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Ken Kantzer's Blog

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Thoughts and essays on security, technology, and management.

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20 from 18 Feb 2020 to 4 Mar 2026
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now and then (1 in the last year)
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2026 1

  1. Let’s be honest about AI Coding

2024 3

  1. GPT is the Heroku of AI
  2. Lessons after a half-billion GPT tokens
  3. The Parable of the Wise Hiring Manager

2022 8

  1. Learnings from 5 years of tech startup code audits
  2. The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Secure-by-default
  3. You Don’t Need Hundreds of Engineers to Build a Great Product
  4. Technology ROI Discussions are Broken
  5. 5 Software Engineering Foot-guns
  6. The Backlog Peter Principle
  7. How to find great senior engineers
  8. The Googler’s Dilemma: Why Experience Will Always Have a Premium

2020 8

  1. 5 Red Flags Signaling Your Rebuild Will Fail
  2. Core Control #6: Log Everything
  3. Core Control #5: Secure by Default
  4. Core Principle #4: Managing Privileged Access
  5. Core Principle #3: Continuous Security
  6. Core Principle #2: Know Your Software
  7. Core Principle #1: Know Your Hardware
  8. New Series: Core Principles for the Transcendent CISO