Security
AI in the Cybercrime Underground: Hype Meets Craft
Why AI in cybercrime is less about superhackers and more about scaling, automation, and more convincing deception.
Security Tools for Network Engineers
Which security tools matter for network engineers, how to classify them, and where admin, blue team, and red team work diverge.
Shadowsocks and Xray: When VPN Gets Blocked
Why classic VPNs stand out in restrictive networks and how Shadowsocks or Xray-core can help as pragmatic tunnel options.
Sophos Connect: Why admins should not have to chase blog posts
Sophos Connect 2.5 MR1 shows why VPN client updates should not hide in blog posts. OpenSSL 3.3.7 needs visibility.
Patchday in the AI Era: The Pace Is Rising
Why Microsoft's June Patch Tuesday was truly large, why the 500 figure is mixed, and what AI changes for patching.
After Mythos: Why Bug Bounty Programs Need Harder Evidence Now
Why AI slop and real exploit findings are changing bug bounties, and why reproducibility now matters more than report volume.
From PRISM to Prompts: The New AI Dependency
Why AI connectors create new dependencies, why the US and China shape the race, and what admins should check now.
The Unused Compute Power Around Us
Why unused compute is everywhere, why it expires, and what a decentralized compute smart grid could look like.
Sophos vs WatchGuard: Firewall Comparison 2026
Sophos vs WatchGuard compared: security, VPN, SD-WAN, WAF, management, API, support, and my practical view.
Sophos vs Cisco Meraki: Firewall comparison
Sophos vs Cisco Meraki compared: security, SD-WAN, VPN, WAF, management, operations and my verdict for IT teams.