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Burned Out on Trust

My friend, and brilliant CEO, Patrick Dennis posted an article on the brittleness of trust, back in June 2023. I’ve been thinking a lot…

Jan 2

Burned Out on Trust

Jan 2

Show Your Work

I was one of those kids in school. I got the right answer, but I couldn’t be bothered to show my work. Why did it matter anyway, I got the…

Jan 30

Jan 30

Complex Systems Fail in Complex Ways

In case you’ve not come up for air in the last 36 or so hours, CapitalOne is having a bad few days. I’m not going to retell the story which…

Jan 17

Jan 17

More Difficult Means More Secure, Right?

I’ve been involved in an unnatural amount of conversation lately about the failings of the “cyber security” industry. So much so that it…

Feb 9, 2024

More Difficult Means More Secure, Right?

Feb 9, 2024

3 Simple Rules for Publishing Your Hot Take

We humans just can’t help ourselves sometimes.

Nov 10, 2023

Nov 10, 2023

Technical Demos — Getting to Something Compelling

I have to get this off my chest — most of the technical demos I’ve seen in the last decade have been awful.

Aug 21, 2023

Technical Demos — Getting to Something Compelling

Aug 21, 2023

Dumb AI, Dumber Humans

There’s a movie about “AI becoming sentient and wiping out humans” — we all know it and it’s scary as hell. So when OpenAI started talking…

Aug 4, 2023

Aug 4, 2023

Security Snapshots vs Real-Time World

A photograph is a snapshot of a point in time. It tells us where we were, what we looked like, and gives us some insights into how we felt…

Apr 21, 2023

Security Snapshots vs Real-Time World

Apr 21, 2023

Education Under Attack

In case you’ve somehow missed the headlines, the education systems in this country are under attack. Stow your politics, I’m talking cyber.

Sep 7, 2022

Education Under Attack

Sep 7, 2022

Automation Isn’t the Savior You Think It Is

Everyone’s talking about automation as cyber security’s salvation. I wish I could agree with the same level of enthusiasm as some of my…

Feb 4, 2022

Feb 4, 2022

Rafal Los

Rafal Los

I’m Rafal, and I’m a 20+ year veteran of the Cyber Security and technology space. I tend to think with a wide-angle lens, and am unapologetically no-bullsh*t.

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