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Explore past IT Audit Labs newsletters covering IT security and cybersecurity topics that matter most to today’s organizations. From threat trends to practical security guidance, this archive keeps you informed and prepared.

Own the Process: AI Skills, Free Range Agents, and Owning Your IP
The Real Talk: A Closer Look: Free Range Agents Eric Brown, CISSP and Nick Mellem have been testing Instinct, a text-based AI assistant that can

The Pineapple Pager: What a $70 Gadget Reveals About Your Wi-Fi (and Your Smart TV)
The Real Talk: A Closer Look: The $118K Lesson in Account Hygiene A dad put five dollars toward his kid’s YouTube ad campaign. The nine-year-old

The Fireman’s Paradox: Why Your Security Team Keeps Getting Rewarded for Failing You
The Real Talk: A Closer Look: Patch Tuesday and the Zero Day Economy Nick Mellem walks through why the second Tuesday of the month matters.

Building the Future: AI Coding, Agentic Advisors and Custom Tools
The Real Talk: A Closer Look: The MCP Nobody Vetted Loren Horsager of Model Mind AI shared a story that should make every IT leader

The Air Gap Was Never Real: Inside the Minnesota Water Supply Hack
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Instinct Over Intellect: What the Kolbe Index Reveals About How Your Team Actually Works
The Real Talk: A Closer Look: The Third Part of the Mind Nobody Measures David Kolbe, CEO of Kolbe Corp joined the crew to break