0
Posts published
Latest dispatch · Gear Lab
I Wouldn’t Buy a Laptop in 2026 Without These 7 Things
The laptop buying checklist has changed. CPU, RAM and storage are no longer enough.
0
Categories
1h 15m
Reading, front to back
0 min
Average read
2020
Writing here since
0
Ads or trackers
An attacker needs one forgotten door. A defender must remember every door, every window and every person holding a key.◆The Model That Got Too Good at Hacking◆This week, AI became the Hacker◆When Claude stepped outside the sandbox◆What is Shadow AI ?◆An AI Found the SCADA. Nobody Asked It To.◆An attacker needs one forgotten door. A defender must remember every door, every window and every person holding a key.◆The Model That Got Too Good at Hacking◆This week, AI became the Hacker◆When Claude stepped outside the sandbox◆What is Shadow AI ?◆An AI Found the SCADA. Nobody Asked It To.◆
The desks
Six places this notebook goes
◆
Bytes
Cloud and Infrastructure · DevOps and Automation · LinkedIn Republications · Software and Development · Tech Leadership
⛨
Cybercom
CISO Perspectives · Incident Response · Risk and Compliance · Security Architecture · Threat Intelligence
◈
AI & Frontier
AI in Enterprise · Future Tech & Trends · Generative AI · Machine Learning & Data
⚓
Beyond
Leadership & Growth · Life & Perspective · Travel Dispatches
⬡
Gear Lab
Gadget Reviews · Product Comparisons · Setup & Workspace
✦
Field Notes
Hot Takes · Industry Analysis · Weekly Dispatch
The instrument panel
Everything the watch floor sees
Selected
Worth your morning
AI Governance Will AI Make Humanity Extinct by 2036?
The evidence does not prove that AI will end humanity within ten years. But real cyber evaluations show why leaders…
04 Oct 2026 · 9 min
Security Architecture Who Secures the Traffic Lights in the Sky?
As India builds a national drone traffic management system, cybersecurity will be critical to keep our skies safe.
06 Sept 2026 · 2 min
Cybercom The Patching Race Just Changed Speed
Machine-speed vulnerability discovery is here. The patching race hasn't disappeared. It just changed speed.
04 Sept 2026 · 2 min
Log
Recent dispatches
- 02 AI Governance
Will AI Make Humanity Extinct by 2036?
The evidence does not prove that AI will end humanity within ten years. But real cyber evaluations show why leaders…
04 Oct 2026
9 min - 03 Security Architecture
Who Secures the Traffic Lights in the Sky?
As India builds a national drone traffic management system, cybersecurity will be critical to keep our skies safe.
06 Sept 2026
2 min - 04 Cybercom
The Patching Race Just Changed Speed
Machine-speed vulnerability discovery is here. The patching race hasn't disappeared. It just changed speed.
04 Sept 2026
2 min - 05
CISO PerspectivesThe Model That Got Too Good at Hacking
A model does not need malicious intent to become dangerous. It only needs to be capable, persistent and…
24 Aug 2026
9 min - 06
Field NotesBefore the Uniform Became My Identity
The uniform may eventually be folded away, but the discipline, friendships and sense of duty it creates remain on…
12 Aug 2026
6 min - 07
Threat IntelligenceWhen Claude stepped outside the sandbox
Three real companies accessed. Not by Humans, By AI
11 Aug 2026
1 min
On screen
The video log
YouTube
Security Stroke | Fortified Defence: Mitigating Ransomware Attacks
PM Ramdas featuring in The Economic Times chat show, on hardening enterprise defences against ransomware.
Watch on YouTubeOn the air
Bytes & Beyond is a show on security, AI and the operational side of running technology. One incident or one idea per episode, taken apart slowly.
Rec Latest · Ep 03
Weekly dispatches
One email on Thursday morning
What moved, what mattered, what to ignore. No tracking pixels, unsubscribe in one click.