Michael Lortz – Medium

·Aug 15

Writing on Medium is a huge waste of time

Medium changed their metrics recently. You can read about that here. Thank you, Medium, for showing me how big of a waste of time this website has been. I’ve been on Medium since 2015. In 2015, I posted two articles. I didn’t post again until late 2016. In 2017 and…

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·Aug 9

The evolution of countering the Spartan ideal

There is a recent article in Foreign Policy that once again counters a very common myth in our society that the ancient Spartans were a class of people worthy of emulation. For years, the US Military, first responders, and anyone into “law and order” or strength as a social virtue…

Military

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The evolution of countering the Spartan ideal

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·Aug 6

Book Review: Breakout Nations by Ruchir Sharma

As part of an International Marketing Management course in my MBA program back in 2016, I read “Breakout Nations” by Ruchir Sharma. While…

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·Jul 26

Book Review: The Turner Diaries

This might be the most intense book review I have ever done. The Turner Diaries is one of the most infamous books ever published. Until the 1990s, it was only available through mail order. The copy I have from Barricade Books was published in 1996. The cover acknowledges the book’s…

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·Jul 19

Another look at Death Star Project Management

Several years ago I wrote an essay for a Project Management class that I posted here on Medium. Entitled “Death Star II: A Project Management Case Study”, it looked at the building of the Death Star in Return of the Jedi from the perspective of the official Project Management Body…

Star Wars

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Another look at Death Star Project Management

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·Jul 13

Review of the Building an Effective Cyber Threat Intelligence Function Discussion

Whenever I get the time, I love watching seminars on BrightTalk. Today I watched Building an Effective Cyber Threat Intelligence Function hosted by Mandiant. The guest speakers were: Dr. Jamie Collier of Mandiant, Shanyn Ronis , Ian Lane, and Rebecca Simpson, all of the Mandiant/Google threat team. This discussion also…

Cyber

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·Jul 3

Exploring Wargames and the Hoover Institute Wargaming Archive

I have always been passionate for continuous learning. I’ve gone back to school several times and am always working on different online classes and programs. I have also had the pleasure of teaching and training. Teaching and training are similar but distinct. According to trainingindustry . com, Teach: to provide…

Wargaming

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Wargaming

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·Jun 29

Book Review: Can I Keep My Jersey by Paul Shirley

Some people find a job and stay with the same company forever. They have a family, a house, two and a half kids, a white minivan, a pension, a pleasant neighborhood, and they make a nice, routine living for themselves until they retire. Other people bounce from company to company…

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·Jun 24

Review of AntiSyphon SOC Analyst Core Skills course

One of my favorite things to do after taking a course is write about the course. It gives me a chance to review the material, take stock in what I learned, realize how I will use the training, and possibly recommend the training to others. In my recent sabbatical from…

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Review of AntiSyphon SOC Analyst Core Skills course

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·Jun 14

Understanding MITRE ATT&CK with the help of ATTACKIQ

Five years ago, I realized I had to learn about the growing importance of cyber in global warfare. Moving out of working in the war on terror, I knew in order to stay relevant and hopefully make more money, I needed to understand new conflict environments. In 2019, I took…

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Understanding MITRE ATT&CK with the help of ATTACKIQ