This week I've been:
✅ Finalising a strategic partnership with a vulnerability assessment company
✅ Creating video-based security training that people actually want to watch
✅ Conducting Cyber Essentials assessments (yes, they still catch critical gaps!)
✅ Providing technical leadership to growing companies
✅ Deep-diving into AWS security best practices
Cybersecurity isn't just about the latest tools or threats – it's about building security into the fabric of how organisations operate.
The manufacturing client who was eager to learn despite having basic gaps impressed me more than the financial services firm with all the right tools but inconsistent processes.
Security culture > Security technology. Every time.
Three things that stood out this week:
🎯 Cyber Essentials still matters – Even "basic" frameworks catch significant vulnerabilities when properly implemented
🎥 Training works when it's human – Scenario-based learning beats policy recitation every single time
☁️ "Security as code" is the future – Treating security configurations with the same rigor as application code
The variety in this field never stops amazing me. In five days I touched business development, content creation, regulatory compliance, technical consulting, and professional development. Each area informed the others in ways that wouldn't be possible in a more specialised role.
Question for my network: What's been the most surprising security challenge you've encountered recently? I'm always curious about the problems others are solving.
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