Identity security has become the central pillar of enterprise cybersecurity.As cloud adoption, machine identities, and AI security risk expand, traditional defenses fail to address the real point of control, which is access to systems.Written for general business leaders, this book outlines a practical cyber risk management strategy built around the core of securing all enterprise identities, both human and non-human. Through his decades of leadership exper...

He had known this day would come. No man could escape the entire might of the Sovran forever. He just found it humorous that it was an enemy of the Sovran that had caught him instead.Bound, kneeling before a queen whom he had hounded for a straight year, he should have been anxious. Or at least a little worried. Instead, a strange sense of relief filled him. It was over. His mad escape from Brindisi’s justice was over.“That is a very calm expression on your face, General Da...

There was a time when magic was welcome in the country of Chahir, but that was nearly two centuries ago. Now, all forms of magic are strictly forbidden. Anyone caught using magic, or possessing magical abilities, are immediately imprisoned and executed.For Garth, that policy is a problem.As Garth approaches his sixteenth birthday, he realizes that he definitely has magical abilities. What's worse, he has no control over them. In order to stay alive, he onl...

“I can’t wait to get to work!”When was the last time you felt that way? Have you ever?Mark McClain has and still does. He and his leadership teams have focused on creating companies that make the quality of their employees’ work experiences of equal importance to the quality of the solutions those employees create. With Joy and Success at Work, McClain has produced a manual that shares how he and his teams have done it—and how you and your team can, too.Speaking direct...

“What does Baros say?” Amalah asked in a hushed tone.“He’s asking for my help.”Amalah’s dark brows shot straight into her hairline.“Your help? You’re wanted by the entire Sovran, how can you possibly help him?”“He says here that he’s wrangled a full pardon for me so that I can enter, but he needs my help.” Darius stared down at the letter, blindly, as everything he had heard in the past year coalesced into patterns all at once. “Amalah. I told you that because Niota...

This is the final book of the Advent Mage Cycle. Here is the conclusion to Garth's amazing story.

“That boy thinks the world of you,” Xiaolang murmured. “And…” he visibly hesitated, slanting a questioning look at me from the corner of his eye.“And…?” I encouraged him. Xiaolang rarely hesitates in his speech. When he wanted to say something, he said it.“He’ll be very important in the future,” Xiaolang murmured. “I’m not sure how to put this…” he paused, mouth rummaging for words. “Something will change very soon, Garth. Someone will be discovered who will change everythi...

“Good work, Balancer.”I frowned at the title. “All I did was transport her here, Raile.”“Yes, so you did,” he agreed in a tone that clearly didn’t agree with me at all.“Perhaps you don’t consciously realize this, Garth, but its little things like this that are restoring balance to Chahir. No task can be done in just one stroke of effort; it takes many strokes, and much sustained effort.”He’s right. I started reviewing all of the things I had done over the pa...

Once upon a time, there was a dragon…Take one newly trained Fire Mage. Make him the first (sane) Fire Mage that’s been born in the past two hundred years. Have him leave home and venture into the Empire of Sol.Add one powerful, curious, fire-eating dragon.Fire Mage Haikrysen never imagined that he would be adopted out of the blue by a dragon. But then, he never thought he’d find a permanent home in the northern section of Sol, working as a firefighter either. Still,...