My Artificial Intelligence Thoughts and Nothing Else
Last week, I spent an hour pulling my hair out trying to figure out why a container image I’d pulled from Docker Hub wouldn’t run in our staging environment. Turns…
A few months back, I was helping a friend troubleshoot why his wire transfer to his parents overseas kept getting flagged as suspicious. Watching him navigate the confusion—multiple verification steps,…
Last week, I got a message from a friend asking if she should sell her iPhone 11. Apparently, she’d read some alarming headlines about a leaked hacking tool that could…
Every time a major geopolitical conflict breaks out, cybersecurity experts and news outlets start asking the same question: are we about to see a real cyber war? It’s a reasonable…
A few months back, I was reviewing some security logs at work when a colleague mentioned a new spyware campaign targeting iPhones. My first thought was the same one I…
I’ve spent years building security systems, and I’ve watched the same vulnerabilities get exploited over and over. The difference is, most of my work protects data. But when I read…
A few years ago, I decided to turn an old laptop gathering dust into a NAS (Network Attached Storage) system. I thought it would be straightforward—throw some Linux on it,…
I spent three weeks turning an old laptop into a network storage device. It seemed straightforward enough—install Linux, configure some storage, maybe throw Docker in for good measure. What I…
I spent years accumulating hardware in my home lab. Servers, networking gear, storage devices, monitoring tools—all piled up with cables running everywhere and spreadsheets I’d never update tracking what was…
A few months back, I was helping a friend troubleshoot why his 2005 car kept throwing engine warning lights. He’d already spent money at a mechanic who couldn’t pin down…
James Holloway