Jan 2026 Professional Development

A few notes on my professional development activity in Jan 2026:

  1. Applied Cybersecurity Threat Intelligence course, Joe Slowik / Paralus
  2. “2026 Cybersecurity Career Blueprint” , Taylor Banks / ImpactOS
  3. “Rethinking Trust and Leadership” Rachel Botsman, seminar hosted by ISACA
  4. We’re moving! Blog hosting updates soon, but DNS willing y’all won’t notice anything.
  5. I’m counting this: writing up and posting this update. :smiling_cat:

ACTI

  • live online course delivered over five days
  • focused on direct application of CTI work to impactful security decisions
  • insight into effective uses of CTI tools like:
    • MITRE ATT&CK frameworks, Diamond Model, and intrusion life cycles
    • observables enrichment and sharing to drive behavioural analysis and patterning
    • putting tactical and strategic TI into your organisation’s context
  • fantastic, focused, useful: take it yourself or with your whole team before more extensive and expensive CTI courses
  • https://paralus.co/training/

2026 Cybersecurity Career Blueprint

  • live workshop for career strategy and planning
  • take it live and work through the sheet with Taylor (or replay later)
  • uses strategic planning, task design, and habit formation skills from many great books and thinkers applied to cybersecurity roles and skills
  • excellent, and I need to follow through on the next steps
  • found via newsletter, ping me for for more info (link TBD)

Rethinking Trust and Leadership

  • ISACA hosted webinar with author presentation and then Q&A
  • thoughtful and provocative discussion on the differences and balance between risk and trust in leadership and decision making
  • illustrated with evocative anecdotes from familiar orgs and brands
  • aware of and inclusive of the chaotic times we live and work in
  • simple, clear, slides focused on key points of each section
  • absolutely worth the time, ISACA annual dues (or the nominal fee) and the series continues to show ISACA as a useful source for learning
  • https://www.rachelbotsman.com/
  • https://www.isaca.org/training-and-events

Thanks for reading!

Written on January 21, 2026