My Writing
- Career Are Mistrustful People Better at Cybersecurity? One research study suggested that trusting people make better lie detectors than mistrustful ones, though a more rigorous replication later cast doubt on it. The more durable lesson applies in...
- Leadership The Importance of Feeling Secure Security teams that focus only on being secure, without making protections visible, risk losing stakeholder confidence. Nobody trusts what they can't see, whether that's automated defenses, AI-driven...
- Malware The Worst Information Security Advice Ever A collection of terrible security advice gathered from Twitter: use short passwords, rely solely on firewalls for protection, skip testing before production deployment, avoid logging to prevent...
- Product Management The Company of Self: A Career Development Org Chart Career growth gets clearer when you treat yourself as the CEO of your own company. A simple org chart with five "departments" helps you spot which professional areas need the most attention.
- Malware APT Cartoon #6: APT Goes Mainstream on TV
- Malware Why I Make Fun of Advanced Persistent Threat (APT)