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By the Book, We Run This Town

Jarrett Heintz · 2:29

  • Governance & Risk
  • Cryptography
  • Everything, A to Z
  • Crypto Corner
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  1. Ladies and gentlemen of the InfoSec nation—
  2. Gather ‘round while we lay the foundation.
  3. Four pillars of governance, holdin' it down—
  4. We the People, run this digital town!
  5. I’m the Pah-lih-see, call me Constitution,
  6. The top-level doc, the root revolution.
  7. Written in ink, but think it through,
  8. I say what we value and why we do.
  9. No tech details, no day-to-day,
  10. But I’ll tell you what hill you’re gonna die on, okay?
  11. “Protect the data,” “preserve the trust,”
  12. I’m the voice of the org when compliance is a must!
  13. Policy sets the why! (The vision! The creed!)
  14. Standards tell you what! (The rules you heed!)
  15. Guidelines offer how! (But only if you please!)
  16. Procedures walk the steps! (Now tap those keys!)
  17. Now here come the standards—think laws and regs,
  18. They codify dreams into real-world legs.
  19. “Use this cipher,” “rotate that key,”
  20. Built from the policy but concrete, see?
  21. You must comply, ain't room for flair,
  22. When audit time hits, you better be there.
  23. Not suggestions. Not advice.
  24. They say, “Do it THIS way, and do it precise.”
  25. “All rise for the Standards of the Court!
  26. Violation? That’s a retort to report!”
  27. Policy is WHY! (Top of the chain!)
  28. Standards are WHAT! (Stay in your lane!)
  29. Guidelines are NICE! (But you can abstain!)
  30. Procedures? They’re HOW! (March through the pain!)
  31. Now I’m a guideline, smooth and sly,
  32. I say, “Hey friend, here’s a better way to try.”
  33. Best practices, never law,
  34. I advise, not bite, I don’t enforce a flaw.
  35. You can bend me, break me, say “not today,”
  36. But ignore me too long and you might pay.
  37. Like a mentor with a grin, or a whisper in your ear,
  38. “I’m not mad you skipped me... but you should fear.”
  39. Proh-SEE-jers! That’s me! The boots on the ground,
  40. I take the rules and walk ‘em ‘round.
  41. Click this, scan that, check the log,
  42. Escalate the ticket when you hit the fog.
  43. Every action has its place,
  44. When you follow my rhythm, you set the pace.
  45. One wrong move, and the breach gets near,
  46. So follow my checklist, crystal clear!
  47. Policy! (The dream!)
  48. Standards! (Supreme!)
  49. Guidelines! (Esteemed but not extreme!)
  50. Procedures! (The working machine!)
  51. From the top to the terminal, structured and clean—
  52. We govern the system like a well-oiled team!
  53. So next time someone asks “what’s the diff?”
  54. You drop the knowledge—swift and stiff.
  55. Policy’s the WHY, the spirit and crown.
  56. And that’s how we run this town. 🎤