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Really, I don’t work for RSA anymore

Kevin Bocek — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:19:29 +0000

Seems like all that I can blog about for a year is the RSA Conference. There are draft posts in my queue (mobile device encryption, Apple TV 2.0, data protection in Europe and a few more), but they never seem to finish themselves. I blame Twitter.

For those interested, here are photos from RSA Conference Europe 2009.

PGP Corporation Alumni group milestone

Kevin Bocek — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:20:26 +0000

In 136 days, the LinkedIn PGP Corporation Alumni group has grown to 60 members. For those interested, that’s 0.44 members per day over a period of 4 months, 13 days.

The milestone was reached with only current and former employees of PGP Corporation. No outside recruiters or fanboys. A few McAfee staff have expressed interest – possibly showing signs of depression, withdraw and/or regret after more than a year with SafeBoot?

A little too green?

Kevin Bocek — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 12:35:29 +0000

Geoffrey Moore – 6 December 2006

At the SVPMA December meeting at the Computer History Museum, Geoffrey More (Crossing the Chasm, etc) introduced the themes and frameworks from his latest book, Dealing with Darwin. Much of the discussion focused on Moore’s framework and theory for identifying and "recycling" talent in an organization. Instead of a 10-year or less temporary job, Moore argued that employees should be permanent, reusing and honing their individual talents instead of following the life-cycle of their products.

While a novel concept, it seemed to be a little much too "green." In fact, during Q&A, Moore was asked if eco-friendly green was a long-term competitive differentiator. Moore’s answer was "no." Maybe the question was less about hybrids and Whole Foods Market and more about his book.