The Gospel of Open Source Scripture Reference: John 8:32 — “And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” The Parable of the Walled Garden Brothers and Sisters, we live in a wor...

Building a Voice Assistant in Arch Linux at 3 AM It’s 3 a.m. on a Tuesday, and my nightly shenanigans have finally wound down. Like many Linux users, I have a deep, unwavering disdain for the mous...

Ransom, Records, and Recovery: The UnitedHealth/Change Healthcare Cyberattack The 2024–25 UnitedHealth / Change Healthcare ransomware attack became the largest U.S. healthcare data breach in histo...

The Yubikey Spark I was a bored cyber security engineer on a rainy Sunday afternoon with nothing to do but poke at the edges of my laptop. It was the kind of boredom that feels like an invitation ...

Arch Linux is known for its simplicity, flexibility, and control. Unlike other distributions, Arch gives you the freedom to build your system from the ground up. In this guide, we’ll walk through t...

Special thanks to dear friends at an excellent dinner for the thoughtful and inspiring conversation that sparked this reflection. Your insights and curiosity made this topic come alive. In today’...

Cyber attackers are growing bolder than ever—hackers. Organized threat actors and foreign governments are escalating their campaigns with unprecedented aggression. 2025 yields no sign of slowing d...

This guide walks through a Bash script that installs and configures the OpenSearch suite on a Linux system using RPM packages. It includes user setup, plugin activation, and service management. Ta...

Cyber defense with AI — a practical playbook for leaders AI is transforming cyber defense from reactive firefighting into proactive, scalable protection. That doesn’t mean it’s a magic wand. This ...

Celebrating 34 Years of Vim This year we celebrate the 34th birthday of Vim — a Vi-derived editor created by Bram Moolenaar that has reshaped how developers interact with text. Bram took a basic e...