Saurabh Mittal - iSaurabhMittal

Edition 14: Okta breach, State IDs on apple Wallet, A New Turn in the EU Data privacy rulings, and two posts worth sharing

Hello All, Welcome to Edition 14. We are 400+ members strong. Thanks to all the weekly readers. I hope you learning something new. I also have launched the newsletter on substack. Please subscribe. Thank you! Arizona approves & launches driver's license and state ID in Apple Wallet.The upcoming states

Edition #13: One secret I learned from companies that scale their teams and business, 3 posts that you may have missed

Hello Friends, Hope all of you are well. I am covering 4 topics this week. One is a new piece to reflect upon a crucial aspect of how your teams and business function. Three pieces are recapped here, in case you missed them last week. I felt those are worth

E12- Google paid $5B for security acquisition, apple's newest chip, something about the dark web and 3 free resources

Hello Friends, Hope you are doing well. Google paid $5B+ for this company to firm up their cloud securityCloud Security is top of mind for Vendors to differentiate and get market share. Google, the #3 cloud vendor by revenue, is buying cybersecurity company Mandiant, a threat intelligence firm for $5.

E11: A recap of 2 security pieces, my experiments with reducing distraction and 10 tips, and a book recommendation

Hello Friends, The week gone by was fantastic and lots to share. Let's go. Executive order summary and what we can learn from itI read through the 29-page executive order on the adoption of Zero Trust Architecture. This document details recommended practices on security- network, data, endpoints. It provides a

E10: These 5 Collaboration approaches Can Help You Strengthen Cyber Security

Security leaders run their teams and operations from the front of any organization. Security is the key and is central to any enterprise business strategy. However, there are unique issues to address as Security teams pivot to open culture and enable innovation. The Core security team is relatively smallSecurity teams

Newsletter E9: Free Cyber Security tools, Healthcare ripe for disruption & Company of One

Hello All, Welcome to another amazing week. Free Cyber Security Tools from CISAUS CyberSecurity & infrastructure security agency (CISA) has published valuable and FREE cybersecurity resources. As tensions rise in the Ukrainian region, CISA has been warning about increased cyber attacks from Russian Cybercriminals. These resources are helpful for every

Newsletter E8: Super Bowl Ads, Collaboration in Cyber Security

Hello All, Welcome to another week. Which was your favorite super bowl ad?I watch Superbowl for the game, the half-time show, and its advertisements. It was no different on Sunday. While the Rams won a great game, who won the advertisement game? Coinbase piqued my interest. Its dangling QR

WeeklyNewsletter

A great Week: Edition 7

Hello Folks, Welcome to Edition #7 and my 51st Article on Linkedin. Retail Shopping, Amazon StyleFrom Amazon Go to Amazon Fresh to integrating Whole Foods, Amazon has shown us that Digital+Physical is the way forward for customer experience, Customer Acquisition, and driving operational efficiencies. Amazon is now coming up

Data Strategy

Pillars of Data Strategy

I had created this visual a few months back as part of my data strategy series. key lessons/reminders: 1. "Culture eats strategy for breakfast". A culture shift is fundamental. Organizations must try new things in a safe culture which encourages experimentation. making mistakes should not deter people. 2. the

Technology

Tips and guidance to prepare for AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification

I finished my AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification in 2020. This is a repost of an article written on June 3, 2020 While super stoked, as I shared this news, quite a few folks asked about the resources I went over while preparing for the exam. Now, that led me

WeeklyNewsletter

A Great Week: Edition 6

Hello Friends, Share some interesting points across 6 topics. #1: The monetization of this fantastic web game is coming. Why? The New York times just bought it.An update on Wordle pic.twitter.com/TmHd0AIRLX — Josh Wardle (@powerlanguish) January 31, 2022 I expect the monetization of this game around

WeeklyNewsletter

A Great Week: Edition 5

Cyber Security has been a hot topic for the past few years. It will be discussed furthermore in the coming days with the increasing cyberattacks. I always thought how cool it would be to predict the likelihood of an event? I used that lens to understand what helps ascertain the

WeeklyNewsletter

A Great Week: Edition 4

Hello Friends. Hope you are doing fantastic. I am having an amazing and busy week. This 4th edition is brewing with some good stuff. Let's go. Did you hear about this security vulnerability in AWS Glue?Last week we saw an AWS glue security issue reported and created a bit

WeeklyNewsletter

A Great Week: Edition 3

Hello All, I Hope you are having a great week. Here are the things that are on top of my mind. Uncovering the likelihood of a Cyber Security Incident? A better metric instead to focus on insteadCyber Security has been a hot topic for the past few years. It will

WeeklyNewsletter

A Great Week: Edition 2

💡"You action and your action alone will determine your worth"- Evelyn WaughWelcome to 2022. As you begin this new year, the quote acts as a reminder for us to strategize, focus, think but most importantly keep 'Action' in the forefront. The Millennium bug, the Y2k22 got real over the

The 90 day notice Period. Why a dangerous bubble is building in the Indian IT Industry

Great resignation gets a lot of attention. But, Due to the talent crunch, its flip side is companies throwing absurd amounts of money to retain and attract new talents. In a competitive market like India, IT talent with niche skills get 3 to 5 offers each. Candidates use these offers

WeeklyNewsletter

A Great Week: Edition 1

I published a cyber security piece yesterday. I have been working on it for a long time. I started reflecting and inventorying the pieces I wrote this year. Countless hours of work went into putting those together. What could be better for the 1st edition of the newsletter than to

Digital Product

Classic cars wallpaper pack

Sharing my 1st wallpaper pack with you. These are 5 wallpapers and can be downloaded at $0. Give me a high five when you download them! Loading...lets go

life

I cut my 7 meals a day down to 2 and I am not going back

For the past month and a half, I've been eating two times a day. The experience has been liberating. In this post, I share my experience and some of my learnings through this change. The outcome has been great, and I am not going back. Daily Routine Before I made

Mind Share

10 work ethic traits we can learn from Ravish Kumar

If you listen to Indian news, you have heard about Ravish Kumar, NDTV. It does not matter if you like or dislike him, agree with his style or not. You can not ignore him. I highlight Ten traits we can learn from him and apply to whatever you and I

Cyber Security

What is the likelihood of a cyber security incident? [a better metric instead]

Cyber Security has been a hot topic for the past few years. It will be discussed furthermore in the coming days with the increasing cyberattacks. I always thought how cool it would be to predict the likelihood of an event? I used that lens to understand what helps ascertain the

Cyber Security

Cyber Security Opportunities & Ideas: A long list for a better 2022 & beyond

Should you beef up the cyber insurance? Should you invest in tools? Should you train your staff? Should you focus on monitoring and quick responses? Security initiatives similar to any other program get a finite budget. On the other hand, the threat landscape is constantly evolving. Executives also know there

Download

Download Free Poster: Power of Compounding

The Power of compounding is as ancient and relevant as any piece of wisdom in this world. Investment Barrons swear by it. People have built immense fortunes on the back of it. Warren Buffet gives 100% credit to his wealth to it. The concept is not relevant only to finances

10TakeAways

10 Take-Aways: A Book you must read: The Psychology of Money

I share 10 takeaways from the book "The Psychology of money" in 10 dense and information-rich points.

Productivity

This one habit alone can catapult you into the top achievers club

In this post, I share my practice, how that practice re-wires our brain, and then share my template. You can make this year a winning story you would tell to 2023.