If cyber threats had a most-wanted list, Chip would be the detective cracking the case! My blog dives deep into the world of cyber intelligence, unraveling attacks, trends, and security tactics with a mix of wit and wisdom. Whether you’re a seasoned pro or just cyber-curious, expect insights that pack a punch—no fluff, just the good stuff!
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The Lost Art of Threat Management
How to stop collecting intel like Pokémon cards and start making better security decisions The Noise If you’ve been anywhere near a SOC meeting lately, you’ve probably heard the phrase “threat management” tossed around like confetti. Everyone wants it. Few can define it. Some say it’s about intel feeds. Others… Read More ⇢
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The Future-Ready SOC: A Blueprint for Maturity, Resilience, and Real-World Impact
Introduction I have spent enough time in Security Operations to see the same story repeat itself. Every SOC, no matter how advanced it looks from the outside, ends up drowning in alerts and starving for strategy. Detection Engineering teams keep adding new rules. Vendors keep pushing more “content updates”. Within… Read More ⇢
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The Quiet Weight: Leading with Empathy in a World of Urgency
Staying Human in Cyber It started with a late-night email that could have waited until morning. A single line written in haste, but read in frustration. That small moment reminded me how much of our world runs on interpretation. Not technology. Not alerts. Interpretation. In cyber, we talk about patching… Read More ⇢
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AI-Enhanced SOCs in 2025: Defenders, Co-Pilots, and the New Cyber Threat Frontier
🚪 Welcome to the Modern SOC, Where AI Has a Seat at the Table If you’ve ever worked in a SOC, you know the feeling: it’s like being a barista during the morning rush, except instead of lattes you’re serving up threat alerts, and instead of coffee snobs, you’ve got… Read More ⇢
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IntelScope Pyramid: Connecting the Dots Between Threats and Strategy
What You’ll Gain from This Blog: In this post, you’ll understand how IntelScope Pyramid model bridges technical cybersecurity detection with executive risk management. You’ll learn how to map raw technical signals into strategic decisions, see real-world examples from Australia’s threat landscape, and explore how global events reshape threat intelligence. Expect… Read More ⇢
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“Who Did It? Unmasking Threat Actors in Cyber Intelligence (The 5W Sequel)”
Remember the 5Ws? Let’s Zoom In. In my last post, we introduced a timeless tactic — the 5W Strategy — to give structure to cyber investigations. Now we’re digging deeper into the most exciting W of them all: Who.Who broke in? Who wrote the malware? Who ghosted your firewall like… Read More ⇢
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Fusion Centers: The High-Powered CPU of Cyber Security
Blog originally published on Medium – Jan 18, 2025 When was the last time your organization made a business decision without understanding the risks? I am sure many times and hope not anymore. But let’s be honest — how often does your security team’s involved in it. Many times they… Read More ⇢
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Data Leaks: The Silent Reputation Killer & Compliance Nightmare
Blog originally published on Medium – Mar 2, 2025 A Leak is More Than Just a Leak Imagine a tiny crack in a dam. Now, imagine that crack expanding until the entire structure collapses. That’s exactly how a data leak works. It starts small — maybe an exposed database or… Read More ⇢
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My 5W Strategy – In life, In Intelligence and In SOC Operations
In life, intelligence analysis, and cybersecurity, making sense of complex situations and uncovering the truth requires asking the right questions. My 5W Strategy is built on answering five key questions: “What happened?“, “Why did it happen?“, “Why did it happen that way?“, “What did we do about it?“, and “Who… Read More ⇢











