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Starting Over
This post was originally published on February 2, 2024.
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The 37 most important events in American cybersecurity history
I've never been one for remembering important dates and names.
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Launching Too Phishy
This post was originally published on November 11, 2023.
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Why haven't password complexity rules gone away yet?
I've long suspected that password complexity rules were invented by computers to torture us.
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I spent $855.77 on Google Ads and got my ads banned five times.
This post was originally published on July 9, 2023.
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Launching Is This Phishy 🎣📩
This post was originally published on May 17, 2023.
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I'm building 12 (cybersecurity) startups in 12 months
This post was originally published on May 17, 2023.
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Behind WhatsApp's Slowing Growth
Phone messaging is one of the most competitive markets there is.
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From the NY Times to Netflix: a Brief History of Paywalls
This post was originally published on February 12, 2023.
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Yes, the FBI can use your Google search records to convict you. And so can Google.
Until recently, I didn’t realize that police could use my Google search history to convict me of a crime.
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