This is my own list of favorites I’ve written throughout the years. They’re not always my most popular pieces, but they’re what I consider my best and most recommended content.
Security
Information Security Assessment TypesSeparating the different types of security assessment, e.g., PT, VA, Audit, White/Grey/Black-box, etc.- Obscurity is a Valid Security Layer
- A Future Without Privacy
- It’s Not Bias When AI Tells Us Something True and Uncomfortable
Authentication’s Last MileHow authentication will be performed in the future of IoT.- It’s Wrong to Fearmonger on IoT Security
- Why Biometric Data Breaches Won’t Require You to Change Your Body
How to Build an InfoSec CareerFrom training to lab to soft skills, everything you need to be successful in InfoSec.- IoT Functionality and Personal Privacy Are Inversely Correlated
- When to Use Vulnerability Assessments, Pentesting, Red Team Assessments, and Bug Bounties
- The Difference Between Events, Alerts, and Incidents
- The Difference Between Risks, Threats, and Threat Actors
Technology
The Hierarchy of Artificial IntelligenceThe difference between AI, ML, supervised/unsupervised learning, etc.- Your Mind’s Software is More Important Than Its Hardware
- The Biggest Advantage in Machine Learning Will Come From Superior Coverage, Not Superior Analysis
- Moving Application Authentication to the Operating System
With Facebook and Google You Literally Are the ProductHow to tell if you’re the product or the customer.- Responsible Disclosure? How About Responsible Behavior?
- Personal Sensors Are the Next Breakthrough in Consumer Electronics
The Real Internet of ThingsThe chapters of my book on how technology will integrate with human goals and desires.- The InfoSec Community is Wrong About AI Being Hype
Humans
The Bay Area is Separating Into Red and Green ZonesHow class separation is impacting the San Francisco Bay Area.- The Future of Happiness as Digital Humans
We Should Be Cautious When Harnessing EvolutionEvolution is really good at achieving goals, but what goals?- How Russia is Helping America Destroy Itself
- Struggle as the Center of Happiness
- The Difference Between Violence and Terrorism
The Difference Between Existentialism, Nihilism, and AbsurdismThree approaches to dealing with the lack of intrinsic meaning in the universe.- The Bifurcation of America: The Forced Class Separation into Alphas and Betas
- Failure and How to Help People Avoid It
- How I Would Build My Life If I Could Engineer it From Scratch
- The Difference Between Violence and Terrorism
- So Happy I Could Die
- The Key to Happiness is Being Thankful