Winn Rants

Hiring the Unhireable
K. Melton K. Melton

Hiring the Unhireable

When DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano said at 2012 RSA that we can’t find enough cyber talent… I went off the rails!

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InfowarCon Archive Project
K. Melton K. Melton

InfowarCon Archive Project

The InfowarCon Archive is our effort to preserve and archive that amazing decade, and perhaps help reignite a mental spark to get people thinking again.

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Time-Based Security Fundamentals
K. Melton K. Melton

Time-Based Security Fundamentals

Since 1996, after that incredible evening in a Warsaw bar and lots of napkins, I firmly believe that time-based security is key to our industry’s future.

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Cultural Toxicity in the Cybersecurity Industry
K. Melton K. Melton

Cultural Toxicity in the Cybersecurity Industry

In 2007, my wife and I chose to rid our personal and professional lives of toxic people and companies. We ‘fired’ a couple of our large toxic clients and ~15% of other clients we considered toxic to our business and mental well-being, happily relinquishing income and also providing substantial refunds.

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