Letter from Abroad

Note to readers: This post is for my friends and colleagues abroad, still scratching their heads over the result of the November 2024 presidential election. To »

Parallel breaches

Three #capitolhillbreach and #solarwindsbreach parallels: (1) attackers gained command and control over assets and information for relatively long periods, unmonitored, (2) understanding the data security damage, »

Risk of Covid Ignorance

Regarding Congressman Tom McClintock's Christmas Eve guest column in the Sierra Sun, "The only relief from lockdowns is to end them" (Dec »

Risk of Shortcuts

By eliminating credibility and shame, you become impervious to truth or consequences, and you can prevail … for a time. »