat-demons. Listen to their arguments and leave a message for Kibitz-and-Bitz with your  opinion on  these lessons learned from this weeks Torah parshat.

Welcome  to Kibitz and Bitz!

Where we argue information security and draw lessons from the weekly Torah portion. For the week of April 25th, 2020, Leviticus 12:1 - 13:39 parashot Tazria-Metzora.  The Torah provides instructions on how handle communal infections to keep the population safe. Wolf and Dave argue about incident response procedures along with the use of AI/ML to control outbreaks. Listen to their arguments and leave a message for Kibitz-and-Bitz with your  opinion on  these lessons learned from this weeks Torah parshat.

Welcome  to Kibitz and Bitz!

Where we argue information security and draw lessons from the weekly Torah portion. For the week of April 18th, 2020, Leviticus 9:1 - 10:11 parashat Shmini.  Wolf and Dave argue about bringing n alien fire to work and consequences. Visible Ops Security could be a method of addressing change control without over analyzing the changes. Listen to their arguments and leave a message for Kibitz-and-Bitz with your  opinion on  these lessons learned from this weeks Torah parshat.

Welcome  to Kibitz and Bitz!

Where we argue information security and draw lessons from the weekly Torah portion. For the week of March 30th, 2020, Leviticus 6:1 - 7:10. Leviticus continues with more details on "how to" perform sacrifices, or more specifically commands. Wolf and Dave argue that we make sacrifices in InfoSec individually and as a team. The reference architecture for a project or process excludes the details which may result in sacrifices during execution of said architecture. Listen to their arguments and leave a message for Kibitz-and-Bitz with your  opinion on  these lessons learned from this weeks Torah parshat.

Welcome  to Kibitz and Bitz!

Where we argue information security and draw lessons from the weekly Torah portion. For the week of March 23rd, 2020, Leviticus 1:1 - 2:16. We completed the stories of Exodus and now move into Leviticus. Leviticus opens with instructions on what to do for sacrifices. Wolf and Dave argue that making these sacrifices are burdensome on the Hebrews, much like adding more responsibilities to the security admins is becoming too daunting, but it's their job. Listen to their arguments and leave a message for Kibitz-and-Bitz with your  opinion on  these lessons learned from this weeks Torah parshat.

Welcome  to Kibitz and Bitz!

Where we argue information security and draw lessons from the weekly Torah portion. For the week of March 15th, 2020, Exodus 35:1 - 37:16. We continue the stories of Exodus along with instructions of how to build the Ark to store the Ten Commandments. Wolf and Dave argue that the Ark is much like a password vault, but are passwords still necessary. Listen to their arguments and leave a message for Kibitz-and-Bitz with your  opinion on  these lessons learned from this weeks Torah parshat.