#003: When the Perimeter Was Already Compromised

Late last year, a customer called me a few days after they deployed their brand-new firewall. It was a fresh Palo Alto Networks box. Racked, powered, configured — GlobalProtect was online, NAT rules applied, policies in place. The engineer who deployed it did everything by the book. But within days, their internal security team raised […]

#002: The Breach Mindset

There’s a special place in hell for the phrase “We think we’ve done enough.” That gem, usually dropped by well-meaning execs in pastel shirts and a state of wilful denial, tends to arrive just before one of two outcomes: A minor miracle, or A full-blown breach that turns your long weekend into a forensic triage […]

#001: Postcards from the Edge

Let’s get this show on the road.