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Perspectives on cybersecurity leadership, risk and the business.

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On leadership

The Weight No One
Warns You About

The strain of security leadership is structural, not personal. What the data shows about the role, where the weight comes from, and how to distribute it.

September 12, 2018 · 4 min read
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On the decision

Do We Need a CISO?
How to Know It's Actually Time

The five triggers that make the decision for you, what waiting costs, and how to decide the amount and form of security leadership deliberately.

June 17, 2026 · 4 min read
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On the decision

Fractional CISO vs Full-Time:
What the Cost Comparison Leaves Out

Salary is the smallest of four costs in this decision. An analysis of what each model buys, where each one fails, and how to decide.

June 16, 2026 · 7 min read
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On method

How to Report Cyber Risk
to the Board

How to report cyber risk in the terms boards are now accountable for.

June 15, 2026 · 5 min read
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On method

Your Business and Its Security Are
Asking the Same Question

What that separation costs, and how to give them one picture.

June 9, 2026 · 4 min read
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On strategy

Spending Versus
Investing in Your Security

What the industry's own data says about where the return comes from.

February 18, 2025 · 4 min read
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For executives

Cybersecurity Is a Beast — and
Technology Won't Tame It

What the data says about attacker economics, and what organizations that recover well do differently.

July 11, 2023 · 4 min read
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For smaller teams

Cybersecurity for Smaller Businesses,
Without the Fear

Attackers are moving deliberately toward smaller organizations. How they get in, and an order of priorities that works on a small budget.

March 15, 2019 · 3 min read
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From the field

Behind the Mask Is
Someone You Can Understand

What the breach data reveals about attackers, and how to use it.

April 7, 2017 · 4 min read
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