When I launched my consulting practice more than 20 years ago, I established an annual ritual: every January I would send all my clients, present and past, the classic story “Big Rocks.” I was as ...

In June 2026, the U.S. government stopped using severity scores to decide what to patch first. The model that replaces it is better, but it asks a question most security programs cannot yet answer. On ...

Colleges and universities are quickly reaching a breaking point. Prioritizing among a seemingly endless number of important needs and challenges will be paramount to survival and success. College ...

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Prioritization is a two-step process that requires both identification and decision-making skills. Determining which tasks are the most important and in what order they need to be done is essential to ...

When I was about 9 years old, I took swimming lessons at a local outdoor public pool. Unfortunately, that summer in New York City was a cool one with many overcast days and highs in the mid 70s. I ...

The congressional Subcommittee on Communications and Technology held a hearing Tuesday morning on the topic of internet prioritization, the speed at which some data is shared online relative to other ...