Decoded Security
Erich Winkler, Kushal | Cloud Security, ToxSec, drawntocyberCybersecurity is not too hard. You are just studying the wrong things. Plain-English cybersecurity from someone who runs it for a living, not just writes about it.
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Every Security Job Is Becoming a Data Job. Here Is How to Get Ahead of It.
The data science skills every SOC analyst and GRC professional needs, explained with real math and 2 hands-on Python labs.
A detection rule that is 99% accurate can still be almost useless.
You Can’t Memorize Your Way Into AI Security
Most people learning AI security are memorizing the wrong thing.
They can define prompt injection. They can name the OWASP category. And they still couldn’t tell you how to secure an AI agent that reads email and can access company documen...
7 Layers of Cloud Defense (and what organisation control actually look like)
Most cloud breaches don’t beat every control. They beat the one control everyone trusted.
If you’ve been in cybersecurity for a while you’ve surely already met the term “Defense in Depth”.
The trouble is that a definition doesn’t tell yo...
Does AI Threaten Entry-Level Cybersecurity Jobs?
Last week, I tested whether an average AI model can pass the CISSP exam-style questions I created. As we now know, all three tested models scored 150/150.
Not one wrong answer.
If you’re trying to break into this field, that number probab...
I Tried to Make AI Fail the CISSP Exam. It Scored 100% Every Single Time.
Hi, it’s me, Erich, a CISSP-certified cybersecurity professional who got into a discussion a couple of weeks ago about whether or not AI models can pass the CISSP exam.
I’ll be honest here: I truly believed there is a certain type of quest...
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Cybersecurity Manager | CISSP Certified | Helping people land their first cybersecurity role without a degree or career reset
12 years securing cloud infrastructure. Ex-Symantec, Ex-Deloitte, GoDaddy. CISSP, 5x Cloud Certified. Most security advice is theoretical. Mine isn't.
Security Engineer | M.S. Cybersecurity, CISSP | AWS, NSA, USMC.
Making cybersecurity easier to understand through writing, visuals and simple explanations.
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