Insights on Technology, Leadership, and Life’s Rough Seas
Welcome to Tales of a Tech Shark, a blog on IT operations, leadership, and cybersecurity. Here, you’ll find real stories about running secure systems, leading teams, and adapting to change. In addition, you’ll see reflections on resilience, wellness, and personal growth – lessons to help you navigate both technology and life.
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Your Vendor’s Compromise Is Now Your Incident
When your vendor gets breached, it’s not their problem anymore. It’s yours. In a connected ecosystem, no company operates alone. Your SOC, your MSSP, your cloud host, and…
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The Morning the System Outsmarted Us
Cyber incidents love bad timing. They don’t wait for daylight or coffee. They strike…
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Why IT Needs to Learn “Finance-speak” (Even if It Hurts a Little)
In IT, budget defense meetings sometimes feel like boss fights. On one side: IT…
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Life Offshore: Rotations on SWP and Noble Viking
The past month blurred into a cycle of offshore trips between the SWP platform…
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Ghost Projects: Fighting Floods with Accountability
Every rainy season, Metro Manila and the provinces transform into water parks nobody asked…
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Offshore Network Design: How to Keep a Rig Running Without Cutting Off Its People
Out here, several kilometers from shore, the ocean is endless, the horizon never changes,…
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Subic on a Whim: A Stormy Start, A Sunny Finish
This Subic getaway wasn’t planned at all. It was one of those sudden, “Let’s…
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Engineering IT at Sea: Four Days to Go Live
Picture this: you board a drill ship, hundreds of kilometers offshore, in a foreign…
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From First Firewall to Leading Cybersecurity: My Journey in Building Digital Defenses
When I started in IT, cybersecurity wasn’t the hot topic it is today. It…
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How APO Shaped My Journey in IT and Cybersecurity
I often thought that IT leadership feels a lot like being part of a…
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From Blind Spots to Control: Asset Management
Why Asset Management Is Important In IT, asset management is often misunderstood. Many people…
Cybersecurity and IT Operations with Personal Insights
Balancing technology challenges, digital defense, and leadership growth.
Blog categories
- Architecture Best Practices
- Cybersecurity & Digital Resilience
- Digital Resilience
- Family and Legacy
- Humor & Light Reads
- IT Infrastructure
- Leadership & Legacy
- Leadership and Worklife
- Mental Resilience
- Observations and Humor
- Offshore Deployments
- Oil & Gas
- Personal Stories & Reflections
- Travel
- Workplace & Wellness
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