Endurance Thinking: What Long-Distance Running Teaches About Cyber Defense
I spend a lot of time thinking about pacing. Some of that comes from my work as a cybersecurity analyst. Some of it comes from long-distance running along Lake Michigan. At first glance, those worlds seem unrelated. One is technical and abstract. The other is physical and repetitive. But the longer I do both, the […]
From the Help Desk to the SOC: Why Ground-Level Experience Still Matters in Cybersecurity
I did not start my career in cybersecurity. I started it by answering tickets, resetting passwords, crawling under desks, and explaining to frustrated users why something that worked yesterday suddenly did not today. At the time, IT support felt like an entry point, not a destination. Looking back now as a cybersecurity analyst, I see […]