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The hype is loud. The fear is louder. We cut through the noise with practical, evidence-based writing for people who want to think clearly about technology, especially when the technology is trying to think for us.
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Recurring Series
The first entry in a weekly series: a short, sharp filter for the tech week. The goal is to surface the few things that actually matter and skip the rest.
2026-07-28
Cloud Security
We moved to the cloud, so we are secure now. It is the most common sentence in boardroom security briefings. It is also, almost always, wrong.
2026-07-28
Open Source
The internet runs on open source. Not metaphorically, literally. The TLS that secures your bank’s website, the kernel that runs most of the cloud, the package manager that built the app on yo…
2026-07-28
Cybersecurity
Modern ransomware is not a virus. It is a business process. The attackers run it like a company, with departments, SLAs, and customer support for the victims.
2026-07-28
Practical Security
You do not need a CISO, a six-figure security budget, or a vendor pitch deck to dramatically improve your company’s security posture. You need a weekend, a checklist, and the discipline to ac…
2026-07-28
AI
Every vendor with a generative AI product is calling it an agent. Most of them are not. Calling a workflow an agent is a marketing choice, and the difference matters.
2026-07-28
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