Projects I’m thinking about working on, projects I am currently working on and where my status in all this.
First, the backstory… I was in a bad mood before it even started. A get-together with a handful of information security veterans. People I respect. People who’ve been in this industry for decades. And within the first ten minutes, we were doing one of the things I hate most about this industry — posturing. Trading stories about how important we are. Who we’ve advised. What…
Here’s How I’m Actually Doing It. A few days ago, I wrote a post called Make 2026 Your B*tch. It wasn’t subtle. It wasn’t gentle. And it definitely wasn’t for everyone. That post was about deciding—deciding that this year wouldn’t just happen to you. That you wouldn’t drift, doomscroll, overcommit, or wake up in December wondering where the hell the year went. A bunch of…
Look, if you thought things were messed up in cybersecurity when I wrote UNSECURITY back in 2019, buckle up—because they’re worse. Much worse. Despite pouring billions of dollars into tools, frameworks, and “solutions,” we’re still losing. Breaches keep happening, hackers keep winning, and the industry keeps spinning its wheels, pretending everything’s fine. It’s not fine. And I’m not here to sugarcoat it. That’s why Oscar…
So, here it is. I’m announcing my new podcast! NOTE: I would have announced this earlier, but maybe I forgot. Or maybe I was busy. Whatever, I’m announcing it now. The first LIVE show is tomorrow (9/19) at 9pm Central. DISCLAIMER: I asked ChatGPT to write this announcement. If you like it, it was because of my super awesome prompting skills. If you don’t like…
“Give, and you will receive” aren’t my words, they were uttered many years ago (See: Bible). People who know me, know that I’m not someone who easily takes advice at face value. If I’m interested enough in the advice, I’ll test it. If I didn’t think the test was conclusive, I’ll test it again. Sometimes I test too much, to my own detriment. Ask my…
Only 46 more days. It’s almost time to start the FRSecure CISSP Mentor Program! As of yesterday (2/23/21), we have more than 3,500 registered students for the 2021 class. That’s awesome! (and a little nuts) For context, we started the program in 2010 with six students. At the time, FRSecure was a teeny startup (3 employees), but our size didn’t matter. We started with a…
This week on the SecurityStudio Roadshow, we made the trip down to Scottsdale, Arizona to visit the people attending the ISSA Phoenix Q4 2019 Chapter Meeting. Of course, we got our fill of good BBQ too! SecurityStudio Roadshow Summary If you’re new, or you’re confused about this #S2Roadshow thing, start here (maybe). Previous Week’s Recaps: Central Pennsylvania in Week #1 Orange County (CA) and Madison…
Happy (belated) Thanksgiving! We have many, many things to be thankful for this year! So far, the SecurityStudio Roadshow (#S2Roadshow) has been a great success. The thing we’re most thankful for are the super cool people we’ve met on the road. Cool people with incredible stories and valuable perspectives. Another thing we’re thankful for is all the great BBQ we’ve eaten. Who doesn’t like BBQ?…
Kansas City (MO) and Irvine (CA) Monday was spent catching up in the office before heading off to Kansas City early Tuesday morning. A day in Kansas City and three days in Orange County, California this week. Not bad! SecurityStudio Roadshow Summary If you’re new, or you’re confused about this #S2Roadshow thing, start here (maybe). Previous Week’s Recaps: Central Pennsylvania in Week #1 Orange County…
Rochester (NY), Kansas City (MO), and Sacramento (CA) A good week that started with serving a great FRSecure customer in Rochester before heading off to preach in Kansas City and Sacramento. This was the first week that we ran into a person (or group of people) who epitomized something that’s wrong with our industry. Read on. SecurityStudio Roadshow Summary If you’re new, or you’re confused…