Writing
Notes on security, artificial intelligence, blockchain systems, and technology’s wider social impact.
Themes: Security · AI · Blockchain · Society
The Mythos Shift: What Actually Changes for Defenders
How AI agents and frontier vulnerability discovery change threat models—and why detection, containment, and security fundamentals matter more than ever.
Data-driven Vulnerability Management
A practical approach to prioritising vulnerabilities using evidence, exploitability, and real-world risk rather than CVSS alone.
Dreams in the Gulf Stream: Solana’s mempool-less protocol
An exploration of Solana’s mempool-less Gulf Stream protocol and what it means for transaction propagation and network performance.
Blockchain consensus mechanisms
A clear overview of how blockchain consensus mechanisms work and the trade-offs between common approaches.
Killer applications for Blockchains thus far
A review of the strongest real-world blockchain applications across DeFi, stablecoins, NFTs, and related systems.
Zero Knowledge Proofs - an overview (without the maths)
An accessible introduction to zero-knowledge proofs, their security properties, and practical blockchain uses—without the maths.
Current state of storing, restoring and bequeathing crypto assets / wallets
A look at practical options for securely storing, restoring, and bequeathing cryptocurrency wallets.
Savings lottery for low-income earners
How prize-linked savings could encourage saving and improve financial resilience for low-income earners.
Software supply chain integrity
Why software supply-chain integrity matters and the controls organisations need to reduce dependency and build risks.
How Eth2.0 mitigates specific PoS (Proof of Stake) attacks
How Ethereum 2.0’s design addresses specific attacks against proof-of-stake consensus.
Insurance taking center stage in Cyber - improving and maturing it?
An examination of cyber insurance’s growing role and what the market needs to improve and mature.
What got us here, won’t get us there - Passwords
Why password complexity and forced rotation fall short—and how passwordless authentication, MFA, and modern identity standards offer a safer path forward.
The impact of community currencies in low-income communities
How community currencies can strengthen local economies, widen financial inclusion, and support resilience in low-income communities.
Static analysis lessons from big tech co’s
Lessons from large technology companies on scaling static analysis, reducing false positives, and integrating security checks into developer workflows.
Archiving parts of my site on the Blockchain
A practical experiment in preserving website content on a blockchain, exploring decentralised storage, permanence, and the trade-offs involved.