Don’t be Bo: resume’ building and job jumping
I’ve been a professional worker for over 30 years now… I know most of you are thinking “no way” – but yes way. I’ve been working since I was 14, but fast food and...
Author: K Royal @HeartofPrivacy
Cybersecurity and Privacy
There is a common tension between cybersecurity and privacy in that historically, many security professionals have scoffed at the idea of privacy. “If you lock it up, privacy doesn’t matter.” Not true. All security...
Work, Hobbies, and Fun
This post is not about privacy – shocking, I know. It’s about pouring one’s energy into the activities that energize you. Me? I’m a square peg in a square hole. I am one with...
sharenting – parents who share
Sharenting – parents sharing kids’ information… should we care? Should they care? Paul and I connected on the Serious Privacy podcast with Drs. Mariea Hoy and Alexa K. Fox on their recent publication, “Smart Devices, Smart Decisions?...
Phone a [consulting] friend!
Ever had a leaky pipe and thought you could fix it? Generally, unless you’re a plumber, you can’t fix it, it takes triple the amount of time to do so if you can, or...
Launching the Serious Privacy Podcast
Paul Breitbarth and I are launching the Serious Privacy podcast! Paul and I just met in the past few weeks and I don’t think we actually spent any time one on one. It turns...
Keeping it Real (current): I’m back
Hello everyone! I am back. I wasn’t sure I would be, but based on comments this week at the Privacy, Security, Risk conference in Austin by IAPP – some people have missed me. I’m...
How to break into Privacy as a Career
This topic seems to be more important than ever given the global demand (okay, mainly the European demand) for experienced privacy professionals. But how do you get experience if no one will hire you...
What did May 26 look like?
A week or so ago, I spoke at the Governance of Emerging Technologies & Science (GETS): Law, Policy and Ethics at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University on – GDPR:...
National Nurses’ Week
this is a week to celebrate nurses. There are many nurses in my life aside from myself: family, friends, past colleagues, and students. Amazing individuals and I’m proud to be one (once a nurse,...