Chris Brown
newcyberexecutive.bsky.social
Chris Brown
@newcyberexecutive.bsky.social
CISO & Executive Coach. CEO of New Cyber Executive.

People are brilliant, including developing mindsets that work today but that end up holding them back tomorrow.

If a strategy doesn’t survive intact for 5+ years, it was a plan.
Got four of these today: spammers and fraudsters renaming the conversation as a six-digit SMS short code and getting the trust points many people tacitly normally associate with legitimate companies.
September 7, 2025 at 11:45 PM
An executive coach makes dispassionate observations. I find myself in the position of asking CISO clients: When does 'security culture' override 'business culture?' After their long pause, I ask: What does this tell you about what security culture gives you vs how it's very notion deludes you?
June 13, 2025 at 3:10 AM
‘I see we share some connections’ is the LinkedIn equivalent of ‘you come here often?’ Just say what you want, Bro.
June 12, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I may have finally gotten OpenAI/ChatGPT to behave.
June 12, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I use chatGPT as a foil sometimes and it's really off right now. I think I just broke it by asking:

No, you're not even paying attention. Are you in the bathroom?
May 22, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I started a journey two years ago, because I was called to, compelled to. My first book is now widely available, and the whole thing has been life-changing... writing, rewriting, beta readers, being done writing. Standing back and appreciating what I've done. *Phew* what a trip.
May 14, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Reposted by Chris Brown
🚨 23andMe files for bankruptcy — with assets now up for sale, privacy experts warn customer DNA data could fall into the wrong hands. Delete your data to protect your privacy now‼️ 🧬🔒 #Privacy #DataSecurity #DNA

www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...
23andMe files for bankruptcy, customers advised to delete DNA data
​California-based genetic testing provider 23andMe has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and plans to sell its assets following years of financial struggles.
www.bleepingcomputer.com
March 24, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Ignore what you know. Prioritizing specialist knowledge is a trap. Questioning its relevance as contexts evolve is a litmus test of adaptability, a hallmark of leadership, recognizes limits of our understanding, and keeps us open to new insights, even when they contradict ideas previously held.
March 24, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I had not really worried (much) about the next 10 years regarding the advancement of quantum computing. That timeline might have just moved up a little... www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSHm...
Majorana 1 Explained: The Path to a Million Qubits
YouTube video by Microsoft
www.youtube.com
March 21, 2025 at 9:18 PM
“The presentation stays the same, the problem framing changes” for each audience, on communication and influence. @siliconchef.bsky.social at @bsidespdx.bsky.social
October 26, 2024 at 6:20 PM
Is “live-tweeting” a thing on Bluesky?
October 25, 2024 at 5:26 PM
Expecting cyber to address patching is like expecting the communications team to address how employees park in the company lot.
October 22, 2024 at 6:06 AM
Business don’t make risk-based decisions. They make risk-informed opportunity decisions.
October 19, 2024 at 2:39 PM
This! Especially if it’s the CISO learning what stakeholders care about in their function, from their point of view, and the cyber executive meticulously avoids talking about cyber for the several 1:1 meetings this will take.

Curiosity + Other Orientation + Business Acumen = Winning as a CISO
Want to finally get leadership buy-in on cybersecurity? Map your top risks to execs' biggest concerns. Interview leaders, assess risk, present findings in plain language. This approach drives strategic, business-aligned security program leadership eagerly supports.
#CyberRisk #LeadershipBuyIn #CISO
October 19, 2024 at 4:33 AM
Business acumen includes learning power dynamics, avoiding sacred cows, and seeing dead ends before running headlong into them.
October 19, 2024 at 3:39 AM
Well-defined strategic challenges avoid 'it’s their fault' and 'if they would just' entirely.
October 19, 2024 at 3:39 AM
Don’t make small commitments to complex things; instead, make unwavering commitments to simple things
October 19, 2024 at 3:37 AM