Articles and analysis

Evidence, technology, and the conclusions we ask them to support.

Independent writing on digital forensics, AI assurance, governance, and professional judgment.

Latest article

Digital Forensics · 10 min read · Published August 25, 2026

Stop Calling Everything Digital Forensics.

Why tools, job titles, and the DFIR label do not make an investigation forensic without an evidentiary process built to withstand independent challenge.

Read the latest article

Browse the collection

All articles

8 articles · Newest first

AI Governance9 min read

No One Directed It. Someone Is Still Accountable.

Why delegated autonomy cannot become an escape hatch from human accountability when AI systems cause harm.

Published August 20, 2026Read article
AI Assurance7 min read

A Watermark Is Not a Finding

Why an AI watermark is evidence of technological provenance, not proof of authorship, misconduct, or a policy violation.

Published August 13, 2026Read article
AI Governance8 min read

The Wrong Question About AI and Authorship

Why AI involvement is too crude a test for authorship, and why meaningful human creative agency is the better question.

Published August 10, 2026Read article
Technology and Judgment5 min read

What Logic Gates Taught Me About Artificial Intelligence

How building logic circuits shaped an approach to artificial intelligence, assurance, and justified trust.

Published August 6, 2026Read article
Technology and Judgment7 min read

What You Can Defend

How generative AI is weakening traditional signals of expertise, and why defensibility now matters more than polished production.

Published August 2, 2026Read article
AI Governance19 min read

Smarter Than All of Us

What happens when a consequential claim about AI enters planning and governance before anyone has defined what would establish it?

Published July 26, 2026Read article
AI Assurance17 min read

AI Agents Are Not the Problem. Our Security Posture Is.

Documented agentic AI failure modes, approval-gate weaknesses, supply-chain compromise, and forensic readiness.

Revised August 26, 2026Read article