I make security and privacy easier to understand.
For posts that explain one of my talks, you'll probably want to view them directly online at, Security is a service business...one star This talk was delivered at AtlSecCon in Halifax, NS, on 10-Apr-2025 Abstract When was the last time you felt like you had enough time in the day to get your work done? Are you exhausted by the never ending firehose of security challenges you have to deal with each…
Want to share with others? Formatting issues in your reader? This post is available online, Let's Talk Cloud As the Vice President, Cloud Research at Trend Micro, I had a mandate to educate others about cloud security and enough leeway to experiment with how I went about it. We had a fantastic communications team who were eager to try out new platforms and new approaches. With streaming and…
Want to share with others? Formatting issues in your reader? This post is available online, Mornings with Mark Going back through the archives of " Mornings with Mark " has been quite the experience. I've been both fascinated and a little horrified (the hair, the look, the production…yikes) re-watching some of those nearly 200 episodes. It's interesting to remember that back then (2018—2019), a…
Want to share with others? Formatting issues in your reader? This post is available online, My years on CBC Walking past the display of Leafs memorabilia, I turned the corner, opened the door, and took a seat in the conference tucked away in the Air Canada lounge. I chuckled at the framed magazine covers adorning the walls with a who’s-who of Canada. I set my scorchingly hot Tim Hortons tea on the…
Want to share with others? Formatting issues in your reader? This post is available online, Helping people get the most out of AWS re:Invent In the fall of 2012, 5,000 people gathered in Las Vegas for the first AWS re:Invent . I was there and spent almost all of my time with my laptop open, surrounded by other builders, working together to try out new techniques and tricks that we were sharing…
For posts that explain one of my talks, you'll probably want to view them directly online at, Some small steps towards better security communication and education Security is everyone’s responsibility. How is that supposed to work? Our teams have struggled for a long time trying to move away from reactive work to planning and building for a more resilient future. Is that shift even possible given…
Want to share with others? Formatting issues in your reader? This post is available online, The Failure of the Most Desirable Security Control Ever Today Twitter removed the legacy verified checkmark from the platform. Maybe. But also, maybe not? Who really knows at this point, the specifics and the timeline will be whatever they will be given the current state of the platform. What is crystal…
Want to share with others? Formatting issues in your reader? This post is available online, ChatGPT Delivers Ideas and Answers on Demand, If You Know How To Ask Robyn Bresnahan and I chatted about this on CBC Ottawa Morning on 13-Dec-2022. Machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (A.I.) have moved from sci-fi to buzzword to everyday tool. The latest models are making main stream…
Want to share with others? Formatting issues in your reader? This post is available online, AWS re:Invent 2022 Attendee Guide: Security At re:Invent or attending remotely? Check out my “ Ultimate Guide to AWS re:Invent 2022 ” post for some tips and tricks to get the most out of the show. For the past few years, I’ve had the opportunity to write the “official” guide for attendees of AWS re:Invent…
Want to share with others? Formatting issues in your reader? This post is available online, Werner Vogels Keynote Play-by-play At re:Invent or attending remotely? Check out my “ Ultimate Guide to AWS re:Invent 2022 ” post for some tips and tricks to get the most out of the show. Thursday at AWS re:Invent 2022 brought yet another amazing keynote from Dr. Werner Vogels . As is his custom, Werner…