Identity Security
PDFIdentity Security
A practitioner's perspective on identity as the modern control plane of cyber resilience.
White Papers
A practical library for cyber resilience and professional growth.
Identity security, AI trust, cyber resilience, CISO development, incident response, cloud risk, third-party governance, and professional leadership.
Cyber Resilience
PDFThe Digital Immune System
How AI can outpace cyber threats by building adaptive, self-healing security architectures.
AI and Trust
PDFShaping Trust in the Age of AI
Frameworks for governing AI systems so trust is built deliberately, not assumed.
Identity Security
PDFIAM Transformation
A blueprint for modernizing identity and access management at enterprise scale.
Third-Party Risk
PDFThird-Party Governance
Practical governance for third-party risk, identity, and shared accountability.
Cloud and Remote Work
PDFRemote Work Best Practices
Security best practices for the hybrid workforce, written during the pandemic shift.
Cyber Resilience
PDFBuilding the Business Case
How to translate cyber program investment into language boards and CFOs actually buy.
CISO Development
PDFThe Role of Cybersecurity Leaders as Educators
Why the modern CISO's most important skill is teaching — to boards, peers, and teams.
Cyber Resilience
DOCXKPIs in the Enterprise
A practical framework for the measurements that matter in enterprise security programs.
Professional Development
PDFHow to Create Your Professional Development Plan
A step-by-step plan to take ownership of your career as a cybersecurity professional.
CISO Development
PDFCISO Interviewing Tips
What hiring committees actually look for, and how to prepare for the CISO interview cycle.
CISO Development
PDFCISO Transition Plan
Planning the next phase of your career — preparing for, entering, and exiting CISO roles.
Cyber Resilience
PDFData Science in Cybersecurity
Why data science is foundational for an advanced enterprise cyber program.
Professional Development
PDFMentoring Principles & Practices
Principles for mentoring cybersecurity professionals — adapted from a lifetime of practice.
Third-Party Risk
PDFSBOM and Open Source Risk
Reducing open source risk through software bills of materials and supply chain hygiene.
Identity Security
PDFThe Growing Obsolescence of Passwords
An older piece — still painfully relevant — on the long arc away from passwords.
Cyber Resilience
PDFThreat Vulnerability Assessment
How to drive consensus on cyber risk through a disciplined TVA process.
Incident Response
PDFIncident Response
A working perspective on building, exercising, and improving incident response programs.
Incident Response
PDFCloud Incident Response Framework
A framework for handling incidents that span multi-cloud environments and shared responsibility.
Professional Development
DOCXAlignment Report for Transformational Leaders
A powerful tool for transformational leaders aligning teams around shared outcomes.
CISO Development
PDFGive It to Mikey
On hard problems, ownership, and how senior leaders develop the next generation.
Identity Security
PDFBSIMM Paper — Passwords
Findings on password hygiene drawn from the BSIMM software security maturity model.
Professional Development
DOCXMy Start in Cyber
A short personal essay — quite the accident — on how Jim's cybersecurity career began.
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