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Security is Reactionary, No Matter What

Posted on August 20, 2026 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Security is Reactionary, No Matter What

Originally cyber security was just an afterthought. Something to be added on later to networks, protocols, software, and hardware. No matter what happens, security is always secondary. It creates limits, slows down both deployment and development, and yet it is so critical. Yes, there is a call to be proactive, but the reality is that…

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Sportsball and Infosec

Posted on February 8, 2018 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Sportsball and Infosec

This past weekend was the Superbowl (yeah suck it NFL, I am using the word), and of course you get all the people who are not into sports with their meme’s and complaints about so much talk on sportsball. Hold on a moment though, there are similarities between our world of infosec and the world…

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