For at least the last 10 if not 20 years, nations have been developing cyber weapons. Weapons they can use against their rivals’ networks and infrastructure to gain strategic advantages in conflict. …

Honestly, I am not sure if this article is a good thing or not. According to Elliot Ackerman in The Atlantic, Lockheed Martin and other defense manufacturers are seeing an increase in production since the war in Ukraine started. …

I love a good Star Wars analogy article. For years, I compiled a list of Star Wars articles on my creative blog, The Serious Tip. I found articles using Star Wars as a comparison in war, legal, religion, and science. In the Star Wars military community, the Battle of Hoth…

How the Ukraine War Opened a Fault Line in Cybercrime, Possibly Forever — Nate Nelson, Dark Reading, 2/27/2023 Interesting article on how cybercrime and organizations and hackers based in or around Ukraine have changed in the year since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. According to the article…

Why getting laid off hurts so much, according to a philosophy professor — John Kaag, Fast Company, 2/23/23 I want to break from writing about cyber threats and geopolitics to talk about this article on losing your job. Ten years ago, when I was trying to do stand-up comedy, my…

‘Frustrated and powerless’: In fight with China for global influence, diplomacy is America’s biggest weakness — Nahal Toosi, Politico, 10/23/22 This article is a few months old, but I am sure not much has changed. As a matter of fact, that’s part of the premise of the article. In this…

LinkedIn Learning: SOC 2 Compliance and Reporting — AJ Yawn In my quest to learn more for the Security+ exam, I recently took a course on LinkedIn Learning entitled “SOC 2 Compliance and Reporting”. The types of SOCs and compliance terms are part of the 5th domain of the Security+…

The Night Raids — Lynzy Billing, ProPublica, 12/15/22 This is a long, but very good read on the impact of US raids in Afghanistan, Intelligence doesn’t always get it right. Especially in a place like Afghanistan. Accountability is questionable and no one wants to ruin their career being wrong. But…

In early 2022, I pre-ordered Jon DiMaggio’s “The Art of Cyberwarfare” from No Starch Press. I follow Jon on LinkedIn and have engaged with him several times. We connected after I wrote my thoughts on the 2020 RSA panel on threat intelligence, of which he was a part of. Although…