Codifying the Unwritten Rules | Why Neutral, Low‑Noise Rooms Matter in Technical Communities For decades, the most effective teams in the world have relied on a simple truth: high‑performance environments only work when the noise stays low. We don’t need silence, conformity, or ideology. We do need clarity, courtesy, and focus. In […]
Why I Removed Social Media Sharing Buttons
Why I Removed Social Media Sharing Buttons | Refusing to Feature Without Blocking For a long time, I featured social media sharing buttons prominently on my website. I didn’t find them especially useful. However, I thought they improved the experience for readers. Other people expected them. I believed, at the time, […]
Serious Horseplay | When Gifts Become Trojan Horses
Gifts as Trojan Horses | The Security Risk of Swag, Pins, and USB Drives Why high-trust tokens can create low-noise risk, and what “good tradecraft” looks like. The Gift That Keeps on Giving It’s a shame, but it’s reality: sometimes the easiest way into a sensitive environment isn’t hacking […]
The Good Anomalies
The Good Anomalies | Noticing the Good After You’ve Spent Your Career Seeing the Bad Keeping your signal accurate after years of seeing the worst I spent a long time doing what people in high-friction jobs learn to do: log what matters. When your work lives close to risk—cybersecurity, incident […]
Announcing the Unofficial Doing It Right Award
Announcing the Unofficial Doing It Right Award This is how you do it right. Real stories of course correction, algorithmic integrity, and the people who still remember why they built these systems in the first place. It’s for those who still understand how to keep these systems accountable. Over the […]
Hunter Storm Presents | Femme Fatale to Federal Whistleblower | ISACA Central Ohio Chapter 2026
Femme Fatale to Federal Whistleblower | Insider Threat Lessons You Can’t Get Anywhere Else Status Update | January 8, 2026 Today’s ISACA session was cancelled due to a technical issue with the Zoom session. I appreciate the professionalism of the organizers and look forward to rescheduling the conversation. These discussions […]
Merry Christmas 2025 | A Wish for the People Who Never Fully Get the Day Off
Merry Christmas 2025 | A Wish for the People Who Never Fully Get the Day Off Originally published December 24, 2025 It’s Christmas Eve in the United States, and I’m saying, “Merry Christmas!” Everyone is free to call it whatever they like. That part isn’t the point. The point […]