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Above the Packet: Cybersecurity's New Meaning Layer

Above the Packet: Cybersecurity's New Meaning Layer

In less than two weeks, a question about software safety moved from coffee-call conversation to an OpenSSF issue, a community schema, a validator, and active alignment with CycloneDX and SPDX. That speed is interesting. The way it happened is more interesting.

We Know Reality by What Returns

We Know Reality by What Returns

A utility trusts its operating picture because measurements return in expected ranges, alarms correlate with physical events, crews report back from the field, substations behave consistently, and the model of the grid keeps meeting the grid itself. Return is how reality becomes believable.

In Appreciation: Dr. Eric Cole

In Appreciation: Dr. Eric Cole

Dr. Eric Cole's cybersecurity accomplishments are legendary, but his willingness to speak openly about burnout is something that particularly resonated with me, as it is something many of us struggle to avoid.

He Wasn't a Hacker. But He Was One of Us.

He Wasn't a Hacker. But He Was One of Us.

Thirty years after Sean Marley died, I realize that my focus on mental health in cybersecurity started with him. This is a belated thank you to him for helping me strive for something better. He wasn't a hacker. But he sure as hell was one of us.