The Annihilation of Florida: An Overlooked National Tragedy — Jeff VanderMeer, Current Affairs, 5/18/2022 I have lived in Florida for over 30 years. I don’t want to move. I like it here. But articles like this make me sad. Florida is being overdeveloped. It is being destroyed by builders, lack…

My debut novel, Curveball at the Crossroads, has gotten great reviews in the year since it was published. Click the links to find the book, followed by some the best reviews: Amazon Bookshop.org Barnes & Noble Audible Audiobook.com **Named one of the three best books by a local author in…

Dismantling a Prolific Cybercriminal Empire: REvil Arrests and Reemergence — John Fokker, Trellix.com, 9/29/2022 Very interesting article on how the folks at Trellix investigated and worked to take down the REvil ransomware group. From 2019 to 2021, REvil had dominated the Raas (ransomware as a service) cybercrime space. …

For Part 1, click here: My Security+ Study Saga, July 29, 2022 For Part 2 click here: My Security+ Study Saga: Part 2, Sept 14, 2022 Quick update this month to detail where I am in my studies and describe why I think most of the advice on how to…

Cyber Conflict and the Erosion of Trust — Miguel Alberto Gomez and Ryan Shandler, 9/21/2022, Council on Foreign Relations Very interesting article on the non-physical and non-digital impact of cyber attacks. The authors argue that while we haven’t seen a Cyber Pearl Harbor, we have seen many attacks that have…

Searching for Suzy Thunder — Claire L. Evans, The Verge, 1/26/2022 Early hacker culture fascinates me. I learned about it but never took the step to participate in it. I should have. My grandfather worked for the phone company for years and my father worked in electronics. …

A month and a half ago, I wrote about my years-long struggle to pass the CompTIA Security+ certification. This certification is widely regarded as the entry-level cybersecurity exam. It is not easy and has been the bane of my professional development for three years. …

This is a fascinating chart. There are over 30 companies listed with a share of the global intelligence market. Global intelligence is a relatively new field so to be so large with so many competitors is intriguing. Decades ago, there was little commercial intelligence. Most intelligence was handled by national…

How electronic warfare is reshaping the war between Russia and Ukraine — Daryna Antoniuk, The Record, 8/16/22 This is an interesting article on some of the modern tactics and procedures used by Ukraine and Russia to get the upper hand in their current conflict. …