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DEF CON 2025 Preview

Aug 3, 2025

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4 min read

DEF CON 2025 Preview

Ayman Elsawah
Ayman Elsawah
My name is Ayman and I'm an Addict

Jul 20, 2025

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6 min read

My name is Ayman and I'm an Addict

Vibe coding rant, vCISO vs Fractional CISO, and more

Ayman Elsawah
Ayman Elsawah
Pricing Power, Reading’s Demise & Late-Night Vibe Coding

Jul 13, 2025

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8 min read

Pricing Power, Reading’s Demise & Late-Night Vibe Coding

Ayman Elsawah
Ayman Elsawah
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of vCISO Life

Jul 6, 2025

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8 min read

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of vCISO Life

Insights into Fractional CISO / vCISO Life, and other links

Ayman Elsawah
Ayman Elsawah
Jokes On Us 🤣

Apr 3, 2025

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3 min read

Jokes On Us 🤣

Some of the best spoofs this past April fool's

Ayman Elsawah
Ayman Elsawah
Avoid Root Canals In Security

Mar 2, 2025

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7 min read

Avoid Root Canals In Security

I was recently told I needed a root canal, and I was devastated.

Ayman Elsawah
Ayman Elsawah
Everything You Need To Know For A Successful Pentest

Feb 23, 2025

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18 min read

Everything You Need To Know For A Successful Pentest

Ayman Elsawah
Ayman Elsawah
The Dark Side of Security Leadership

Feb 9, 2025

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9 min read

The Dark Side of Security Leadership

Why we do what we do and pitfalls

Ayman Elsawah
Ayman Elsawah

Reflection on Cybersecurity

Turn 'No' Into a Conversation

Jan 26, 2025

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3 min read

Turn 'No' Into a Conversation

Persuade with finesse, not force

Ayman Elsawah
Ayman Elsawah
Platform Risk & A Personal Message

Dec 29, 2024

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5 min read

Platform Risk & A Personal Message

A SaaS goes belly up, a new format, and 2024 personal reflections

Ayman Elsawah
Ayman Elsawah
2024 Wrap Up and 2025 Predictions In Cybersecurity

Dec 22, 2024

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7 min read

2024 Wrap Up and 2025 Predictions In Cybersecurity

Enterprise AI Security, Job Outlook, IPO's, and more!

Ayman Elsawah
Ayman Elsawah
How Will You Be Remembered?

Nov 24, 2024

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4 min read

How Will You Be Remembered?

Ayman Elsawah
Ayman Elsawah
Reflections From TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 As A Security Professional

Nov 1, 2024

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4 min read

Reflections From TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 As A Security Professional

Ayman Elsawah
Ayman Elsawah

Reflection on Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity Is Full Of Secrets

Sep 22, 2024

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6 min read

Cybersecurity Is Full Of Secrets

An Archaeological Expedition To Uncover Artifacts

Ayman Elsawah
Ayman Elsawah
Ghost Jobs Are Real

Sep 2, 2024

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5 min read

Ghost Jobs Are Real

What are they and why do they exist?

Ayman Elsawah
Ayman Elsawah
Owning Your Mistakes: Crowdstrike wins "Most Epic Fail" Pwnie Award

Aug 25, 2024

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3 min read

Owning Your Mistakes: Crowdstrike wins "Most Epic Fail" Pwnie Award

Mistakes happen. It’s how we handle them that will determine what people think of us. 🦄

Ayman Elsawah
Ayman Elsawah
Crowdstrike: The Largest IT Outage In History

Jul 21, 2024

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2 min read

Crowdstrike: The Largest IT Outage In History

How A Software Update Took Down Everything

Ayman Elsawah
Ayman Elsawah
Independence Is Simple, Not Easy

Jul 4, 2024

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8 min read

Independence Is Simple, Not Easy

Reflections on the entrepreneurial journey

Ayman Elsawah
Ayman Elsawah

Event News

Are We Accepting Cyberattacks as the New Norm?

Jun 30, 2024

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7 min read

Are We Accepting Cyberattacks as the New Norm?

We're waking up every day to news of yet another cyberattack. It's almost as if we've grown accustomed to this digital onslaught. But should we?

Ayman Elsawah
Ayman Elsawah
The Cyber Leadership Labor Surplus

Jun 16, 2024

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4 min read

The Cyber Leadership Labor Surplus

Why are CISO's and Leaders are being laid off?

Ayman Elsawah
Ayman Elsawah
RSA 2024 Day 1-2: Hack The Bay, RSAC Winners, and Mental Health

May 8, 2024

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6 min read

RSA 2024 Day 1-2: Hack The Bay, RSAC Winners, and Mental Health

Hack The Bay, RSAC Winners, and Mental Health

Ayman Elsawah
Ayman Elsawah

Event News

BSides Day 2 Summary - AI

May 6, 2024

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5 min read

BSides Day 2 Summary - AI

Fun facts and AI Talks

Ayman Elsawah
Ayman Elsawah

Event News

BSidesSF 2024: Day 1 Summary & Takeaways

May 5, 2024

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10 min read

BSidesSF 2024: Day 1 Summary & Takeaways

The Vibe, Volunteering, Some Talks, and Great People!

Ayman Elsawah
Ayman Elsawah
7 Simple Truths In Infosec

Apr 28, 2024

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4 min read

7 Simple Truths In Infosec

Ayman Elsawah
Ayman Elsawah
How Close We Came to a Digital Apocalypse

Apr 7, 2024

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4 min read

How Close We Came to a Digital Apocalypse

A backdoor to the internet was thwarted, by accident!

Ayman Elsawah
Ayman Elsawah
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