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What does a Head of Security actually do?
People underestimate all the things a security leader has to do, let's clarify
May 25
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Strategy For Enabling Safe AI Usage
A 4 tier plan on enabling AI safely in the workplace
May 18
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Are Assessments Dead? Should Infra report to the CISO? Copilot pauses new signups! Is AGI here?
Adrian Sanabria, Jason Haddix, Ross Haleliuk and more
May 4
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Don't Be An NPC
An brief essay on the future of jobs and work
Apr 20
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How to Hire a CISO or Head of Security For High Growth Startups
I’ve had the privilege of working with high growth startups for 7 years now, functioning as a Head of Security, Dir of Security, Deputy CISO, CISO…
Mar 9
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3 CISO's Walk Into A Startup...
Mar 13, 2022
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I Read The Entire Cybersecurity Executive Order... Here's What You Need To Know
May 16, 2021
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Defining Risk
Feb 17
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Ancient Authentication and Integrity Checking
Jun 26, 2022
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The AI + Security Issue
Is AI to blame for vibe coded security issues?
Mar 1
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Defining Risk
We all use the term, but have we stopped for a moment to try and understand what it really means?
Feb 17
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It’s Time To Shift ZERO
Forget shift left. With AI we can now Shift ZERO.
Sep 18, 2025
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The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of vCISO Life
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of Fractional CISO Life
Jul 6, 2025
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RSAC 2025 Recap
Innovation Sandbox winners and early thoughts on AI
May 5, 2025
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Jokes On Us 🤣
This April Fool’s totally surprised me.
Apr 3, 2025
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Avoid Root Canals In Security
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Mar 3, 2025
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Everything You Need To Know For A Successful Pentest
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Feb 23, 2025
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The Dark Side of Security Leadership
This post got a little long, although still not comprehensive, but I hope it provides insight into how security teams work (or don’t) at organizations…
Feb 10, 2025
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