Michael Krigsman

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Michael Krigsman is an industry analyst and the host of CxOTalk, which tells stories of innovation and opportunity with the world's top business and technology leaders. He is a frequent speaker and panel moderator at technology conferences …and advises the most successful enterprise companies on marketing and communications strategy. Michael's work has been referenced in the media over 1,000 times and in more than 50 books.

Michael Krigsman writes and speaks about technology in a manner that most observers consider to be fair and balanced. He maintains active personal and professional relationships with enterprise technology buyers, vendors, analyst firms (or individual analysts), consultants, and system integrators. As CEO of Asuret, Michael sells and delivers paid services to members of these same groups. Vendors regularly reimburse Michael's out-of-pocket travel expenses to attend industry conferences and events. Conference organizers frequently waive entry fees when Michael attends industry events. Michael often speaks at industry conferences and events. He is a member of the Enterprise Irregulars, a loose association of consultants, investors, industry representatives, analysts, and users of enterprise software. Interact with Michael on Twitter at @mkrigsman.

Latest from Michael Krigsman

Is Bitcoin the future of money? Not a chance

Bitcoin has appeal as an unregulated medium of exchange and value. But, its days as an efficient funding source for illegal activities are coming to an end.

October 11, 2013 by Michael Krigsman in Security

Beware sophisticated Twitter phishing scams

A phishing scam targeting Twitter users is sophisticated and dangerous. Here's how to protect yourself.

January 30, 2013 by Michael Krigsman in Security

Mission impossible: Can you regain access after Twitter lockout?

If your Twitter is hacked, it could be gone permanently and Twitter may not help. Here is one user's sad story and how you can protect yourself.

September 30, 2018 by Michael Krigsman in Security

Dropbox: new terms of service bring smiles

Dropbox updated its terms of service to reflect stated policies on user privacy and intellectual property control.

July 7, 2011 by Michael Krigsman in Security

Facebook denies privacy accusations, shows 'big brother paternalism'

Facebook denies the latest privacy accusations and acknowledges tracking information to protect users.

September 26, 2011 by Michael Krigsman in Security

6 tips to avoid security policy failure

Security breaches expose millions of consumers to identity theft every year, making this a particularly rampant form of IT-related failure. Here's how to create and enforce usable policies.

December 10, 2008 by Michael Krigsman in Security

12 early warning signs of IT failure

High rates of IT project failure persist because most organizations don't understand the real reasons why their projects fail. Don't ignore the early warning signs of failure; they're a loud siren if you listen carefully.

August 17, 2008 by Michael Krigsman in Security

7 Failures from Bad RFPs

In my experience, many project failures can be traced back to poorly written requests for proposals (RFPs). When you buy the wrong thing, you get the wrong result.

June 14, 2007 by Michael Krigsman in Security

INTERVIEW: Matthew Leitch on Denial and Risk

Big projects typically generate hundreds of pages of status reports—yet somehow it’s always a surprise when the project team ‘discovers’ that failure is right around the corner.In fact, says risk management expert Matthew Leitch, denial and information hiding can have deep roots early in the life of a project.

May 3, 2006 by Michael Krigsman in Security

HSBC loses data on 370,000 customers; violates security standards

HSBC, the UK's largest bank, lost an unencrypted data disc containing the names and insurance information of 370,000 customers. HSBC sent the disc via unregistered postal mail because its usual method of secure electronic data transmission "wasn't working."

April 8, 2008 by Michael Krigsman in Security

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