Intent is All You Need (But It’s Hard to Find)
Agentic systems can easily become simulacra. Without governance anchored in genuine human intent, we get organizations that are perfectly, continuously, autonomously convinced they’re secure.
// Welcome to my digital space
const mission = {
focus: ["cybersecurity", "compliance_automation", "philosophy"],
perspective: "military + industry + government + curious people"
};
const mission = {
focus: ["cybersecurity", "compliance_automation", "philosophy"],
perspective: "military + industry + government + curious people"
};
Welcome to my website, where I write about cybersecurity, compliance automation, policy-as-code, and philosophy. I share practical insights and personal observations that I've picked up over the years, based on my unique perspective that draws from military, industry, government, and personal experience.
Recent Articles
GRC Engineering is Just... Engineering
FedRAMP 20x isn't an overhaul of compliance. It is an extension of engineering best practices into compliance. In other words, compliance is now a function of Site Reliability Engineering.
Meditation on Writing
Attempting to capture what writing really means to me.
Published Works
American Values
2023
Join me on a journey across America, from eastern cities to western deserts, as I search for what's really valuable.
Dancing With My Fate
2021
An open-minded exploration of reality using Occam's razor and the scientific method.