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Steve McMichael

GRC

"Stop Trying to Manage Risk"

Dec 26, 2025

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19 min read

"Stop Trying to Manage Risk"

A GRC Practitioner's Response

Steve McMichael
Steve McMichael

GRC

A Practitioner's Tool for Implementing Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), Now Featured on NIST.gov

Dec 23, 2025

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10 min read

A Practitioner's Tool for Implementing Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), Now Featured on NIST.gov

Steve McMichael
Steve McMichael

Get Technical

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GRC "Cloudgoat" Challenge

Oct 30, 2025

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25 min read

GRC "Cloudgoat" Challenge

What I Learned in Tyler Ramsbey's Intro to AWS Pentesting Course

Steve McMichael
Steve McMichael

GRC

CSRMC vs NIST RMF with Jason Dion: What Changes (and What Doesn't) for Federal Cyber

Oct 12, 2025

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9 min read

CSRMC vs NIST RMF with Jason Dion: What Changes (and What Doesn't) for Federal Cyber

Steve McMichael
Steve McMichael

Career Crossover

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NEW COURSE: AKYLADE Cyber Risk Management Foundations (A/CRMF)

Sep 9, 2025

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2 min read

NEW COURSE: AKYLADE Cyber Risk Management Foundations (A/CRMF)

3+ hours Featuring 🎓 Dr. Gerald Auger 😱

Steve McMichael
Steve McMichael

GRC

You Need To Study GRC Engineering, Right Now!

Aug 20, 2025

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7 min read

You Need To Study GRC Engineering, Right Now!

Steve McMichael
Steve McMichael

GRC

Cyber Risk Quantification (CRQ)

Jul 21, 2025

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5 min read

Cyber Risk Quantification (CRQ)

The End of Heatmaps?

Steve McMichael
Steve McMichael

Career Crossover

+1

Free NIST CSF Tool + Why Your GitHub Profile Matters

Jun 7, 2025

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3 min read

Free NIST CSF Tool + Why Your GitHub Profile Matters

Open Source App and Excel Template

Steve McMichael
Steve McMichael
How to Report Phishing Campaign Results to Executives

May 26, 2025

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3 min read

How to Report Phishing Campaign Results to Executives

May 27 Simply Cyber Academy Lunch & Learn

Steve McMichael
Steve McMichael
NEW FREE COURSE: How to Break Into GRC | Mindset | Methods | Skills

May 5, 2025

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3 min read

NEW FREE COURSE: How to Break Into GRC | Mindset | Methods | Skills

Trailer and Simply Cyber Academy enrollment link inside👇

Steve McMichael
Steve McMichael

Career Crossover

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Insights 1 Year Later: Your GRC Career Development Plan

Mar 28, 2025

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16 min read

Insights 1 Year Later: Your GRC Career Development Plan

New Simply Cyber Video!

Steve McMichael
Steve McMichael

AI

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"Not Doomers vs Accelerationists": Walking the Narrow Path

Feb 26, 2025

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6 min read

"Not Doomers vs Accelerationists": Walking the Narrow Path

AI Risk Management

Steve McMichael
Steve McMichael

GRC

Breaking Down the NIST Cybersecurity Framework

Feb 16, 2025

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9 min read

Breaking Down the NIST Cybersecurity Framework

Feb 18 Simply Cyber Academy Lunch & Learn: Part 3 of 3

Steve McMichael
Steve McMichael

GRC

Introduction to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework

Feb 16, 2025

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16 min read

Introduction to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework

Feb 18 Simply Cyber Academy Lunch & Learn: Part 2 of 3

Steve McMichael
Steve McMichael

GRC

Risk Management Fundamentals

Feb 16, 2025

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30 min read

Risk Management Fundamentals

Feb 18 Simply Cyber Academy Lunch & Learn: Part 1 of 3

Steve McMichael
Steve McMichael

AI

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GRCnewsAssistant.py: How you can use it, and better yet - create something like it with Cline AI coding assistant

Feb 10, 2025

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24 min read

GRCnewsAssistant.py: How you can use it, and better yet - create something like it with Cline AI coding assistant

Learning enough about AI augmented coding "to be dangerous," but responsibly and to advance cyber risk reduction

Steve McMichael
Steve McMichael

AI

+1

Notes on "The Coming Wave" by Mustafa Suleyman

Jan 31, 2025

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25 min read

Notes on "The Coming Wave" by Mustafa Suleyman

Technology, Power, and the Twenty-first Century's Greatest Dilemma

Steve McMichael
Steve McMichael

AI

LLM Face-Off! Gemini vs o1 vs Phi-4 vs deepseek-r1 | Cloud vs Local

Jan 29, 2025

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17 min read

LLM Face-Off! Gemini vs o1 vs Phi-4 vs deepseek-r1 | Cloud vs Local

Which model provides the best step-by-step instructions to install the GRC Assist python tool? Let's find out!

Steve McMichael
Steve McMichael

GRC

Why is GRC Underrated, and What Problems does NIST Cybersecurity Framework Solve?

Jan 14, 2025

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13 min read

Why is GRC Underrated, and What Problems does NIST Cybersecurity Framework Solve?

Canadian Cybersecurity Network Live Event January 30 at Noon Eastern Time

Steve McMichael
Steve McMichael

AI

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Fabric: Your GRC Risk Assessment Force Multiplier

Jan 13, 2025

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39 min read

Fabric: Your GRC Risk Assessment Force Multiplier

Augmented: How To Integrate AI Into Life And Work (Open Source GitHub Project from Daniel Miessler)

Steve McMichael
Steve McMichael

AI

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How to Install The Latest (GoLang) Fabric Client

Dec 29, 2024

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12 min read

How to Install The Latest (GoLang) Fabric Client

Build and Wield Your Personal AI Ecosystem

Steve McMichael
Steve McMichael

Career Crossover

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Simply Cyber Hot Takes! 🌶️ Rethinking Cybersecurity Certifications with Jason Dion from AKYLADE

Dec 20, 2024

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41 min read

Simply Cyber Hot Takes! 🌶️ Rethinking Cybersecurity Certifications with Jason Dion from AKYLADE

Spicy questions and even spicier Wasabi in Toronto

Steve McMichael
Steve McMichael

Career Crossover

+1

Must Watch! Simply Cyber GRC Career Video

Dec 13, 2024

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5 min read

Must Watch! Simply Cyber GRC Career Video

Features CPA to Cybersecurity and some great learning resources

Steve McMichael
Steve McMichael
Perspective on the "Certification Industrial Complex"

Nov 29, 2024

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18 min read

Perspective on the "Certification Industrial Complex"

Business Value Analysis for your Career Development Plan

Steve McMichael
Steve McMichael

GRC

The NIST Cybersecurity Framework: A Resilience Guidebook

Nov 27, 2024

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5 min read

The NIST Cybersecurity Framework: A Resilience Guidebook

For Organizations of All Shapes and Sizes

Steve McMichael
Steve McMichael
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