Eric Kinzey

I come from an environment where hard work and integrity were non-negotiable. That background informs my executive mindset today: lead with clarity, elevate people, and align technology with measurable business outcomes. Effective CIO-track leadership begins with character and ends with impact.

Strong IT governance isn’t bureaucracy—it’s discipline. It’s how mature IT shops make consistent decisions, control risk, and ensure technology actually supports the business. Governance is the quiet engine behind every reliable, secure, and scalable operation.

When IT and the business speak the same language, everything accelerates: decision-making, project velocity, customer impact. Alignment starts with listening—understanding what the organization is trying to achieve and mapping tech investments directly to those outcomes

In tech and in life, grit still matters. You don’t need perfect conditions—just the discipline to show up, solve real problems, and keep building. If you’re into infrastructure, cybersecurity, and straight-talk leadership, let’s connect.

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New, please share this underreported info: US measles cases up 360% (over 500; 22 states), TX measles vax clinics closed, CDC gutted, FDA delayed Novavax, FDA bird flu response team fired, new #Covid variant + cases rising in different locations globally, and more: www.patreon.com/posts/covid-...

RESURGE Malware Exploits Ivanti Flaw with Rootkit and Web Shell Features RESURGE malware exploits Ivanti flaw CVE-2025-0282, adding stealth tools and web shells for persistence.

If you use Ivanti, please update ASAP. Unpatched systems risk malware exploitation that enables RCE.

"The file contains capabilities of a rootkit, dropper, backdoor, bootkit, proxy, and tunneler."

#cybersecurity #hackers

thehackernews.com/2025/03/resu...

Happy New Year!! Best wishes for a safe and prosperous 2025!

Mistakes are neither good nor bad—they’re opportunities to learn and grow.

👉👉👉Focus not on the error but on how you respond.

How do you transform mistakes into growth?

It is all about #Stoicism #Leadership #Resilience"

Accept the things to which fate binds you and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart.

- Marcus Aurelius

#stoicism #inspiration #philosophy

Ultralytics AI Library Compromised: Cryptocurrency Miner Found in PyPI Versions Two Ultralytics AI library versions compromised to deliver cryptominers. Update to secure versions immediately.

Another supply chain attack.

Sandbox testing of libraries and modules for independent validation is essential.
#cybersecurity #appsec

thehackernews.com/2024/12/ultr...

The majority of the Five Eyes signals intelligence // cybersecurity agencies, including the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, are jointly publishing guidance to enable detection and defence of adversaries that are presently targeting telecommunications networks.

#cybersecurity #nationalsecurity

Cybersecurity is a business issue, so you need to be more than a tech expert.

Be a trusted business partner who can communicate the value of cybersecurity to executives and help them make informed decisions.

#cybersecurity #business #leadership #communication #riskmanagement

Dark and light blue checkered background with white text “We don't invest all this money, time, and effort to hire the best leader for a position to tell them what to do. We hire the best leader to tell us what to do.”

We don't invest all this money, time, and effort to hire the best leader for a position to tell them what to do. We hire the best leader to tell us what to do. #Leadership #Management

What Banksy says…

The tech support desk at work is one of the first jobs AI is rapidly replacing The technical support desk at work is rapidly being replaced by AI at some companies, but tech career experts say human IT is not going extinct.

#AI is shaking up industries across the board and #IT is no different, but it’s nice to see that an overwhelming majority of people still prefer human interactions in tech. The way we work is undoubtedly going to change dramatically.

www.cnbc.com/2024/12/01/i...

Vodka maker Stoli files for bankruptcy in US after ransomware attack Stoli Group's U.S. companies have filed for bankruptcy following an August ransomware attack and Russian authorities seizing the company's remaining distilleries in the country.

Tabletop tests of your DR plan, don’t count. Know the roles, Know the plan, Test your backups.
#cybersecurity

www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! 🦋

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My work occasionally takes me to some pretty remote places. This was a pleasant surprise.

Critical WordPress Anti-Spam Plugin Flaws Expose 200,000+ Sites to Remote Attacks Critical flaws in CleanTalk’s WordPress plugin allow remote code execution; update to secure your site.

Plugin updates are essential to manage, too.

#cybersecurity #infosec

thehackernews.com/2024/11/crit...

Top 10 Culture Wrecking Balls:

1️⃣ Micromanagement
2️⃣ Lack of Communication
3️⃣ Short-term Focus
4️⃣ Burnout Culture
5️⃣ Blame Culture
6️⃣ Favoritism
7️⃣ Negativity & Gossip
8️⃣ Lack of Growth Opportunities
9️⃣ Lack of Recognition
🔟 Ego-driven Decisions

Healthy culture = Thriving teams!
#Leadership #CompanyCulture

MITRE shares 2024's top 25 most dangerous software weaknesses MITRE has shared this year's top 25 list of the most common and dangerous software weaknesses behind more than 31,000 vulnerabilities disclosed between June 2023 and June 2024.

MITRE’s Top 25 for 2024 released this week. XSS on top of the leaderboard.

#cybersecurity

www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...

Totally agree!

Breathtaking!

Akira Ransomware Racks Up 30+ Victims in a Single Day Of the numerous victims, at least three refused to pay the demanded ransom, with the rest seemingly in talks with the cybercriminal group.

Akira Ransomware Racks Up 30+ Victims in a Single Day

--> takeaways:
* patch your stuff
* backup your data (DO IT)
* train your users
* practice your IR plan and refine playbooks
* train your users again
* be prepared

#cybersecurity #infosec #ransomware

www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks...

Be proud

“Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith.”

- Steve Jobs

Leadership vs Management: Understanding The Key Difference | Simplilearn Know the key difference between leadership vs. management. Understand what leadership is, what management is, and their roles. Read on for details.

Leading and managing are two contrasting ways of making employees work together more efficiently. Leadership is a spearhead for the new vision and initiatives, whereas management controls the resources effectively to bring those visions into the realm of reality.

Microsoft Bookings Flaw Let Hackers Create Impersonate User Acccounts A security flaw in Microsoft Bookings has been uncovered. This flaw, inherent in the default configuration of Microsoft Bookings, potentially allows attackers to create unauthorized Entra (formerly Az...

🚨 Security Alert: A flaw in Microsoft Bookings’ default settings allows attackers to create fake Entra accounts! ⚠️ Microsoft 365 users could face impersonation risks, hidden mailboxes, and phishing attacks! 😱
cybersecuritynews.com/bookings-flaw-impersonate/
#CyberSecurity #Microsoft365