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Being Agile in the Security World

Disclaimer: Every attempt has been made to refer the contents used in this post to their rightful owners. There is no attempt here made to plagiarize the original work in any manner. In case of an unintended use of a copyright material, the post will be immediately amended in the appropriate sense. No pun intended. ag·ile ˈajəl/ adjective 1 . able to move quickly and easily. - an  expected trait of a security professional 2 . relating to or denoting a method of project management, used especially for software development, that is characterized by the division of tasks into short phases of work and frequent reassessment and adaptation of plans. - the unwittingly favorite method of software development running amok through security folks The scope of  this blog post is limited 

Tryst in the Middle of the East

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Perceptions are plenty in our mind, about some things that we know and some that we don’t.  My sojourn to the Arab world is one such thing. My priority was to change my job.  Seldom did I realize that I am going to a different part of the world and the world, that’s unknown to my thoughts.  “Han ji boliye, apko kahan jaana hai”, was the voice that greeted me when I stepped out of the terminal.  That was the least I had expected in Abu Dhabi. The handsome Pakistani drove me to my destination.  I did not fail to tell him that he was the first person from across the border that I have ever spoken to.   It was time to do perform my duty for which I was paid to come here. I “walked” to my office that was two streets across the hotel where I stayed. Expecting some Europeans and local people, I was apprehensive about my communication abilities.  But that was not the case. Just when I entered, I saw a familiar face coming towards me. He was from my first c...