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“We need to spend a lot less of our time focusing on getting the next tool, and doing a much better job implementing the last tool,” said Robb Reck (@robbreck), CISO for Pulte Financial Services, in our conversation at the 2015 Black Hat Conference in Las Vegas. “We can get a whole lot more on less resources, and I think in the end we get a whole lot more secure organization.”

It turns out that most of the hacks on a system are the result of someone using legitimate credentials, explained Monzy Merza (@monzymerza), chief security evangelist for Splunk, in our conversation at the Black Hat Conference in Las Vegas.

What do gamers and security professionals have in common? A lot more than you may think; gamers have the right mindset for security. When David Spark asked three dozen infosec professionals if gaming helped them hone their security skills, he got some fascinating comments.

It’s time to learn new ways from old. That was the theme for my recent keynote at the 2015 RSA Conference Asia Pacific and Japan last week in Singapore. Although my keynote specifically addressed why the Asia Pacific region can lead the next evolution of security, it’s an applicable message for all of us in the information security industry. Consider some challenges that affect all of us.