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First principles and philosophy: mental models, worldview, frameworks for understanding
First Principles: Bad guys are humans, they're creative and driven, and they don't quit.
Here's the bigger question: If we do finally achieve 100% success in automating cyber defense, will the "bad guys" pack their stuff up and go home?
Founders Helping Founders: When Known Vulnerabilities are Life or Death
On today’s episode, Jon Sakoda speaks with Casey on the early economics of paying people to hack companies, criminal creativity, and why founders need to fix their known vulnerabilities.
Peace-time Cyber vs War-time Cyber
A long read on how cybersecurity doctrine built during 15 years of geopolitical peacetime is failing as nation-state actors abandon restraint and discretion.
AI security: Tool, Target, Threat
The Tool/Target/Threat taxonomy for AI security — a shared vocabulary for the three orientations every conversation collapses without, built during EO 14110.
KEYNOTE: Release the Hounds, Part 2
Casey delivers "Release the Hounds, Part 2 - 11 Years Is A Long-Ass Time" as the keynote for BSides Knoxville on May 12th, 2023. This talk covers the history of vulnerability disclosure and crowdsourced security testing platforms, and dives into cybersecurity entrepreneurship.
Data is the new oil: Breach edition
Data is the new oil... It spills everywhere, trashes the environment, and is impossible to clean up. Think before you store.
What's your 20/20?
“You can achieve less than you think in a year and more than you think in a decade.”
Firing your clients
This concept is pushed pretty hard in Tim Ferriss’ book the 4-Hour Work Week as well… In a nutshell – you don’t want
Bricks and Pyramids
QOTD: You have to build the bricks before you can build the Pyramids.
Mastering the mundane
I live a pretty frenetic and busy life both activity-wise and mentally. Some of this is environmental, most of this is my own making, and almost all of it I love… But it’s important to be reminded to appreciate the simple and sometimes boring things too.
On insight, responsibility, and ownership
Recognizing a problem qualifies you to be a part of the solution. Refusing to be a part of the solution disqualifies you from complaining
Living intentionally
Happy New Year! Pretty much everyone I’ve spoken agrees on the same thing: 2017 was a turbulent, change-filled year packed with as