INSIGHTS
Notes on engineering, security and digital infrastructure.
Practical perspectives from the work of building secure software systems.
Security6 min read
Principles of Secure Software Architecture
Security that is designed in from the first architecture diagram behaves differently from security bolted on before launch.
Digital Transformation5 min read
What Digital Transformation Actually Requires
Replacing a paper process with a digital form is not transformation. It is the same process wearing a different interface.
Engineering7 min read
Building Systems That Scale Without Constant Rewrites
Scalability is mostly a set of decisions made early, not a feature added later under load.
Security5 min read
Cybersecurity Fundamentals for Non-Technical Leaders
You don't need to read code to ask the right questions about how your systems are protected.
Government Technology6 min read
Lessons in Government Digital Infrastructure
Public-sector systems carry constraints that private-sector software rarely has to consider.
Engineering5 min read
What 'Modern' Web Application Development Actually Means
Modern is not a framework name. It's a set of defaults that make applications faster and more maintainable.