TaleCraft Articles
Privacy by Design in the New Age of Government Surveillance
You walk into a government agency to complete what should be a routine task, renewing your ID, filing your taxes, or accessing a public service. Within minutes, you're asked to provide not just your full legal name and address, but also your photo, digital fingerprints, iris scan, biometric signature, and [...]
Automotive Cybersecurity: Highway Hacking in the Connected Age
"The modern car is no longer just a mechanical device; it's a computer network on wheels. Today's vehicles contain more processing power than the spacecraft that took humans to the moon, with upwards of 100 million lines of code controlling everything from braking to battery management." – Automotive Cybersecurity Summit, [...]
When Worlds Collide: The Challenges of IT/OT Convergence
Imagine running a critical facility where suddenly, amid normal operations, your control systems begin behaving erratically. Screens flicker, equipment fails, and operators lose visibility into vital processes. This isn't science fiction—it's the reality faced by organizations worldwide as traditional boundaries between information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) dissolve. The [...]
The Unexpected Joy of Asking for Help
The Unexpected Joy of Asking for Help I’ve been running a business for a month now…not sure how it’s supposed to feel, but I’m enjoying the challenges so far. There’s been a few and I’ve reached out to folks for help. That’s not something I do well, I’m afraid. I’m [...]
How Can I Help?
How Can I Help? My parents instilled a sense of duty and service in me and my two brothers early in our lives. We grew up a few rungs below middle class, but we appreciated what we had. Like other kids we had chores to help around the house. If [...]
The Security Dilemma
The Security Dilemma I had an interesting conversation with my wife Lisa this week. She was helping me record a series of training videos on Enterprise Security Risk Management we’re going to launch soon on the TaleCraft Security site. She heard me talk about ESRM for over an hour! I [...]