Writing

Essays and working notes from Michael A. Davis on cyber defense, secure-by-design execution, leadership, and the operating lessons that come from building security programs across startups and global enterprises.

2026

Building Security for New Businesses Inside Big Ones

3 April 2026·224 words·2 mins

Architecture Security Architecture Leadership Operating Model

New businesses need security that respects speed, changing assumptions, and the reality that not every control should arrive at once.

From Endpoint Signals to Enterprise Resilience

3 April 2026·214 words·2 mins

Cyber Defense Endpoint Security Detection and Response Resilience

The endpoint remains one of the clearest places to understand attacker behavior, but only if the organization is ready to act on what it sees.

Security Controls Should Enable Innovation

3 April 2026·265 words·2 mins

Leadership Security Leadership Secure by Design Innovation

Security becomes durable when it gives builders better options instead of only more friction.

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