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What we've learned, shared freely.

Three decades of judgment, the CRAM™ methodology, and lessons from 2,000+ leaders we've mentored — written down for whoever needs them. No gate, no pitch.

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On leadership

The weight no one warns you about

Nobody briefs you on the part of security leadership that actually keeps you up — the quiet, constant weight of being the person it all lands on. Here is what thirty years in the seat taught me about carrying it.

September 12, 2018 · 4 min read
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On method

Your business and its security are asking the same question

For thirty years I watched the business and the security team sit in separate rooms, speaking different languages about the same risk. CRAM™ grew out of a simple conviction: those two rooms were never really far apart.

June 9, 2026 · 4 min read
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On strategy

Spending versus investing in your security

Most organizations spend a great deal on security and feel no safer for it. The reason is rarely the size of the budget. It is the difference between spending and investing — and almost no one is taught to see it.

February 18, 2025 · 4 min read
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For executives

Cybersecurity is a beast — and technology won't tame it

It has all the scary stuff in it. But after almost thirty years of being the one called when it hits the fan, I can tell you the beast is never beaten with another purchase. Here is what actually works.

July 11, 2023 · 4 min read
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For smaller teams

Cybersecurity for smaller businesses, without the fear

We were taught to fear cyber — to picture shadowy figures behind every screen, and above all not to ask questions. Here is a calmer, practical way to manage it, so you never end up paying for fear and confusion instead of protection.

March 15, 2019 · 3 min read
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From the field

Behind the mask is someone you can understand

Most of an attacker's power isn't technical — it's the fear they manufacture before anything happens. I once watched a defender refuse to be frightened, study the people on the other side, and turn their own attack into a lesson. Here is where real protection actually begins.

April 7, 2017 · 2 min read
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