The Small
Business
Cyber Security Guy
⭐100K+ Monthly Downloads | ⭐Top 20 Apple Management | 🎧>2.5K per episode
Welcome to the blog and podcast, where we share brutally honest views, sharp opinions, and lived experience from four decades in the technology trenches. Whether you're here to read or tune in, expect no corporate fluff and no pulled punches.
Everything here is personal. These are my and the team’s thoughts, not those of our employers, clients, or any poor soul professionally tied to me. If you’re offended, take it up with me, not them.
What you’ll get here (and on the podcast):
Straight-talking advice for small businesses that want to stay secure
Honest takes on cybersecurity trends, IT malpractice, and vendor nonsense
The occasional rant — and yes, the occasional expletive
War stories from the frontlines (names changed to protect the spectacularly guilty)
I've been doing this for over 40 years. I’ve seen genius, idiocy, and everything in between. Some of it makes headlines, and most of it should.
This blog and the podcast is where we unpack it all. Pull up a chair.
When Two Swiss Scientists Decided Silicon Wasn't Good Enough
They're growing brain tissue in Swiss laboratories and using it to process information. Not simulations. Actual living human neurons, derived from skin cells, housed in specialized chambers, connected to electrodes, computing.
FinalSpark's Neuroplatform has 16 brain organoids containing roughly 160,000 neurons total. Each organoid interfaces with 8 electrodes sampling at 30 kHz. The system has operated continuously for four years, testing over 1,000 organoids, collecting 18 terabytes of data.
The peer-reviewed research is published. Nine universities have free access. You can watch neurons computing in real-time on their website.
This is happening right now. Not science fiction. Science fact.
The Frankenstein Computer That's Actually Real
There's a lab in Switzerland where they're building computers out of living human neurons. Sounds completely barking mad, right?
Here's the thing: these brain cells compute using one million times less energy than silicon. Meanwhile, training a single AI model now produces the carbon emissions of 500 cars over their entire lifetimes. Microsoft, Google, and Amazon just committed billions to restart nuclear power plants because they can't keep the lights on.
And your business? You're paying for every watt through exploding cloud bills. Listen to this week's episode. It's properly mental.
⚠️ Full Disclaimer
This is my personal blog. The views, opinions, and content shared here are mine and mine alone. They do not reflect or represent the views, beliefs, or policies of:
My employer
Any current or past clients, suppliers, or partners
Any other organisation I’m affiliated with in any capacity
Nothing here should be taken as formal advice — legal, technical, financial, or otherwise. If you’re making decisions for your business, always seek professional advice tailored to your situation.
Where I mention products, services, or companies, that’s based purely on my own experience and opinions — I’m not being paid to promote anything. If that ever changes, I’ll make it clear.
In short: This is my personal space to share my personal views. No one else is responsible for what’s written here — so if you have a problem with something, take it up with me, not my employer.