Writing
Writing
Posts here, plus everything I have published elsewhere.
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How AI Will Disrupt Entry-Level Jobs and Create More Snake Oil Influencers: The AI/Human Apprenticeship Shakeup
Overview Much of the opinion on how AI will change human work is polarizing: AI will either create a paradise where we’re all relaxing with our newfound time and wealth or it…
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The Human Role in Cybersecurity: Adapting to AI’s Evolution
As artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) continue to revolutionize the field of cybersecurity, it’s crucial to understand the evolving roles of humans and machines in this domain. While AI can…
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Building a Startup Cybersecurity Strategy from Scratch: A Step-by-Step Guide
Introduction Cybersecurity is often an afterthought for startups focused on growth, product development, and securing funding. However, the cost of ignoring cybersecurity can be catastrophic, especially in a world where data breaches…
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AI and Cybersecurity: Sharing Insights from AI Revenue Summit Thought Leader Award
I’m incredibly honored to have been recognized as an AI Thought Leader at the AI Revenue Summit, an event that brings together the brightest minds in the AI and tech industries. This…
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Dig This Event – Black Hat 2024
This year at Black Hat, the great Anna Suslova and Ryan Morasco came up with an amazing idea: instead of the boring, usual events…why not rent excavators and crush cars?
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I’m Not a Security Practitioner But I Play One on LinkedIn: Investigating LinkedIn’s “Possible malicious content” Flagging
TLDR; When Nagomi emerged from stealth in April, we noticed that any time we linked to nagomi.security on LinkedIn, it would be flagged as “Possible Malicious Content.” Here’s why and how the…
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Making the Most of What You Already Have. Why I Joined Nagomi.
Today we’ve announced that Nagomi Security has emerged from Stealth with $30 million in funding. The company operated in stealth mode with Seed funding from Team8, and the recent round was led…
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Controlling Complexity: Growth – Featuring Simone Biles and Amy Bream
Today we released the final installment of the Axonius film series with Simone Biles, Controlling Complexity: Growth. This post looks at why we did it, how we evaluated whether it was successful,…
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I Am A CMO. I Don’t Buy Anything. A Renewed Case for outreach.txt
If I get the tone wrong, I’ll sound like an old man yelling at kids to stay off his lawn (hence the photo). If I get it right, it’ll be an examination…
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Behind the Scenes of a Cybersecurity Unicorn Announcement
People tell us that they see Axonius everywhere – and we love hearing that. But a lot has to happen behind the scenes. Here’s a backstage look at what went into our recent news…
Selected writing at 7AI
Written in role and published on the company domain, so they live there rather than here. Twenty-three of them, most recent first. The 7AI blog.
Jun 1, 2026
Announcing Threat Hunt and Skills: Why We Refused to Build Another One-Size-Fits-All AI SOC Platform
May 12, 2026
How to Meet NIST 800-53 RA-10 Threat Hunting Requirements with AI Agents
Feb 26, 2026
7AI Now Available Through AWS Security Hub Extended
Feb 5, 2026
7 Things We’ve Learned: Reflections on Our 1st Year Out of Stealth
Dec 4, 2025
Citing the Agentic Security Inflection Point, 7AI Raises Largest Cybersecurity A Round in History
Nov 13, 2025
Fortune Cyber 60 and CRN Stellar Startups Show Enterprises Are Ready for Agentic Security
Sep 9, 2025
7AI Sets Sail at the Rolex Invitational Cup
Aug 28, 2025
Cybercrime at Machine Speed: How Cybercriminals Are Deploying Agentic AI
Jul 30, 2025
7AI Showcases the Industry’s First Dynamic Agentic Security Platform at Black Hat 2025
Jul 14, 2025
7AI Recognized as a Sample Vendor in the Gartner Hype Cycle for Security Operations, 2025
Jun 27, 2025
Security’s AI Moment: How CISOs Are Using Autonomous Agents to Lead Enterprise Innovation
Apr 25, 2025
7AI Saves 34 Analyst Years in 80 Days
Apr 15, 2025
The False-Positive Tariff: The Hidden Cost Security Teams Are Paying Every Day
Apr 11, 2025
Lior Div on the CyberScoop Safe Mode Podcast
Feb 18, 2025
5 Voices in Agentic Security: Where to Learn More, Part 1
Feb 11, 2025
Securing AI vs. Using AI for Security: Understanding the Difference
Jan 22, 2025
The Art of Focus: Highlights from Our 2nd Security Innovators Dinner in Chicago
Dec 13, 2024
Thriving Amid the Storm: How Boston’s Security Leaders Are Shaping the Future of AI-Driven Security
Nov 18, 2024
5 Myths About AI in Cybersecurity and the Realities of Agentic Security
Nov 13, 2024
Hiring Our 1st Sales Leader at 7AI
Oct 29, 2024
The White House Releases the 1st National Security Memorandum Focused on AI
Oct 14, 2024
What is Agentic Security? (eBook and video)
Oct 10, 2024
Why 7AI, Why Boston, Why Now?
Earlier work
I was writing about automation replacing human judgment in security in 2016. The bylines still say Hexadite.
Nov 23, 2016 · Dark Reading
Security Automation: Striking The Right Balance
Oct 31, 2016 · Dark Reading
In A World With Automation, Where Does Human Intelligence Fit In?
Jun 18, 2016 · Dark Reading
The Gamble Behind Cyber Threat Intelligence Sharing
Aug 8, 2016 · Infosecurity Magazine
In Cybersecurity Hiring, Aptitude Trumps Experience and Skills
The personal archive
Family, photography, sports cards, Cape Cod, and a post about Keith Hernandez wishing my dad a happy birthday. Kept on purpose, kept off the front page. Read it here.