WATCH FOR US ON OUR TWO NEW BLOGS: ONE OF THEM IS DESCRIBED BELOW IN MORE DETAIL: THEBRENNERBRIEF.COM (http://thebrennerbrief.com/2012/12/05/the-new-expanded-unified-gop/)
AND GO SEE: http://hopeisnotastrategybook.wordpress.com This one is posted on Sundays (usually) and my co-author Dave Lukas does most of the writing on it. Because Dave and I share so many opinions, it might as well be me writing it, but credit belongs where it is due. Go visit this blog (http://hopeisnotastrategybook.wordpress.com) on Sunday evenings before you start your week, and after you have read this week's edition of THE ENTERPRISE!
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LOTS OF PEOPLE ASK ME HOW BAD I FELT AFTER ELECTION DAY--AND FOR HOW LONG
The answer was pretty bad, but not for long. You see, where I come from is that you control the things you can control and when something happens that you can't control, you don't obsess about it. You figure out what you can do, and do differently, in the face of an undesirable situation. First thing I did was get with my financial advisors and tax planner to consider moves to make before the certainty of higher taxes in 2013 and beyond. The only question is how much higher and in what form.
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THEN I FOUND AN UP AND COMING BLOG SITE…THEBRENNERBRIEF.COM…CREATED BY SARA MARIE BRENNER
I've known her for several years. Her husband, Andy, is our local Ohio State House Representative. She's very bright and very active--and an activist. She tried to make things happen. Since starting The Brenner Brief she has been doing blog-radio interviews with some pretty prominent folks, and ….well, it's better if you go there and look around. It's full of interesting, useful and yes, "Republican" and "Conservative" views mostly. This link goes to the third post of mine, but lets you see the first few lines of all three of them…and then go to the one(s) you want to read.
http://thebrennerbrief.com/2012/12/05/the-new-expanded-unified-gop/
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AS TIME GOES ON, I'LL POST SOME CONTENT ON THE ENTERPRISE AND A WEEKLY PIECE ON THE BRENNER BRIEF, AND POSSIBLY ANOTHER BLOG (stay tuned).
I have a lot of content I'd like to share, and with a new book--ROADMAP TO PROFITABLE GROWTH-- coming out…the amount will certainly grow. I have now seen a proof of the book and submitted what I hope is the last round of corrections (if the publisher interprets then all correctly). I am still happy with the content and anxious to share teasers with all of you. But I want you to buy the book when it's ready too.
I WILL BE OFFERING SOME DEALS FOR "BULK SALES" TOO…SO THINK ABOUT YOUR COMPANY, ORGANIZATIONS, FRIENDS, ETC.
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Stay tuned for the specials being offered during the Launch Month (probably Jan. 2013)…
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HOW REAL IS MOVIE CYBERTERRORISM FROM SKYFALL, THE NEW JAMES BOND MOVIE?
Many of you know I researched a lot of cuber threats while writing THE CHINESE CONSPIRACY. There have been several movie plots in the past 5 years that incorporated some piece of cyberterrorism. Live Free and Die Hard, with Bruce Willis was one such film. There have been several others. If you want to know how realistically possible the Bond film's threats are, I will tell you the bottom line--very realistically possible. Here's a good article that sums up the major threats http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/14/showbiz/movies/skyfall-cyberterrorism-pierce/
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AS I HAVE TOLD MANY OF YOU, THE CHINESE CONSPIRACY WAS AND IS STILL POSSIBLE!
Neither your vaunted government nor the private sector really knows how to stop cyber-threats of all kinds. Mostly what they have to do is let the threat happen and then take action. Why? Because no one, no group, can anticipate all of the creative mischief and malice that exists in the minds of tens of thousands of hackers globally.
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The threat of THE CHINESE CONSPIRACY is real…still…today, and tomorrow. We can only hope that no one plans as well as my villains did, because like all complex accomplishments, planning is the key to succeeding. Now make sure your firewalls are on, that you don't fall prey to phishing and social engineering and bolster those passwords and change then periodically. And for goodness sake, don't just email your private information off to anyone…no matter how realistic their request email looks. It is almost certainly a phony, a scam, or worse.
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If anyone knows a film maker interested in doing the real "scary-cyber-threat movie"
I would be happy to option the movie rights to THE CHINESE CONSPIRACY.
Contact me, please….
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NOW FOR THE LATEST "CYBER-SCOOP." The government puts US companies in a real bind (no surprise, it it?). HOW? By creating a conflict of legal and ethical proportions: Companies are discouraged from going public with reports of Cyber-intrusions, because the government wants to avoid tipping off perpetrators that the intrusions are known--and being tracked. On the other hand, companies that do not report "material" issues to their shareholders are possibly in breach of their shareholder obligations. However, company executives would rather not go public with intrusions that involve the theft of secrets, confidential information and who knows what else. Why? Because it unsettles the investor markets and makes them look unprotected (unable to stop cyber-intrusions). How's that for being caught on the horns of a dilemma.
- Government: Do NOT report publicly, but DO report to us.
- Shareholder Disclosure Rules: DO report publicly, if losses are "material." (Could noticeably effect the current value of the company or its future.)
- Executive Preference: Do NOT report publicly, because investors will believe we are at risk (they are!) and lose confidence in us--and invest elsewhere!
WHAT TO DO? WHO KNOWS?
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NOTE: REGULATORS ARE BEING ENCOURAGED BY SOME TO GET INVOLVED FURTHER, AND CREATE A CLEAR SET OF RULES. WE ALL KNOW HOW GREAT THE RESULTS USUALLY ARE WHEN THE GOVERNMENT REGULATED ANYTHING! (NOT GREAT! SOMETIMES TERRIBLE!)
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BUT A UNIFORM SET OF REPORTING RULES WILL AT LEAST LEVEL THE COMPETITIVE PLAYING FIELD.
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THE NUMBER OF CYBER-INTRUSIONS IS NOW IN THE MILLIONS PER YEAR. WHAT I WROTE IN THE CHINESE CONSPIRACY IS STILL A VERY REAL POSSIBILITY--AND COULD HAPPEN ANYTIME--CAUSED BY ANY OF THE USA'S ENEMIES.
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THE ECONOMY IS NOT RECOVERING MUCH…AND I'LL EXPLAIN MORE ABOUT WHY IN THE UPCOMING EDITIONS. STAY CALM, BUT STAY DEFENSIVE UNTIL OR UNLESS YOU SEE A REALLY GOOD OPENING…AND THEN "GO FOR IT."
MORE LATER, UNTIL THEN,
BEST, JOHN
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-----New Book: COMING VERY SOON: ROADMAP TO PROFITABLE GROWTH…
DESCRIBED AS "THE BOOK THAT COULD HELP SAVE THE AMERICAN ECONOMY"…. CURIOUS? YOU'LL SEE!
Author of the Award Winner: THE COMPLEXITY CRISIS, the exciting novel: THE CHINESE CONSPIRACY, and co-author of HOPE IS NOT A STRATEGY: Leadership Lessons from the Obama Presidency
John L. Mariotti, President & CEO, The Enterprise Group, http://www.mariotti.net, http://mariotti.blogs.com/my_weblog/
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