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• Security Brutalism Guides
• Architecture and Implementation
• Leadership and Strategy
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Security Brutalism Fundamentals

The core principles and philosophy of Security Brutalism.

• 2025-06-23 The Security Brutalist Checker Tool
• 2025-06-21 The Basics: A Brutalist Security Program Stripped to the Essentials - Updated
• 2025-06-15 Why Quality Security Programs Remain a Rarity: A Security Brutalist Perspective
• 2025-06-14 Brutalist Security: Five Principles for Executives
• 2025-06-09 The Doctrine of Security Brutalism
• 2025-06-02 The (Unfluffed) Laws of Security Brutalism
• 2025-05-31 Clarity in Conflict: The Brutalist Edge
• 2025-05-31 What is Security Brutalism - Updated
• 2025-05-25 The 7 Cs of Security Brutalism
• 2025-05-24 The Gilded Cage: Why Modern Security Needs a Brutalist Reckoning
• 2025-05-22 Security Brutalism and the Power of Preparation
• 2025-05-19 A Return to Raw, Robust Security
• 2025-05-16 The Hard Truths of Security Brutalism
• 2025-05-15 Rethinking Security
• 2025-05-15 The Laws of Security Brutalism
• 2025-05-14 Security Brutalism: Reducing Costs and Enhancing Resilience
• 2025-05-14 Security Brutalism Presentations
• 2025-05-14 What Is Security Brutalism?
• 2025-05-11 The Brutalist Way of Security
• 2025-05-11 The Danger of Blind Acceptance in LLM-Generated Solutions
• 2025-05-10 Security Brutalism Declaration
• 2025-05-09 Security Brutalism: Why Simplicity Is the Highest Form of Efficiency
• 2025-05-03 Origin and Rationale of the Term "Security Brutalism"
• 2025-04-02 How Security Brutalists Build Maps to Simplify and Strengthen Defense
• 2025-04-01 Brutalist Security Principles
• 2025-03-30 Introduction to the Security Brutalist Blog

Security Brutalism Guides

The core principles and philosophy of Security Brutalism.

• 2025-06-25 Thinking About Security, the Security Brutalist Way
• 2025-06-09 The Brutalist Guide to Leading Security Beyond Security
• 2025-06-05 The Brutalist Vendor Security and Risk Management: Part 1 - New Vendors
• 2025-06-03 The Security Brutalist’s Guide to Basic Security Hygiene
• 2025-06-01 Implementing Security Brutalism Without Breaking the Business
• 2025-05-31 Security Brutalism 3-Year Implementation - Booklet
• 2025-05-28 Brutalist Threat Modeling - Updated
• 2025-05-23 Security Brutalism: A CISO's Guide to Operational Clarity
• 2025-05-23 Security Brutalism: Theory and Practice
• 2025-05-20 Brutalist Security Guide: IaC, CI/CD, and Cloud Provisioning
• 2025-05-15 Security Brutalist Program: Building from Zero (updated)
• 2025-05-12 Brutalist Security AI Threat Modeling Process
• 2025-04-26 A Security Brutalist Guide to Documentation
• 2025-04-25 How to Work with Brutalist Security: A Guide for Engineering and Product Leaders
• 2025-04-24 Security Brutalism Risk Method
• 2025-04-17 Brutalist Threat Modeling
• 2025-04-10 Starting a Security Program from Scratch: A Brutalist Approach
• 2025-05-01 A Brutalist Security Program Defined

Security Architecture and Implementation

Practical application and architectural considerations.

• 2025-06-09 Minimalist Brutalist Security Program
• 2025-05-29 Security Brutalism: Built to Endure, Not Impress
• 2025-05-28 Security Brutalism: The Raw Materials
• 2025-05-25 How Security Brutalism Can Make Your Products (and Company) Better
• 2025-05-18 Workflows
• 2025-05-08 Brutalist Security Meets Team of Teams: Part 5 - Security Brutalist Sync
• 2025-05-08 Brutalist Security Meets Team of Teams: Part 4 - Brutalist Security Council
• 2025-05-04 Brutalist Security Meets Team of Teams: Part 3 - Runbook
• 2025-05-03 Brutalist Security Meets Team of Teams: Part 2 - Who Should Use It
• 2025-05-02 Brutalist Security Meets Team of Teams: Part 1 - Introduction
• 2025-04-27 Brutalist Security Architecture: Part 4 - Architecture Automation
• 2025-04-27 Brutalist Security Architecture: Part 3 - The Program
• 2025-04-27 Brutalist Security Architecture: Part 2 - The Team
• 2025-04-26 Brutalist Security Architecture: Part 1 - The Critical Need
• 2025-04-25 Brutalist Application Security

Security Leadership and Strategy

Leadership, strategy, and organizational culture in security.

• 2025-06-24 The Brutalist Guide to Leading Security Beyond Security
• 2025-06-22 Security Brutalism Master Plan
• 2025-06-20 How Security Brutalism Enables Better Business Strategic Decisions
• 2025-06-01 Digging Through Digital Ruins: The Problem of Security Archaeology
• 2025-05-29 A Security Brutalist Strategy
• 2025-05-25 The Economics of Brutalist Security: Why Simple Beats Sophisticated
• 2025-05-24 The Security Brutalism CISO (The Uncompromising Architect)
• 2025-05-04 Form Follows Function. Security Follows Form.
• 2025-04-28 This is What We Have, and With This, We Will Win
• 2025-04-24 Security Brutalism and VUCA
• 2025-04-21 A Brutalist Approach to Identity and Access Management
• 2025-04-19 Security Brutalism and the Adversarial Mindset
• 2025-04-18 Security Brutalism Metrics
• 2025-04-16 A Brutalist Approach to Security Teams
• 2025-04-05 Security Brutalism: The Art of Ruthless Simplicity

Design and Aesthetics in Security

Exploring the intersection of design principles and security.

• 2025-07-10 Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast: The Stark Reality of Security
• 2025-05-31 Defeat the Asymmetry. Apply Common Sense.
• 2025-05-30 Entropy Always Collects Its Debt
• 2025-05-10 Form Follows Security - A Brutalist Reflection
• 2025-05-09 Rule 6 to 12: The Brutalist Loop
• 2025-05-09 Rule 5: Operate With Constraint
• 2025-05-09 Rule 4: Principles Over Products
• 2025-05-09 Rule 3: Simplicity Is Strength
• 2025-05-09 Rule 2: Objective-Driven Defense
• 2025-05-09 Rule 1: The Threat Is Real
• 2025-05-09 Brutalist Security Rules
• 2025-05-05 Beyond the Fluff: Security Stripped Bare

The Rest

Random bits that don't quite fit anywhere.

• 2025-06-15 The Pillars of Aethel: A Security Brutalist Story
• 2025-05-25 Tshirts to support the site
• 2025-05-22 The Brutalist Grid: A Cyberpunk Story
• 2025-05-05 The Stoic Security Brutalist
• 2025-04-30 The Security Brutalist Desktop Backgrounds