How Does Doug Stay Built?

I’m frequently asked how I stay current in IT, cybersecurity and AI. I’m always happy to share what I use, but I know most people will forget the details by the time they actually need them. So instead, I decided to devote a page on this site to it and just point people here going forward.

I don’t endorse anything or anyone on this list. These are simply the podcasts and subscriptions I listen to and read on a regular basis. 

Podcasts – Tech/Cybersecurity

  • Security Now – Steve Gibson
  • Cyberwire Daily – Dave Bitner
  • Darknet Diaries – Jack Rhysider
  • Career Notes: – N2K
  • Cybersecurity Today – Jim Love

Podcasts – CMMC

  • Climbing Mount CMMC – AXIOM
  • SUM IT UP – SUMMIT7
  • CMMC Compliance Guide – Justice IT Consulting
  • CMMC Connect – CyberSpin

Podcasts – AI

  • The AI Daily Brief – Nathaniel Whittemore
  • AI Security Brief – N2K

Podcasts – Finance

  • Schwab Market Update – Schwab
  • WSJ’s Take On the Week – WSJ
  • Choiceology – Katy Milkman
  • Financial Decoder – WSJ

Email Subscriptions

  • N2K Cyberwire – N2K
  • AI Daily Brief – Nathaniel Whittemore
  • NIST Cybersecurity (Various) – NIST
  • CNBC (Various) – CNBC

Local Groups I Attend

  • PMI Suncoast
  • Tampa DevOps
  • ISC2 Tampa Chapter
  • ISACA Tampa Chapter
  • Tech TACO Tuesday in Tampa 

My Work Horse

I purchased a new MacBook Air M5 with 64GB of memory before the prices skyrocketed. I run Parallels with VMs for Linux, Windows 11 Enterprise, and a second macOS instance. It runs very well, and the battery life when I’m on the go is excellent.