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Here you will find a wealth of information, inspiration, education, and actionable insights to help you take the next step in your information security career.
Communication - Why Half the Job is the Conversation
“Communicate the real issue, put everyone in front of the same facts, and come to a common agreement, and suddenly it's not my project I'm dragging people toward. It's our mission, and they're the ones carrying the flag.”
Identity Is the New Perimeter. We're Not Securing It Like One.
We designed access controls around human users. Then came service accounts, API keys, OAuth tokens, CI/CD pipeline credentials, AI agents with standing permissions to read your email and write to your systems. Suddenly you have an enormous non-human identity surface that's under-governed, over-privileged, and in most organizations — nobody's actually accountable for it. Identity is the new perimeter. We're not securing it like one.
Stop Managing "Resources”. How to Start Leading Humans
Math being math, the impact of a teacher is amplified and grows broadly. Teachers influence nations, change music, discover planets, and move economies.