I’ve always had the entrepreneurial bug in me. In high school, I sold CDs to friends, discounted telescopes from...
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Battling digital zombies: Tech security lessons from ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 6
We live in a day and age where new cyber threats emerge daily and staying on top of the latest Information Security (InfoSec) trends can be a challenge. But, exploring and learning doesn’t have to be...
How to be a tech security Jedi, Part 3: Three Security Lessons from ‘The Force Awakens’
It finally happened! After a long wait, the new Star Wars movie, The Force Awakens (TFA), arrived as an early Christmas present to geeks everywhere. Before I jump into security, let me share my short, spoiler-free review: If you...
How to be a tech security Jedi, Part 2: 6 lessons from the ‘Star Wars’ prequel movies
Like many, I’ve been preparing for the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens movie by revisiting all of the old ones. As a passionate security geek, I can’t help but consume my pop-culture through the filter of Information Security. I’m...
In retrospect: A century of phage lessons
One hundred years after the first description of viruses that infect bacterial cells, the contribution of these bacteriophages to fundamental biology, biotechnology and human health continues unabated and deserves celebration.
Nature 528 46 doi: 10.1038/528046a
How to be a tech security Jedi: 5 lessons from the original ‘Star Wars’ movies
A short time ago, in a city not far from Seattle, I began frantically encouraging (forcing) my pre-teen daughter to watch the original Star Wars trilogy. This, of course, was in preparation for the newest film, Star Wars: The Force Awakens. As we watched, it dawned on me that there are tons of subtle parallels between information...