Principal Security Architect & Incident Philosopher
Protecting organizations from threats they cannot even imagine. Speaker at DefCon (rejected, but submitted). Believer in no-blame culture and 3am growth opportunities.
Artificial Intelligence
At 3am last Tuesday, I received an alert that changed everything. Our SIEM had detected anomalous API traffic patterns—someone was using ChatGPT to summarize meeting notes. My hands trembled as I...
Security
At 3am last Tuesday, I was reviewing our authentication logs (as one does), and I noticed something that made me set down my third cold brew. 87% of our workforce checks their phone within 60 seconds...
Security
At 3am last Tuesday, I found myself staring at the glaring screen, the audit report illuminating the room with an ominous glow. The words "Company Wide Risk" and "critical CVEs" seemed to dance...
Security
As we stand on the precipice of a new year, I find myself reflecting on the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity. In 2026, the threats are more sophisticated, the attack surfaces more vast, and...
Security
At 3am last Tuesday, as the end of the quarter loomed like an ominous shadow, I found myself staring into the abyss of our compliance checklist. The alert came in: over 500 unchecked boxes, mocking...
Security
I noticed something small that didn’t feel right. Nothing urgent. Nothing broken. Just a moment where speaking up would clearly create more work. I thought about moving on. Then I thought about the...
Christmas
At 3am last Tuesday, as I stared bleary-eyed at the SIEM dashboard illuminating my face with its red alerts, a quote from the classic film "Die Hard" echoed in my mind: "You know, when you're a...
Personal Growth
At 3am last Tuesday, as the city slumbered, I found myself deep in the trenches of our logging system. While others dreamt, I confronted the reality that security never sleeps. Amidst the endless...