One of my hobbies—when I’m unable to do anything else—is imagining…
Video: The Difference Between Being Hijacked vs. Being Aware
In this video I provide a simple explanation of what I believe to be the most…
It’s Time for Global Health SOCs Powered by Wearables
It’s fairly obvious that COVID-19 will result in lots of changes throughout…
Sickness Monitoring is the Opening Video Surveillance Has Been Waiting For
I’ve thought for a long time that public video feed monitoring would become…
Punctuated Equilibrium in Business Technology, Prompted by Pandemic
I wonder if our recovery from this pandemic and its economic fallout might take…
The Difference Between Epidemic, Endemic, Pandemic, and Exponential Growth
Exponential, Epidemic, Endemic, and Pandemic are words we’re hearing a lot…
Resilience is the Needed Middle Ground Between Denial and Panic
At the time of this writing, the planet is facing a rare, global challenge to…
The Problem With Extracted Versions of Things
It seems like there’s a pattern when it comes to telling the difference…
I’m Angry With San Francisco
I just realized something today, and I want to share it in its raw form. I’m…
Populism’s Big Mistake
Populism is often associated with the left but can also come from the right. And…
Unsupervised Learning: No. 217
MGM breach, DDoS and Ransomware on the Rise, Twitter v. Bloomberg, Tesla Tape,…
How to Calculate and Communicate Your Desired Total Compensation
Negotiating how much you make at your jobs is one of the most important things…
Security and Prosperity Are Both About Perception
Many think security is about ensuring nothing bad happens. They think we’re…
My Conversation With General Earl Matthews on Election Security
In this episode I speak with retired Air Force Major General Earl Matthews on…
Unsupervised Learning: No. 215
Iran DDoS, Jigsaw Picture Validation, 1000 Chinese Espionage Cases, Twitter Deepfake…
My Attempt to Explain Trump’s Reality Distortion Field
With Trump just being acquitted in his senate trial, many people are again asking…
Unsupervised Learning: No. 214
London Facial Recognition, Coalfire Freedom, NYT Reporter Spyware, Avast Sells…
Unsupervised Learning: No. 213
Saudi Bezos Hack, MIT Davos AI, Moar Energy Attacks, NIST Privacy, Ohio CISO,…
The Dark Web Has Nothing on Data Brokers
To regular folks with some basic computer skills the Dark Web seems like Enemy…
Unsupervised Learning: No. 212 (Member Edition)
Clearview AI Surveillance De-anonymizing Faces, Face Obscuring Tech, Google Cookies,…
The Difference Between Nihilism, Pessimism, Cynicism, and Skepticism
Cynicism, pessimism, and nihilism are often conflated, but for anyone looking…
The Difference Between Business Intelligence, Reporting, Metrics, and Analytics
After 20 years in technology I’ve taken away one thing when it comes to religious…
Low-Glycemic Information
Here’s my summary of the book. In the 1950’s Neil Postman wrote a…
Unsupervised Learning: No. 211
California’s Privacy Law, SHA1 exploit, Ransomware Storage, Ring Voyeurs,…
Visibility and Understanding Create Both Tools and Weapons
Being in security I think a lot about whether things are tools or weapons. The…