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I'm a cyber security and privacy adviser working across Australia and New Zealand. This is where I work through ideas, from rough drafts to settled positions, on risk, privacy, AI governance, and the field.
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Getting your network time run like a Swiss clock
Wrong time that looks confident is worse than no time. Diverse NTP sources beat a single loud liar.
Jul 2026availability
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Five Eyes: Frontier AI risk is months away, not years
Five Eyes cyber agencies say frontier AI is already reshaping offensive capability. Patch velocity, OSS exposure, and legacy systems are the board agenda.
Jun 2026AI
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Verification is the new bottleneck
AI compresses implementation. Spec and verification stay hard. Vibe coding and agentic engineering have different cost shapes.
Jun 2026AI