Field Dispatches

Latest writing.

Let’s be real, blogging is dead. I kept this page for the OGs: 35 posts spanning 2016to present. Technical deep dives, industry takes, and things that needed to be said. For up-to-date hot takes & hot plates, visit LinkedIn, YouTube, or the Podcast.

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Zscaler Just Took Home Three CRN Tech Innovator Awards, and They're Not in the Same CategoryAug 8, 2026The AI Cheated on a Test, So It Hacked Hugging FaceAug 5, 2026Zscaler Is a Leader in Two Gartner Magic Quadrants Now. Here's What Actually Changed.Aug 5, 2026Zscaler Is Bringing Agentic AI Security to Black Hat 2026, and I Have Thoughts About Booth CultureAug 3, 2026Three Zscaler Headlines in 48 Hours: SASE Leader, a Sovereign German Cloud, and an Open AI Defense PactJul 29, 2026Zscaler Joined the Hiroshima AI Process. Yes, That Is a Real Thing, and It Actually Matters.Jul 28, 2026Social Engineering Does Not Need to Be Sophisticated. It Needs to Be Interesting.Jul 1, 2026Zscaler Just Became an F1 Team's Security Partner. Here's Why That Actually Makes Sense.Jun 25, 2026Zscaler Expands Zero Trust SASE with AI Agent ToolsJun 13, 2026Zscaler Expands Zero-Trust SASE Platform with AI-Driven ManagementJun 13, 2026Zscaler Expands Project AI-Guardian with Tech PartnersJun 13, 2026Zscaler Launches AI Broker and Endpoint AI Security for AgentsJun 13, 2026Nobody Reads Blog Posts AnymoreMay 25, 2026Wow. Just wow.Aug 20, 2025You knew better :-/Mar 23, 2025What are you doing here?Oct 9, 2024Podcast > Blog Posts: Change my mindNov 16, 2021Cracking open that TLS connectionJul 11, 2019DNS Flag Day: Are you ready?Jan 21, 2019TLS 1.3 is coming in hotNov 16, 2018Crypto Mining and iOS, but not the way you would expectNov 1, 2018Caught on tape: Malware Distribution TechniquesSep 26, 2018Executing Security at ScaleJun 19, 2017Bots and users beware, Google's reCAPTCHA goes invisibleMar 18, 2017CloudBleed: Guess what? There was 0 day protection for this type of vulnerabilityFeb 24, 2017Counter-strike Mirai with F5 iRulesNov 2, 2016Stolen Credential Stuffing Protection (Account Takeover Protection)Aug 16, 2016ASM Proactive bot detection - Selective URLsAug 15, 2016iRule: CAPTCHA Challenge during Brute Force AttackJun 12, 2016Android phones listening to what you watchApr 10, 2016Why a 3Gbps DoS can take out your 40Gbps NGFW and 20Gbps Internet CircuitMar 21, 2016iRules: Insert client certificate into HTTP HeaderMar 14, 2016iRules: IP Reputation based on X-Forwarded-For HTTP HeaderMar 10, 2016iRules: Dynamic load balancing via URIMar 7, 2016RSAC 2106: The countdown to let downMar 5, 2016