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Dec 27, 2024 | 
honestcooking.com | Jason Alexander
In an ancient nation, an almost 70-year long period of Soviet dominated planned economy meant that historic food traditions were largely forgotten. Now, chefs, researchers and enthusiasts are on a mission to rediscover the old customs and recipes. The Armenian people are ancient, and so is their cuisine. And while Armenians have often in history been dominated by outsiders, most foreign overlords historically didn’t dictate any changes in Armenian food traditions.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
cbia.com | Joe Budd |Joe Brusuelas |Jason Alexander
The following article first appeared on RSM’s The Real Economy Blog. It is reposted here with permission. With higher tariffs likely under the incoming Trump administration, businesses are already making decisions in a way that will affect economic growth and reshape the global economy. We are already getting questions on pulling forward expected orders for durable goods to avoid the increase in tariffs that could begin soon after President-elect Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20.
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Aug 20, 2024 | 
healthsystemcio.com | Jason Alexander
Hello, my ever-vigilant cyber sentinels! Today, we’re delving into a topic that’s guaranteed to make any CISO reach for the aspirin—insider threats. Now, I know what you’re thinking: “Isn’t it enough that we’re constantly battling external attackers, patching vulnerabilities, and keeping up with the latest cyber gizmos?” But here’s the kicker: some of the most dangerous threats come from within our own walls.
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Jul 30, 2024 | 
healthsystemcio.com | Jason Alexander
Remote work has become the new norm, transforming our once-centralized fortresses into sprawling digital empires with outposts scattered across countless living rooms, coffee shops, and home offices. While this shift has given us the freedom to escape the daily grind of commuting, it has also opened up Pandora’s box of security challenges. From unsecured home networks to phishing attacks targeting remote workers, the threats are as diverse as they are relentless.
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Jul 16, 2024 | 
healthsystemcio.com | Jason Alexander
Hello, my loyal band of cyber sentinels. Today, we’re tackling a topic that hits close to home for me: securing remote work environments. As the Grumpy CISO who’s been navigating the digital seas from the comfort of my own home office, I can tell you firsthand that this is a subject near and dear to my heart.
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May 31, 2024 | 
healthsystemcio.com | Jason Alexander
Good day, my fellow digital sentinels. Today we’re diving into a topic that, for once, brings a smile to the face of even the Grumpiest CISO: Single Sign-On (SSO). In the perilous landscape of cybersecurity, SSO stands as a beacon of simplicity and security, offering a centralized authentication source that allows our digital fortresses to verify our credentials with ease and reliability.
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Apr 16, 2024 | 
healthsystemcio.com | Jason Alexander
As we navigate through the intricate tapestry of cybersecurity, we’ve armed ourselves with an array of tools and strategies, from the dynamic orchestration of SOAR to the vigilant readiness of incident response. Today, we turn our gaze skyward, to the sentinels perched atop our digital fortress — those tasked with the crucial role of early detection and strategic insight. Welcome to the realm of Threat Intelligence.
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Mar 13, 2024 | 
healthsystemcio.com | Jason Alexander
Welcome back fellow cybersecurity voyagers and keyboard warriors. It is your resident Grumpy CISO here, back at it again, but today, we’re steering our ship into somewhat uncharted waters for us grumps. We are talking about the true cornerstone of any robust information security program – the crew itself, the people. Now, if there’s anything in this vast digital sea that doesn’t trigger my grumble mode, it’s my team. They are the beacon of competence in the fog of threats we navigate daily.
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Jan 31, 2024 | 
healthsystemcio.com | Jason Alexander
Imagine a kingdom, not of knights and castles, but of firewalls, passwords, and antivirus software. This kingdom is constantly under siege — not by dragons or marauding hordes, but by cyber threats lurking in every shadowy corner of the internet. The king of this realm? Cyber Hygiene. It’s not glamorous, it doesn’t wear shining armor, and it certainly doesn’t get the girl in the end, but boy, is it crucial.
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Jan 10, 2024 | 
gatecrashers.fan | Jason Alexander
Truthfully, it’s hard for me to review Ram V’s Detective Comics. Not because it’s bad, hell no. If you know me, you know how much I love this book, how much I want every page, every panel, every line injected into my veins. It’s because of how good it is, that I think it’s beyond the scope of reviewing it on a month-to-month basis, and it’s a disservice to talk about the arcs of this story, namely Detective Comics: Outlaw, in this case, without experiencing the full thing play out.
