Yael N
@mavenyael.bsky.social
Solving puzzles and observing patterns for executives.
Mom.
Comfortable communicating corporate.
CISO nudger.
🟣www.yasspartners.com
Mom.
Comfortable communicating corporate.
CISO nudger.
🟣www.yasspartners.com
It’s October. So I’m thinking about my birthday & also NCSAM. Both are underwhelming.
3 scenarios make NCSAM extra challenging:
1. You're the new CISO
2. Security is on auto-pilot
3. The company has just been through a big shift
suggestions. yasspartners.medium.com/why-national...
3 scenarios make NCSAM extra challenging:
1. You're the new CISO
2. Security is on auto-pilot
3. The company has just been through a big shift
suggestions. yasspartners.medium.com/why-national...
💀 Why National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM) Secretly Sucks for CISOs
October rolls around. Everyone else gets pumpkin spice and Halloween. CISOs? You get National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Cue the groan.
yasspartners.medium.com
October 2, 2025 at 2:11 AM
It’s October. So I’m thinking about my birthday & also NCSAM. Both are underwhelming.
3 scenarios make NCSAM extra challenging:
1. You're the new CISO
2. Security is on auto-pilot
3. The company has just been through a big shift
suggestions. yasspartners.medium.com/why-national...
3 scenarios make NCSAM extra challenging:
1. You're the new CISO
2. Security is on auto-pilot
3. The company has just been through a big shift
suggestions. yasspartners.medium.com/why-national...
I know that people try and take down those whom they envy.
It still stings.
The best remedy is to have a squad. A core group to remind you that friendship actually takes years and shared experience to form.
It still stings.
The best remedy is to have a squad. A core group to remind you that friendship actually takes years and shared experience to form.
September 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I know that people try and take down those whom they envy.
It still stings.
The best remedy is to have a squad. A core group to remind you that friendship actually takes years and shared experience to form.
It still stings.
The best remedy is to have a squad. A core group to remind you that friendship actually takes years and shared experience to form.
You’re only as good as the people around you say you are.
Not just when they’re asked, but also when they’re bragging and comparing.
Strive to be who they talk about. In THAT way.
Not just when they’re asked, but also when they’re bragging and comparing.
Strive to be who they talk about. In THAT way.
September 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
You’re only as good as the people around you say you are.
Not just when they’re asked, but also when they’re bragging and comparing.
Strive to be who they talk about. In THAT way.
Not just when they’re asked, but also when they’re bragging and comparing.
Strive to be who they talk about. In THAT way.
I imagine that defense may also reveal evidence of current interference. Perhaps that originated from infiltration then. At which time we will all agree: “no one is above the law.”
September 26, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I imagine that defense may also reveal evidence of current interference. Perhaps that originated from infiltration then. At which time we will all agree: “no one is above the law.”
Reposted by Yael N
If you have the opportunity to work for a great CISO… you understand this feeling..
yasspartners.com/the-overlook...
yasspartners.com/the-overlook...
The Overlooked Profile of the Most Effective CISOs - Yass Partners
CISO archetypes—There’s one profile no one really talks about. Not because it’s rare—because it’s easy to overlook.
yasspartners.com
July 31, 2025 at 7:18 PM
If you have the opportunity to work for a great CISO… you understand this feeling..
yasspartners.com/the-overlook...
yasspartners.com/the-overlook...
The reality is, your boss is worried that you don’t like them and they don’t know how to fix it or even discuss it.
July 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
The reality is, your boss is worried that you don’t like them and they don’t know how to fix it or even discuss it.
So, where’s infosec twitter hanging out on Xmas Eve?
(I suspect infosec twitter is wondering the same thing.)
(I suspect infosec twitter is wondering the same thing.)
a man says " this guy amirite " in front of a dark background
ALT: a man says " this guy amirite " in front of a dark background
media.tenor.com
December 24, 2024 at 11:04 PM
So, where’s infosec twitter hanging out on Xmas Eve?
(I suspect infosec twitter is wondering the same thing.)
(I suspect infosec twitter is wondering the same thing.)
For CISOs, success in 2025 will come from showing up as more than a security expert.
Spending priorities will shuffle. Expect to increase in consulting spend.
yasspartners.medium.com/ciso-priorit...
Spending priorities will shuffle. Expect to increase in consulting spend.
yasspartners.medium.com/ciso-priorit...
CISO Priorities for 2025: Budget Wisely
The year 2025 promises new challenges for cybersecurity leaders. Cybersecurity remains funded, but the era of exponential budget increases…
yasspartners.medium.com
December 18, 2024 at 2:26 PM
For CISOs, success in 2025 will come from showing up as more than a security expert.
Spending priorities will shuffle. Expect to increase in consulting spend.
yasspartners.medium.com/ciso-priorit...
Spending priorities will shuffle. Expect to increase in consulting spend.
yasspartners.medium.com/ciso-priorit...
Onboarding guides: The last person to use it should expect to update it.
3 elements:
1. Add what was missing.
2. Remove outdated and unnecessary.
3. Clarify the confusing.
3 elements:
1. Add what was missing.
2. Remove outdated and unnecessary.
3. Clarify the confusing.
December 17, 2024 at 1:32 PM
Onboarding guides: The last person to use it should expect to update it.
3 elements:
1. Add what was missing.
2. Remove outdated and unnecessary.
3. Clarify the confusing.
3 elements:
1. Add what was missing.
2. Remove outdated and unnecessary.
3. Clarify the confusing.
The first draft is always hard. It benefits from structured thinking and a willingness to share even with the feeling that it’s incomplete.
