Quote: Edward de Bono “Complexity creates confusion….”
Quotes and Memes: “Complexity creates confusion, simplicity focus.” – Edward de Bono
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Initially this was a bit of fun, but I've been using these more and more in my presentations. Not the most compressive list out here but we try add a few Australians into the mix.
As usual please feel free to contribute and we will acknowledge content provides if you wish.
Quote: John Chambers “There are two types of companies….”
Quotes and Memes: “There are two types of companies: those who have been hacked, and those who don’t yet know they have been hacked” – John Chambers
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Quote: Alex Webling “If we wish to have any hope of beating the bad guys at the cyber game….”
Quotes and Memes: “If we wish to have any hope of beating the bad guys at the cyber game, the good guys must learn to share more effectively and efficiently than them” – Alex Webling
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Quote: Denis Waitley “Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare….”
Quotes and Memes: “”Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised”- Denis Waitley
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Quote: Willa Cather “No one can build his security upon….”
Quotes and Memes: “No one can build his security upon the nobleness of another person” – Willa Cather
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Quote: Meera Srinivasan “Home is where the Heart is …”
Quotes and Memes: Home is where the Heart is. Don’t let damage to your home wipe out your hard earned savings. Protect your home, secure your assets- Meera Srinivasan
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Quote: Chinese Proverb “When planning for a year, plant corn. When planning…”
Quotes and Memes: “When planning for a year, plant corn. When planning for a decade, plant trees. When planning for life, train and educate people.” – Chinese Proverb
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Quote: Elijah Shaw “In the battle of real world vs…”
Quotes and Memes: “In the battle of real world vs. textbook, the real world will win every time.” – Elijah Shaw
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Quote: Kirsten Manthorne “You are an essential ingredient in our ongoing effort to reduce Security Risk.”
Quote: Kirsten Manthorne “You are an essential ingredient in our ongoing effort to reduce Security Risk.”
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Quote: H. Stanley Judd “The ultimate security is your understanding of reality.”
Quotes and Memes: “The ultimate security is your understanding of reality.” – H. Stanley Judd
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Quote: Gilda Radner “There is no real security except for whatever you …”
Quotes and Memes: Gilda Radner “There is no real security except for whatever you build inside yourself.”
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Quote: Germaine Greer “Security is when everything is settled, when nothing …”
Quotes and Memes: Germaine Greer “Security is when everything is settled, when nothing can happen to you; security is the denial of life.”
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Quote: Chinese proverb “When planning for a year, plant corn. When planning for a …”
Quotes and Memes: Chinese proverb “When planning for a year, plant corn. When planning for a decade, plant trees. When planning for life, train and educate people.”
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Quote: Anthony T. Hincks “Security just doesn’t start …”
Anthony T. Hincks – “Security just doesn’t start at the front door, and end at the back door.”
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Quote: Schrodinger’s Backup “The condition of any backup is unknown until a restore is attempted”
Quote: Schrodinger’s Backup “The condition of any backup is unknown until a restore is attempted”
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Quote: Dwight D. Eisenhower “If you want total security, go to prison…”
Quote: Dwight D. Eisenhower “If you want total security, go to prison. There you’re fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking… is freedom.”
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Quote: J. M. Barrie “All of this has happened before, and it will all happen again.”
Cyber Quotes and Wisdom: J. M. Barrie “All of this has happened before, and it will all happen again.”
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Quote: Michael McCormack “Never been a breach, the ABS assures us that this won’t happen into the future with this Census”
Cyber Quotes and Wisdom: Michael McCormack “Never been a breach, the ABS assures us that this won’t happen into the future with this Census”
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Quote: Hanif Kureishi “Security and safety were the reward of dullness.”
Cyber Quotes and Wisdom: Hanif Kureishi “Security and safety were the reward of dullness.”
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Quote: Michael Meade “A false sense of security is the only kind there is.”
Cyber Quote: Michael Meade “A false sense of security is the only kind there is.”
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