Writing · 2008 — present

57 essays. Six threads.

Eighteen years of field notes on security, data, and leading technology teams — every original URL preserved. Filter by thread:

• 2026-06-30A Claude Code Skill to help you write better code.AI
• 2026-05-07How to Protect Yourself from Identity TheftSecurity & Privacy
• 2026-05-07Micro-Transformations: AI's Real Path to ROIAI
• 2025-10-05Deepfakes And Social Engineering: A Growing Threat To EveryoneSecurity & Privacy
• 2024-12-08The Case For Federal Regulations In Cybersecurity: Requiring Passwords And Multifactor Authentication (MFA)Security & Privacy
• 2024-11-07How To Incorporate AI Into Your Company Without Feeding The BeastAI
• 2024-09-15Why Every Website & Newsletter Publication Should Offer an RSS Feed: A Call for Cleaner, Convenient News ReadingField Notes
• 2024-08-13Rocking The Boat: Interim CIO/CTO ChallengesLeadership
• 2024-05-15Workers Of The World Unite: Embracing Technology In Every JobLeadership
• 2024-04-05Understanding Smishing: How to Protect Yourself from SMS Phishing ScamsSecurity & Privacy
• 2023-07-31Reassessing The Allure Of ‘Shiny Objects’ In Business StrategyLeadership
• 2023-06-26Unleashing The Power Of IT Leadership: Revolutionizing The Business Landscape In The Digital AgeLeadership
• 2023-04-02The top five cybersecurity issues in 2023 and five ways to protect yourself and your business.Security & Privacy
• 2022-06-16Cyber Insurance And Reassessing The Cyber BusinessSecurity & Privacy
• 2021-07-23Entity-Level Encryption: The Only Defense Against RansomwareSecurity & Privacy
• 2021-06-28Zero-Day Vulnerabilities: The Achilles' Heel Of Business TechnologySecurity & Privacy
• 2018-05-11To Delete Or Not To Delete — That Is The QuestionData & Resilience
• 2018-02-19Three Considerations To Help You Get A Grip On Your Data.Data & Resilience
• 2018-01-09Three Considerations To Help You Better Secure And Control Your DataSecurity & Privacy
• 2017-08-06Listen. Feedback matters.Leadership
• 2017-07-03This is Inbox Hell.Field Notes
• 2017-04-23What’s your identity worth to you?Security & Privacy
• 2017-04-16Backup; the panacea for computer viruses and ransomware.Data & Resilience
• 2017-04-09Orphaned Data, Ghost Accounts, and their mysteries solved.Security & Privacy
• 2016-05-29There is no cloud, it’s just someone else’s computer.Data & Resilience
• 2016-01-15The real life replay gap.Data & Resilience
• 2015-10-22Apple Maps v. Google Maps and why I'm sticking with Google for driving.Field Notes
• 2014-06-27Why you still need to think about Disaster Recovery in the Cloud.Data & Resilience
• 2013-12-20programming languagesField Notes
• 2013-10-01The six stages of debugging.Field Notes
• 2013-03-28Are your backup systems secure?Data & Resilience
• 2013-03-20Big Data Under AttackSecurity & Privacy
• 2013-02-12Uneducated Employees and their 7 Deadly SinsSecurity & Privacy
• 2012-06-06Why you should stop write protecting your backup tapes.Data & Resilience
• 2012-06-01Cloud Computing and the Virtual Law OfficeData & Resilience
• 2011-12-15Social Media for Financial Services and Managing all that DataData & Resilience
• 2011-07-16Photos of the Moon using my iPhone and a telescope.Field Notes
• 2011-07-05What to look for when seeking a new data center.Data & Resilience
• 2011-06-23Are your data backup systems secure?Data & Resilience
• 2011-03-28Data2.0 ConferenceField Notes
• 2011-02-22Backup early and often.Data & Resilience
• 2011-02-11Rise of the Digital Information AgeSystems Thinking
• 2011-01-21Seven questions every CIO should be able to answer about eDiscovery and legal holds.Data & Resilience
• 2010-12-31Prediction of Top 15 Data Storage Trends of 2011Data & Resilience
• 2009-10-15A shot over the bow of unsecured, poorly architected cloud storage services.Security & Privacy
• 2009-02-18TECH cocktail Chicago 10 Startup PreviewField Notes
• 2009-02-17EFF Re-Launches Legal Guide for BloggersField Notes
• 2009-01-15Free Your PhoneField Notes
• 2009-01-09ifPeople: Plone makes Econtent 100 List for 2008Field Notes
• 2009-01-09Typing On A Plane: Notes From The FieldField Notes
• 2009-01-09Year-end 2008, Darknet Assumptions = TrueSecurity & Privacy
• 2009-01-08An Update On Chicago Tech News From Todd AllenField Notes
• 2009-01-08Calling All iPhone Developers: Support EFF's DMCA Exemption for JailbreakingField Notes
• 2009-01-08TechTarget Posts 2009 Event ScheduleField Notes
• 2008-12-21A change in hosting plans...Field Notes
• 2008-12-20Web publishing and a new blog.Field Notes
• 2008-07-30How do you report on your backup utilization?Data & Resilience
• 2007A Cost Analysis of Media Consumption using System Dynamics Modeling in a Data Storage Backup EnvironmentData & Resilience