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18 August 2026 · Interviews
The two rooms
Reading is not the skill. Saying is the skill — and almost nobody practises the second part.
11 August 2026 · Careers
Written for a different country
Most cybersecurity career advice is written by Americans, for Americans, and reads like it.
4 August 2026 · History
The first ransomware arrived by post
In 1989 a Harvard-trained biologist mailed twenty thousand floppy disks to AIDS researchers. The model has not changed since.
28 July 2026 · Careers
The two weakest words on your CV
‘Assisted with’ tells a hiring manager that you were in the room when something happened.
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