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4/15/26Teresa Suarez

Arsenic and AI

AI has spread like wildfire across both the technology landscape and the mindscape of organizational decision-makers. While advances in Agentic AI commoditize magic-like powers unlike ever before, there may be some toxic-strings-attached to this newfound power. I discovered some terminal traits through firsthand experience with building agents.

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3/11/26Teresa Suarez

Flunking Big Rocks: An OKR Origin Story

Some of the best learnings come from failure. Good news is you can vicariously learn what not to do by observing failures and avoiding the painful pitfalls experienced firsthand by others.

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2/19/26Josh Sahota

Stop Cybersecurity Consumerism (Part 2/2): Optimize Value, Reduce Spend

As business-first security leaders, it is our duty to ensure cybersecurity is done sustainably: supporting overall business objectives and protecting the bottom-line. This requires us to have a hard look in the mirror to be open about our operations. Specifically, understanding areas where value realized was not as expected.

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2/5/26Teresa Suarez

Big Rocks: Prioritize What Matters Most

This article is going to provide a “show and tell” walkthrough in the spirit of the thought exercise popularized by Stephen Covey, the author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. While this exercise applies universally to individuals, it also applies particularly well to people in our current cybersecurity climate that includes a constantly changing landscape filled with noise and an overall overstimulating digital world.

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1/22/26Josh Sahota

Stop Cybersecurity Consumerism (Part 1/2): The BNPL Trap

Just as consumerism exists at an individual level, cybersecurity consumerism is where cybersecurity teams are more focused on the procurement of tools and projected benefits than on taking realistic approaches to maximizing actual outcomes. In this series, I’ll explore three indicators of cybersecurity consumerism, beginning with purchasing habits.

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12/17/25Teresa Suarez

Noise, Noise, Noise, Noise!

In general, the cybersecurity space is often like a cacophony of technical buzzwords. The cyber risk management space goes further and is like a snowstorm of catchy phrases. Flighty phrases that fill these spaces are like planes circling in the air but never landing. Noise fills the cyberspace like how a snow squall blocks visibility .... and the fallen blanket of snow gives a nice cover over everything, including all the dog droppings that may be in the yard.

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12/9/25Teresa Suarez

Winning or Losing: Red Zone and Cybersecurity Reporting

College football’s wild weekend inspired some reflection on the redzone and comparison to reporting and communication in cybersecurity.

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