Blog
I cover topics in cybersecurity, explore the latest in tech trends, and dive into IT best practices. Occasionally, I’ll also post a tech review.
Weekly Notes: Back to Routines (Week 2, 2026)
School and early mornings returned, I binged a couple of great shows, and work threw in one annoying connectivity puzzle.
The Unacceptable Failure: Grok, CSAM, and AI Safety
When an AI tool can be pushed toward CSAM, it’s not drama or edge-case misuse. It’s a catastrophic safety failure with real victims and real consequences.
Cybersecurity Weekly Roundup: January 2-9, 2026
Fifteen stories worth your time this week: KEV updates, high-impact patches, browser ecosystem abuse, and a few reminders that old gear never dies, it just becomes a botnet.
Apple Health + ChatGPT: The Privacy Tradeoff
OpenAI’s new ChatGPT Health feature can connect to Apple Health and medical records for more personalized answers. The upside is real convenience. The downside is a bigger privacy and security blast radius, at a time when healthcare breaches keep hitting “millions affected.”
Weekly Notes: Easing Into 2026 (Week 1, 2026)
Week 1 of 2026 was low-key but not boring: quieter vibes, a few anxious moments, slow Plex server progress, solid momentum on my cybersecurity thriller, and a Friday spent chewing through EDR alerts.
Parked Domains Have Turned into a Malware Vending Machine
New research shows most parked domains now redirect visitors to scams, scareware, and malware, often only when the visitor looks like a real person on a residential connection.
Stepping into 2026
A personal look ahead into 2026: finishing my degree in April, writing more practical cybersecurity posts, continuing the messy move away from big tech, starting a CISO-focused cert path, and finally sharing my cyber-thriller book series I’m planning to self-publish.
Putting AI to Work in the SOC
Practical ways to integrate AI into SOC workflows for faster triage, better investigations, and safer automation, with the guardrails that keep humans in control.