by Douglas | Dec 20, 2025 | Cybersecurity Best Practices, Doug Was Built Not Born
I was asked this question during an interview this summer “What was my favorite operating system?” Windows: Well, not my favorite, but I use it like almost everyone and everything for administration functions at work on government agencies. I mentioned I...
by Douglas | Dec 15, 2025 | Thoughts
I recently debated upgrading my MacBook from Sequoia to Tahoe. Like many IT professionals, my standard operating procedure is to wait out the initial release (26.0) and hold off until the first major patch (26.1) ensures stability. When I looked for community...
by Douglas | Dec 6, 2025 | Cybersecurity Best Practices
It’s totally amazing. I needed to forward a somewhat sensitive document electroncially the other day. It’s amazing we, as a culture, still think faxing is secure. Well, I could say, all things equal, faxing “may” be more secure than email....
by Douglas | Dec 2, 2025 | Doug Was Built Not Born
🚀 How I Became one of the Navy’s Top SME My Navy career began with specialized training in electronics and cryptographic equipment, leading to my first assignment at a critical communications station in Scotland. I was assigned to Technical Control, the hub for...
by Douglas | Nov 29, 2025 | Doug Was Built Not Born
I earned my Amateur (Ham) Radio license when I was stationed in Maine. Cell phones weren’t really a thing back then, and it was rural country out there. The local community was great there and belonging to the local club offered a means to meet others. In the...