2018 – Deep Undercover Went International
What a year!! With apologies to those pressed for time, it follows an abbreviated account of events in 2018. Chapter One – Introduction I believe that there is a special…
A Legal Adventure by a Former Illegal
Warning: This may put all but the most curious to sleep – I just wanted to put this out there to keep the record complete. jb The Journey Continues…
2017 – Who Would Have Thunk?
By now I should be used to completely unexpected, and almost always very interesting, turns in my life. But I can’t stop marveling at how rich life can be on…
Hot of the Presses – One of the Microsoft Founders was a KGB Agent
A recently discovered photograph of the Microsoft Founders proves that former KGB Agent Jack Barsky was one of the company co-founders. Apparently, out of embarrassment, Gates and Company managed to…
Former KGB Agents meets former Senior Adviser to President Obama.
An unlikely encounter – or perhaps not any more?! For all you non policy wonks – the good looking fellow in this picture is one of the most accomplished political…
Sit Back, Relax, and Enjoy the Flight!
“Sit Back, Relax, and Enjoy the Flight”! How I hate this phrase! Its impact on me is second only to the sound of fingernails scratching across a blackboard. I…
The Biggest Insider Threat
Given my background as an undercover agent, I often warn about the insider threat when talking about cyber security. I believe that we are currently witnessing the biggest insider threat…
The Americans Episode 5.10
This is where life comes in direct contact with the art that unknowingly imitated it. Episode 5.10 of The Americans airs tomorrow (May 9, 2017) on FX at 10PM. I…
Georgia on my Mind
This little piece is for all the friends and colleagues I left behind in the (more than one way) chilling Northeast. Here is the gist of it: After almost five…
A new Anchor at CNN?
Just kidding. Life in the “fast lane” it is not. You get a text at 8 PM from the producer asking if you can be on at 6 AM the…
