The whole saga started with a freak accident. A relative of ours who we had invited from India had a…

Thanks to a good friend – Aldrin D’souza – I was transported back in time when he sent me a…

This was one of the hardest vacations our family had undertaken. Why? Because we had lost our furry four-legged friend…

You can find links to all of my articles for TechTarget here: TechTarget Contributor, Ashwin Krishnan. 4 tips to ensure…

An ex-colleague and friend reminded me of this today in a conversation. Mind you, this was not a normal conversation.…

Have you caught yourself staring at the milk carton or the salad mix in your refrigerator searching for that elusive…

That’s how I felt when I first started writing regularly over a couple of years ago. I had such fantastic…

The recent CapitalOne breach has certainly made lots of headlines in less than a day since the story broke out. And sadly,…

There is no pause button in our life anymore. Even when we try to slow down, the ambient noise –…

If you are a software geek (I was one a loooong time ago), you would have got the import of…

One of my favorite TV series – that ran for a short four years on NBC was The Pretender. Wikipedia…

Its not a typo – I did mean QPR – not QBR. QPR aka Quarterly Person Review. While the title may…

There are movies that happen to you. You stumble upon them and are left in awe. Long after the movie…

Let me demystify my own self-fangled acronym first – TAG. T for Takers, A for Askers and G for Givers.…

I will be honest. Podcasting happened to me. I did not go seeking it. But I am so glad that…

I shared my 15-minute analysis of tech workers in Silicon Valley, explained why Pooh Bear has something to teach us…

To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the…

#lifequotes #education #simplicity #winniethepooh

Recently on a trans-Pacific flight, I happened to watch a memorable movie with five of my all-time favorite characters – Pooh, Eeyore, Tigger and Piglet with Christopher…

I got an unexpected #LinkedIn message the other day from an ex-colleague with whom communication had tapered off years ago.…

If we live for likes and shares and comments of our vacation photos, humblebrags, and trigger-happy tweets, shouldn't we also…

Two high-profile incidents from two of the biggest names in the tech business – Google and Facebook – should cause…

At CES 2019 every gadget seems to be claiming connectivity, AI, integration, but is anyone thinking about security?    Published…

For some time, I have been wanting to collate my most popular LinkedIn posts here on the blog. The posts…

It is that widely despised annual ritual of the corporate workplace. The dreaded 360 review that weighs on every manager’s mind as…

The biggest social media snafu of the year has lessons for enterprise security professionals. They need to learn them, our…

Imagine that you hear the phrase “It’s beautiful”, not once, not twice, but over a hundred times daily. How would…

We are rushing forward with ground-breaking technology that has impact on our lives and our loved ones, but the regulatory…

Whether it is the analog library or the digital universe of learning, our interaction is arguably very similar. Published on…

Dramatic disengagement with our digital companions, albeit hard, is the only way to truly engage with each other. Published on…

Moving from the vendor side of the tech world to the knowledge-sharing and education side reposes the question: How do…

Lessons in marketing with empathy at the Cloud Security Summit while taking UberKnowledge's message, "Plan, Practice, Prosper" to the crowds.…

The evolution of our security journey using the three pillars of security. Published October 11, 2018 on CSOonline.com

How to write articles of note; articles that truly resonate and make us better human beings. Published August 14, 2018…

The latest on my iPoP project. Published September 11, 2018 on YouTube

A simple mnemonic for engaging with your colleagues in the workplace — CDC: Candor, Dedication, Competence.  Published October 9,…

What we can learn from our home security evolution in our cloud security journey. It's all about the perimeter... Published…

What we would balk at in the real world, we give with impunity in our digital universe. Published on CSO…

How my old-school barber, David Lopez, showed me what every business should know: treat every customer like your only customer.…

 Take ownership of the apps on your smartphones! Apps will demand your information but you can #No, as I…

This is not what the regulators had in mind. Business leaders, ignore at your own peril. Originally published on CISO…

Do you recall the most mind blowing presentation that you have ever witnessed in your life? Here is mine

There is so much vendor cacophony, sameness and inanity in the security industry, what does a vendor do to stand…

  Let’s face it. There is tremendous overcrowding in the security space. 6500+ cybersecurity companies at last count. And as…

  Flight — check, Hotel — check, Presentation — check, upgrade — check, Business cards — check. As a high-tech professional for the past two decades, there was a lot…

There are a few impactful conversations that we all have in our lives that continue to resonate even as our…

A framework to protect our digital data using a shared responsibility model based on data value. Published on CSO online…

AI will enrich our lives in many ways, but I do not want it as my life coach. Published on…

Have you ever thought about how your data - for the exact same google search for instance - gets more…

Lessons in privacy and hygiene in the face of ubiquity and convenience. Published on CSO online on May 30, 2018

I first got enamored about having my own website in the early 2000s and luckily the domain ashwinkrishnan.com was available…

For the past year, a global network of Chicken Littles has warned that the sky will fall on May 25,…

Why the need for continuous improvement on myself eluded me for all these years. Published on Thrive Global on May…

Why the dependency on a single platform is a serious problem — and why consumers and businesses need to diversify…

How Kevin Johnson and Starbucks demonstrated the power of #Values Published on Thrive Global on April 26, 2018

If you have no clue what I am talking about I promise to make amends in a minute or less.…

The authenticity of the personal touch is, well, touching. Published on Thrive Global on March 9, 2018

Reputation, trust, and mastery in an age of consumerist impatience. Published on Thrive Global on January 29, 2018

How can we define our own mission statement? Published on Thrive Global on January 25, 2018

The two most important statements you need to know to improve every relationship you have. Published on Thrive Global on…

The phrases we all love to hate in corporate America. Published on Thrive Global on November 21, 2017

Impactful phrases that resonate and transform. Published on Thrive Global on October 11, 2017

How Snoopy taught me to disarm, dilate, and debunk. Published on Thrive Global on November 1, 2017

On a recent red-eye flight on United an interesting incident transpired that inspired me to write the blog. No, I…

Empathy, perseverance, and devotion Published on Thrive Global on October 3, 2017

The impact of silence. Published on Thrive Global on September 29, 2017

When we meet someone for the first time a common ice-breaker is ‘What do you do’ and the answer is…

Seems like an odd ‘blog’ to write about Puris but if you humor me for a bit longer you won’t…