Thinking out loud about cybersecurity, technology, and building.

Argues that Australia should create a regulated legal framework enabling private cybersecurity companies to conduct offensive cyber operations against criminal threats.

How advanced AI model releases represent a significant capability shift for both cybersecurity defenders and attackers, creating a dual-use dilemma.

AI is dismantling the barriers protecting incumbent enterprise software vendors, enabling lean teams to build near-functional clones of major platforms in months.

How a non-developer with a decade of IT industry experience built CityHenge — a fully functional mobile app — in two months using AI coding tools.

Examining the October 2023 ransomware attack on the British Library, and how accumulated technical debt created the conditions for a devastating breach.

How organisational vulnerabilities including staffing gaps and inadequate planning created the conditions for a ransomware attack on a Scottish council.

Why the Bureau of Meteorology's $96.5 million expenditure was about modernising decades-old critical infrastructure, not just building a website.

Australia's 96% ransomware payment rate — the highest globally — and why organisations continue funding criminal operations despite official guidance.