Field notes from the adversary’s side of the table.
Short, practical pieces on how real attackers think about people, facilities, and infrastructure—rooted in work across northeast Alabama and crypto-native teams online.
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High-signal briefings from active work.
A few posts worth reading first if you're evaluating adversarial testing, operational risk, or crypto-native security.
Ingress Labs
The Network Gear You Trust Is a Target: Nation-State Supply Chain Reality
Modern intrusions increasingly start before your hardware ever reaches the rack. This is a practical, non-paranoid way to think about supply-chain risk, firmware tampering, and upstream compromise in the networking layer.
Ingress Labs
What a Physical and Social Engineering Engagement Actually Looks Like
Physical and social engineering tests aren’t Hollywood heists. They’re structured exercises designed to reveal how humans, doors, and processes really behave under pressure. Here’s how a typical engagement actually unfolds.
Ingress Labs
How an Attacker Sees Your Small Business Network (North Alabama Edition)
Most small businesses in places like Fort Payne, Huntsville, and Chattanooga don’t realize how predictable their networks look from an attacker’s point of view. Here’s how I mentally map your environment in the first hour.
Ingress Labs
Crypto OPSEC for Founders and High-Value Individuals
If your net worth or treasury depends on a handful of wallets, your personal life and travel patterns are part of your attack surface. This is how I think about OPSEC for founders and high-value individuals in crypto.
Dec 1, 2025 • 9 min read
How an Attacker Sees Your Small Business Network (North Alabama Edition)
Most small businesses in places like Fort Payne, Huntsville, and Chattanooga don’t realize how predictable their networks look from an attacker’s point of view. Here’s how I mentally map your environment in the first hour.
Dec 8, 2025 • 10 min read
Crypto OPSEC for Founders and High-Value Individuals
If your net worth or treasury depends on a handful of wallets, your personal life and travel patterns are part of your attack surface. This is how I think about OPSEC for founders and high-value individuals in crypto.
Dec 11, 2025 • 11 min read
What a Physical and Social Engineering Engagement Actually Looks Like
Physical and social engineering tests aren’t Hollywood heists. They’re structured exercises designed to reveal how humans, doors, and processes really behave under pressure. Here’s how a typical engagement actually unfolds.
Dec 2, 2025 • 8 min read
Local Cybersecurity in Fort Payne & DeKalb County: Where Small Businesses Should Start
If you run a business in Fort Payne or DeKalb County, ‘cybersecurity’ can feel abstract and expensive. Here’s a practical starting point tuned to how local businesses actually operate.
Dec 3, 2025 • 9 min read
Huntsville & the Redstone Corridor: Local Cybersecurity for High-Tech Small Teams
Huntsville’s mix of defense, aerospace, and startups creates a unique security profile. Small teams here often handle sensitive work without the security staff that big primes enjoy.
Dec 4, 2025 • 8 min read
Chattanooga & the I-24 Corridor: Cyber Risk for Logistics and Manufacturing
The Chattanooga and I-24 corridor region is full of logistics, warehousing, and manufacturing operations—exactly the kinds of businesses ransomware crews love.
Dec 5, 2025 • 9 min read
From Nashville to Atlanta: A Practical Cyber Playbook for Regional SMBs
Small and mid-sized businesses between Nashville and Atlanta face big-city threats with smaller-city resources. This playbook focuses on the handful of moves that matter most.
Dec 11, 2025 • 12 min read
The Network Gear You Trust Is a Target: Nation-State Supply Chain Reality
Modern intrusions increasingly start before your hardware ever reaches the rack. This is a practical, non-paranoid way to think about supply-chain risk, firmware tampering, and upstream compromise in the networking layer.