Weekly reflections and personal insights
Hey there, My productivity started going backwards three sessions before I noticed. I did not know that at the time. What I knew was that July had gone well. I...
10 August 2026 · Ben Visser · 6 min read
Hey there, Last time I wrote about having my hands back in the work, building our agents myself instead of handing the job down, and about how an AI gives you...
29 July 2026 · Ben Visser · 6 min read
Hey there, Wednesday morning is the one I keep. The rest of the week fills the way weeks do. But Wednesday I block out and sit down properly, the week's notes...
22 July 2026 · Ben Visser · 5 min read
Hey there, Last week I signed off on the small, half-built thing on the bench, and the people gathered around it. That was the point, I said. Not the taller...
9 July 2026 · Ben Visser · 6 min read
Hey there, A few weeks ago, a fund approached us. I haven't put it that plainly until now. If you've been reading these entries you'll have caught me circling...
2 July 2026 · Ben Visser · 6 min read
Short-form updates from the field
In-depth articles and technical writing
Ninety-five per cent of staff completed their security training. It is the kind of number that ends a conversation. It looks like proof, it fits on a slide, and...
24 July 2026 · Ben Visser · 5 min read
There is a question a good management system ought to answer in seconds. If this one risk changed tomorrow, which objectives would it touch, which measures...
24 July 2026 · Ben Visser · 4 min read
When an organisation decides it needs ISO 27001, the first instinct is almost always the same: find the most technical person in the building and hand them the...
11 June 2026 · Ben Visser · 5 min read
Most companies choose a certification body the way they choose a courier. Get three quotes, glance at the logos, pick the one that looks reputable and lands in...
11 June 2026 · Ben Visser · 4 min read
There is a bug in OpenBSD that sat undetected for 27 years. It could remotely crash any server running the software. A few weeks ago, an AI found it. The same...
8 April 2026 · Ben Visser · 4 min read
