Writing

GeekWire  – Contributing Writer

The European Financial Review  – Columnist “Trust in the Future”

Govinfosecurity “Industry Insights” – Contributor

Betanews – Contributing Writer

Windmill Networking Social Media Marketing Blog – Columnist “Social Media and Online Security”

  • “The Social Media Manager’s Guide to Summer Safety: 10 Ways to be Safer”, July 2013
  • “Protecting Your Good Name”, April 2013
  • “Whose pictures are they anyway?”, February 2013
  • “What you need to know about Facebook Graph Search”, January 2013
  • “2012: The Year in Review”, December 2012
  • “Mobile Device Security”, November 2012
  • “Halloween Issue: What you should be most afraid of”, October 2012
  • “Understanding Security and Privacy in Google+”, September 2012
  • “To Host or Not to Host: That Is the Question”, August 2012
  • “What to Do about Passwords: 5 Tips for Password Management in a Social Media World”, July 2012
  • “Recovering from the worst: What to do when your social media channel is hijacked”, June 2012
  • “Are you the weakest link? Two things to do today to keep control of your Facebook page”, May 2012
  • “To Pin Or Not To Pin: 5 Security Risks Businesses Should Understand Around Pinterest and What They Can Do About Them”, April 2012
  • “Social Media meet Security. Security meet Social Media”, March 2012

SearchSecurity – Columnist “Inside MSRC”

TechNet – Contributor

The Wargamer – Contributing Writer and Columnist “Politics by Other Means”

  • “Strategy Guide: A Roman Civics Lesson” in “The Wargamer.com” August 2006
  • “Strategy Guide: A Tour of the Great Roman Cities” in “The Wargamer.com” August 2006
  • “Book Review: Envy of the Gods” in “The Wargamer.com” July 2005
  • “Book Review: Warriors of the Steppes” in “The Wargamer.com” June 2005
  • “A Brief History of Lebanon and Beirut: Setting of Close Combat First to Fight” in “The Wargamer.com” April 2005
  • “Politics by Other Means #3 – Napoleon: Birth and Delay of a Unified Europe” in “The Wargamer.com” March 2005
  • “Politics by Other Means #2 – Alexander the Failure” in “The Wargamer.com” January 2005
  • “Politics by Other Means #1 – How Caesar’s Road to Rome Passed First through Gaul” in “The Wargamer.com” November 2004
  • “Book Review: General John Buford: A Military Biography” in “The Wargamer.com” March 2004
  • “Book Review: Napoleon’s Expedition to Russia” in “The Wargamer.com” March 2004
  • “Book Review: Afghanistan” in “The Wargamer.com” November 2003
  • “Book Review: Lost Over Laos” in “The Wargamer.com” October 2003
  • “Game Review: Chariots of War” in “The Wargamer.com” September 2003
  • “Book Review: The Savage Wars of Peace” in “The Wargamer.com” September 2003
  • “Movie Review: Gods and Generals” in “The Wargamer.com” September 2003

The Philosophers Magazine – Contributor

  • “Book Review: Religion and Psychology: Mapping the Terrain” in “The Philosopher’s Magazine” Autumn 2001 (London)
  • “The Unintended Consequences of Philosophy” in “The Philosopher’s Magazine” Spring 2001 (London)
  • “Book Review: Homo Sacer” in “The Philosopher’s Magazine” Winter 1999 (London)
  • “Book Review: Liberalism and the Limits of Justice” in “The Philosopher’s Magazine” Fall 1999 (London)
  • “Snapshot: Friedrich Nietzsche” in “The Philosopher’s Magazine” Spring 1998 (London)

Corporate Blogging:

  • Sophos X-Ops Blog, Twitter, Mastodon Handles and YouTube (Managing Editor, Author) – January 2022 – February 2024
  • Avast Blog (Author)– January 2021 – January 2022
  • Proofpoint Threat Intelligence and Thought Leadership Blogs (Editor, Author) – October 2019 – December 2020
  • Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 Research Blog, Unit 42 Twitter Handle and Corporate Blog (Editor, Author), October 2016 – June 2019
  • Trend Micro Simply Security and Corporate Blog (Editor, Author), September 2011 – October 2016
  • Microsoft Security Response Center (Managing Editor, Editor, Author), February 2006 – August 2010

Books:

  • Contributor, Maximize Your Social: A One-Stop Guide to Building a Social Media Strategy for Marketing and Business Success, 2013
  • Expert, How to Start a Home-based Public Relations Business (Home-Based Business Series), 2012
  • Author, Exchange 2003 Message Security Guide; Microsoft Corporation, 2003
  • Author, “Friedrich Nietzsche” in Great Thinkers A – Z; Continuum, 2004
  • Contributing Author, Windows NT Server 4.0 in the Enterprise; Course Technology, 1998
  • Co-author, Web Development with Microsoft Resources; Sams.net,1996

Technical Writing:

  • Microsoft Internal Product Support Services Security Team Alerts; Microsoft Corporation, 2003 – 2005
  • Microsoft Security Bulletins; Microsoft Corporation, 2001-2002
  • “Deploying Windows 2000 in a UNIX Environment” Whitepaper; Microsoft Corporation, 2000

Technical Editing and Reviewing:

  • Microsoft Security Bulletins and Advisories (200); Microsoft Corporation, 2001-2002
  • Technical Reviewer, “Setting up an Empty Root Domain” Whitepaper; Microsoft Corporation, 2000
  • Technical Reviewer, “How to Plan a Successful Migration from UNIX to Windows 2000 Professional: Whitepaper, Microsoft Corporation, 2000
  • Technical Reviewer, “Smartcard Deployment Cookbook”; Whitepaper, Microsoft Corporation, 2000
  • Technical Reviewer, “Security Strategies”; Whitepaper, Microsoft Corporation, 2000
  • Technical Reviewer, “Security Threats”; Whitepaper, Microsoft Corporation, 2000

Music

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