GISEC GLOBAL 2026 – The Middle East & Africa’s Largest Cybersecurity Event, Served with a Whiskey Stone Cold Reality
One top story, zero substance GISEC GLOBAL 2026 is billed as the Middle East and Africa’s largest cybersecurity event, a claim that sounds mighty until you remember it is largely a showroom with outlets and sponsor booths giving you a haircut with buzzwords. The article that accompanies this top story is painfully clear in its […]
Apple Fixes Two Zero-Days in ‘Sophisticated’ Attacks – A Small Patch, A Large Reality Check
You probably thought you were done with patch Tuesday horror stories for the week, right? Here comes Apple dropping an emergency update for two zero-day flaws that were exploited in an “extremely sophisticated” attack targeting a few people. Translation: two bugs got nailed, a handful of victims got saved for now, and the rest of […]
Executive Order to Block State AI Regulations: A Bourbon-Fueled Rant on Governance Theater
Pour yourself a glass of something dark and legally dubious – the AI governance circus rolls on and the clowns keep collecting badges from vendors who swear they’re saving the world with policy templates. The top story this time is an executive order aimed at stopping state AI regulations. In other words, a federal blade […]
Gemini Enterprise Patch: The Patch We Needed Like a Hole in the Head
Pour yourself a dram, this patch is exactly what we deserve after another round of vendor theater and overhyped risk. Google has patched the Gemini Enterprise vulnerability exposing corporate data, a reminder that the hype around AI driven security is often louder than the actual risk it solves. GeminiJack is described as a zero-click attack […]
Microsoft Patch Tuesday, December 2025 Edition – a whiskey soaked reality check
Top Story Pour yourself a glass of bourbon, because here we go again. Patch Tuesday rolls around like clockwork and we get another chorus line from vendors promising salvation while the threat landscape yawns in the corner. This month Microsoft pushed updates to fix at least 56 security flaws in Windows and related software. One […]
Ransomware Payments Surpassed $4.5 Billion: US Treasury
Pour yourself a dark dram, because this isn’t a victory lap for security teams or vendors who still think “defense in depth” is a mortgage you can pay with a PowerPoint slide. The numbers don’t lie, they just keep getting louder: ransomware payments topped $4.5 billion according to US Treasury and FinCEN data, a figure […]
OpenAI Ad Denial on ChatGPT Plus is Why We Do This to Ourselves
Pour yourself a drink, this is the kind of news that explains why we have a shelf full of whiskey and a calendar full of security warnings we ignored ten times already. OpenAI recently denied that ChatGPT Plus is going to start serving ads. The rumor mill claimed ads would pop up for paying users, […]
Drones, Diplomas, and a $25M Essay Mill: The Top Security Story You Probably Ignore
Pour yourself a whiskey, this is not a drill. The top security story this week is not another patched zero-day or a vendor slide deck about “zero trust on a budget.” It is a $25 million empire built on cheating and geopolitics, hidden behind a private university’s glossy brochure. Drones, diplomas, and essays, you name […]
Lumia Security’s $18 Million Round Is Not a Breakthrough – It’s a Marketing Jam
Pour yourself a glass of something that pairs well with buzzwords because Lumia Security just carted off another $18 million while promising AI security and governance. The press release-worthy numbers don’t come with a map to better security, just a glossy itinerary full of engineers, partnerships, and a GTM plan louder than a security vendor […]
Agentic AI Raises $130 Million: The Unicorn Rolls Into the Bar
Top story of the day Pour yourself a glass of something aged – bourbon, rye, or a dark rum that knows how to pretend it’s a solution to your problems. The headline is loud enough to wake the IT group from their quarterly patching nap: Agentic Security Firm 7AI Raises $130 Million. But before you […]