Managers should encourage anyone (regardless of level) who has an inkling to write a first draft to do so and give them a near term deadline.
Managers should encourage anyone (regardless of level) who has an inkling to write a first draft to do so and give them a near term deadline.
December 17, 2024 at 1:28 PM
The first draft is always hard. It benefits from structured thinking and a willingness to share even with the feeling that it’s incomplete.
Managers should encourage anyone (regardless of level) who has an inkling to write a first draft to do so and give them a near term deadline.
Managers should encourage anyone (regardless of level) who has an inkling to write a first draft to do so and give them a near term deadline.
I look forward to going to the shoe store and asking to try my new size, 8.666
December 4, 2024 at 10:27 PM
I look forward to going to the shoe store and asking to try my new size, 8.666
What if the reason you've got the CISO job blues is because you finished the job you were hired to do and it's time for you to move on?
Are you able to recognize the subtle signs? yasspartners.com/ciso-is-it-t...
Are you able to recognize the subtle signs? yasspartners.com/ciso-is-it-t...
CISO, Is It Time To Transition? Recognize The Signs and Transition Successfully - Yass Partners
This article will discuss how to recognize it is time to leave your job because you've completed the mission and suggest how to proceed.
yasspartners.com
December 2, 2024 at 4:30 PM
What if the reason you've got the CISO job blues is because you finished the job you were hired to do and it's time for you to move on?
Are you able to recognize the subtle signs? yasspartners.com/ciso-is-it-t...
Are you able to recognize the subtle signs? yasspartners.com/ciso-is-it-t...
What should I cook?
My Thanksgiving assignment is the warm hearty finger food appetizer.
In the past I’ve made: dumplings, lamb cigars, pesto pinwheels.
My Thanksgiving assignment is the warm hearty finger food appetizer.
In the past I’ve made: dumplings, lamb cigars, pesto pinwheels.
November 26, 2024 at 4:37 PM
What should I cook?
My Thanksgiving assignment is the warm hearty finger food appetizer.
In the past I’ve made: dumplings, lamb cigars, pesto pinwheels.
My Thanksgiving assignment is the warm hearty finger food appetizer.
In the past I’ve made: dumplings, lamb cigars, pesto pinwheels.
“Which came first, skilled workers or unskilled workers?” George Carlin.
Applied to cybersecurity workforce shortage:
Cybersecurity workers are the ones expanding the definition of cybersecurity work.
But stick to doing the work they like or know.
That’s why there’s a workforce shortage.
Applied to cybersecurity workforce shortage:
Cybersecurity workers are the ones expanding the definition of cybersecurity work.
But stick to doing the work they like or know.
That’s why there’s a workforce shortage.
November 24, 2024 at 6:26 PM
“Which came first, skilled workers or unskilled workers?” George Carlin.
Applied to cybersecurity workforce shortage:
Cybersecurity workers are the ones expanding the definition of cybersecurity work.
But stick to doing the work they like or know.
That’s why there’s a workforce shortage.
Applied to cybersecurity workforce shortage:
Cybersecurity workers are the ones expanding the definition of cybersecurity work.
But stick to doing the work they like or know.
That’s why there’s a workforce shortage.
Magazine subscriptions are such a great and easy (holiday) gift.
November 23, 2024 at 10:29 PM
Magazine subscriptions are such a great and easy (holiday) gift.
Hot-take: one of the fastest growing hurdles for infosecurity is the increasing distance between the researchers and the practitioners.
Both seem to be increasingly surrounding themselves with their growing echo chambers of peers.
Both seem to be increasingly surrounding themselves with their growing echo chambers of peers.
November 23, 2024 at 2:06 PM
Hot-take: one of the fastest growing hurdles for infosecurity is the increasing distance between the researchers and the practitioners.
Both seem to be increasingly surrounding themselves with their growing echo chambers of peers.
Both seem to be increasingly surrounding themselves with their growing echo chambers of peers.
How do you test your company's understanding (and therefore their appropriate handling) of Restricted or Sensitive information?
November 22, 2024 at 1:29 PM
How do you test your company's understanding (and therefore their appropriate handling) of Restricted or Sensitive information?
"If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always gotten." - H. Ford
November 22, 2024 at 1:26 PM
"If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always gotten." - H. Ford
When people say that they’re “beyond thrilled” what are they REALLY saying?
November 21, 2024 at 5:42 PM
When people say that they’re “beyond thrilled” what are they REALLY saying?
Just because you’re good at a job doesn’t mean you’ll necessarily be equally good as the manager of people doing that job.
November 21, 2024 at 5:34 AM
Just because you’re good at a job doesn’t mean you’ll necessarily be equally good as the manager of people doing that job.
I imagine a scene… like out of Sopranos. The annual sit down with the heads of each ‘family.’
Except instead of mob crime families it’s various infosec OGs and luminaires.
Meeting in an abandoned garage.
Each coming curious to see who else is there. And genuinely interested in the pow wow.
Except instead of mob crime families it’s various infosec OGs and luminaires.
Meeting in an abandoned garage.
Each coming curious to see who else is there. And genuinely interested in the pow wow.
November 21, 2024 at 4:09 AM
I imagine a scene… like out of Sopranos. The annual sit down with the heads of each ‘family.’
Except instead of mob crime families it’s various infosec OGs and luminaires.
Meeting in an abandoned garage.
Each coming curious to see who else is there. And genuinely interested in the pow wow.
Except instead of mob crime families it’s various infosec OGs and luminaires.
Meeting in an abandoned garage.
Each coming curious to see who else is there. And genuinely interested in the pow wow.