Celebrating Milestones and Achievements ??

I've written my first 20 articles and obtained the following of 300 subscribers!

?? Thoughts...

I've never written publicly before, and I was driven to sharpen my writing skills, grow my technical knowledge and audience in support of the dystopian technothriller novel series that I am in advanced stages of development. This newsletter has been an excellent use of my time in accomplishing that goal. The biggest impact: growth of my hippocampus! I've learned that I LOVE research and it's like scratching an itch. Can't stop! I've also learned about content planning, article length, publishing, and writing to mix audiences. On the super creative side, I've exploded in my artistic passions by using DALL-E for most of my artwork.

?? My First 20 Articles

1. Putting the 'Sec' in AutoSec, Protecting our Connected Cars, April 1
2. In Need of Radical Collaboration, April 12
3. Future Skies: Will I Fly Today, April 17
4. Future Skies: Will I Fly Today - Threat Surface, April 25
5. Future Skies: Will I Fly Today - Threat Actors, May 2
6. Future Skies: Will I Fly Today - A Passenger's Travels, May 11
7. Ciphers in the Shadows (True Story), May 11
8. The Locksmiths Become the Landlords: The Commoditization of Cybercrime, June 28
9. Culture: The Fire-Breathing Dragon in Your Kingdom, July 7
10. Ransomware: The Final Act of a Cyberattack Stemming from a Disconnected Culture, July 10
11. When Patch Tuesday is a Bear, July 11
12. Zero Trust: Losing Trust in an Old Friend, July 14
13. Welcome to 2025, July 23
14. We Will Soon Be Fighting AI, But It's Not What You Think, August 2
15. People Get Ready: Q-Day is Coming, September 7
16. The Urgent Need to Focus on What’s Important - Business and Critical Infrastructure Stability, September 12
17. Breaches Aren't Security Issues, September 19
18. Domain Diplomacy: The Powers and Pitfalls of ccTLDs, September 28
19. Daisy Chains of Silence: Exploiting Vulnerabilities to Stifle Democracy in Egypt, October 9
20. One Hour to Save the World, November 1

?? Article Stats

Over the course of 7 months, I've written 20 articles, which averages out to an article every 1.5 weeks. With the understanding that I had zero subscribers when I published my first article and that my followers have grown by over 50% during this publishing period, my highest performing article to-date was article #15 Q-Day is Coming. Article #5 Future Skies: Identifying the Aviation Threat Actors came in second. Articles #8 The Locksmiths Become the Landlords, #19 Daisy Chains of Silence and #20 One Hour to Save the World were all nearly tied for third place.

34,000 impressions during this time. That is astounding to me. The articles on Breaches and Q-Day had the highest reader engagement.

???? What Does This All Mean?

I will remain future focused in my content planning. Provide technical opinion based on empirical research and cite source content. My audience desires advanced threat intelligence that is actionable.

??My New Writing Goal - 30 Days of Knowledge Share

I view my TID newsletter as my live resume of qualifications. Internalizing the above, my aim is to write more about emerging Tech and associated threats. This can be summed up as AI, Edge, Quantum, and the modern supply chain. I am also committed to sharing best practices with you (Privacy by Design, Secure by Design, Secure by Default, and ATT&CK). Lastly, I will continue to provide updates on my cybersec teaching assistant role. ??????

??We are in need of radical collaboration. Join me. ??

#HireMe #ThisIsMyResume #30DaysOfWriting #KnowledgeShare #TheMoreYouKnow?? #HappyHolidays

p.s. tremendous gratitude to those that have reached out and supported me in discovering my next chapter! ??