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Strategic insights on blockchain, AI, security, leadership, and career in an age of disruption.
Crypto Settlement: Why Banks Win, Intermediaries Lose
Blockchain disruption targets clearing and settlement, not banks themselves. Firms controlling regulatory trust and technical reliability will dominate the next five years.
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Your Power Law: Where AI Actually Changes Time
Pareto's 80/20 rule reveals most productivity advice optimizes the wrong things. Discover how AI agents reclaim hours by automating maintenance tasks in your time's "head."
AI Ate Entry-Level Jobs—Now We Need Apprenticeships
AI automation is eliminating the grunt work that built professional judgment in junior employees. Leaders must rebuild structured apprenticeships to develop the next generation of decision-makers.
Why AI Agents Are Making Beautiful Decks Obsolete
As AI agents become primary document readers, polished presentations lose value. Structured, machine-legible formats like HTML and Markdown now outperform designed assets.
Quantum Computing's Hidden Opportunity in Drug Discovery
Quantum computing can accelerate drug discovery by simulating molecular interactions classical computers can't model. Learn why pharma leaders should balance security risks with transformative R&D potential.
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Security: We are doomed to repeat it.
Some simple yet secure cipher, easily acquired and easily read, should be introduced, by which means messages might to all intents and…
Disrupt Patching
Patching shouldn’t be so hard.
Jay’s 2017 Information Security Predictions
It’s that time of year when security writers across the globe predict what we can expect from information security in the following year…
Kevin Chung
Welcome to Season 2 and Episode 19 of the Building a Life and Career in Security Podcast.
10 Minute Call with an IRS Scammer
9 = 38am on Friday, the phone rings with a call from Tulsa, OK. I’m not sure I know anyone in Tulsa so I let it go to voicemail. Odd, they…
Hacking Your InfoSec Job Hunt
If you missed it, I posted a podcast episode on my job hunt as part of my podcast, Building a Life and Career in Security Podcast. TL;DR? I…
Matt Decker
Welcome to Season 2 and Episode 17 of the Building a Life and Career in Security Podcast.
Brakeing Down Security
Dive into the world of cybersecurity with Bryan Brake and Brian Boettcher, hosts of the Brakeing Down Security Podcast. Learn how their mentor-mentee relationship fueled their careers and insights into the field.
Project: Free SSL Certificate
Unlock the power of SSL certificates with this comprehensive guide to obtaining a free, open-source SSL certificate using Let's Encrypt. Learn foundational Linux skills, cloud server setup, and boost your cybersecurity expertise with this impactful project.
What Is Your Competitive Advantage?
Discover your unique competitive advantage and how to leverage it for career success. Learn to identify what sets you apart and use it to stand out in the job market with practical tips and insights.
Project: VPN
This is the second in a series of projects you can use to improve your security stills. The ideas of these projects is something relatively…
How Can I Help You?
Explore insights from the "How Can I Help You?" survey, revealing trends in security careers and reader demographics. Discover how a revamped assessment now tailors learning paths for aspiring professionals.