<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Rick Ramirez — Writing</title><description>Articles on OT/ICS security, RF and cyber-physical systems, risk methodology, and security-first AI.</description><link>https://rramir.com/</link><language>en-us</language><item><title>Passing CompTIA SecAI+: Notes from the First Cohort</title><link>https://rramir.com/articles/passing-comptia-secai-plus/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rramir.com/articles/passing-comptia-secai-plus/</guid><description>CompTIA&apos;s AI-security certification launched in February 2026. A practitioner&apos;s honest read on what SecAI+ actually tests, where it bites, what it&apos;s good for, what it isn&apos;t — and why a named credential matters as AI security becomes its own discipline.</description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>AI Security</category><category>Certifications</category><category>AI Governance</category><category>Career</category></item><item><title>Scaling Agentic AI Responsibly: Safeguards, Identity, and Governance</title><link>https://rramir.com/articles/scaling-agentic-ai-responsibly/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rramir.com/articles/scaling-agentic-ai-responsibly/</guid><description>One agent is a pilot; a hundred is an operating model. How to scale agentic AI without losing control — the autonomy dial, four safeguard layers, portfolio-scale lines of defense, non-human identity, and governance as a competitive differentiator.</description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Agentic AI</category><category>AI Governance</category><category>Enterprise AI</category><category>Risk Management</category></item><item><title>Implementing Agentic AI in the Enterprise: A Builder&apos;s Playbook</title><link>https://rramir.com/articles/implementing-agentic-ai-enterprise-playbook/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rramir.com/articles/implementing-agentic-ai-enterprise-playbook/</guid><description>Most agentic AI pilots stall on the implementation decisions around the model, not the model itself. A practical playbook for enterprise leaders — the five building blocks of an agent, build vs. buy vs. stack, human-in-the-loop thresholds, a three-week MVP, the new agent-manager role, and the AgentOps discipline that keeps it honest.</description><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Agentic AI</category><category>Enterprise AI</category><category>AI Implementation</category><category>AI Governance</category></item><item><title>Agentic AI in the Enterprise: Choosing Where to Start</title><link>https://rramir.com/articles/agentic-ai-enterprise-where-to-start/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rramir.com/articles/agentic-ai-enterprise-where-to-start/</guid><description>Before you build an agent, you need a position — what agentic AI actually is, where your organization really sits on the AI curve, and which workflow will teach you the most. A strategy-first guide to choosing where to start.</description><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Agentic AI</category><category>Enterprise AI</category><category>AI Strategy</category><category>Digital Transformation</category></item><item><title>Cleartext at 915 MHz: What 200 Million Devices Are Broadcasting in the Open</title><link>https://rramir.com/articles/cleartext-at-915mhz/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rramir.com/articles/cleartext-at-915mhz/</guid><description>You don&apos;t always have to break in — many systems just broadcast. With a $60 radio and open-source tools, a passive listener can pull plaintext telemetry from utility meters, vehicles, and sensors across the 902–928 MHz band, touching 10 of 16 critical-infrastructure sectors. A field-grounded look at a systemic cleartext problem.</description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>RF Security</category><category>Critical Infrastructure</category><category>Privacy</category><category>IoT Security</category></item><item><title>7 Steps to Building a Robust Cyber Risk Program for Third-Party Logistics</title><link>https://rramir.com/articles/cyber-risk-program-third-party-logistics/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rramir.com/articles/cyber-risk-program-third-party-logistics/</guid><description>A practical blueprint for 3PL providers: seven steps to build a cyber risk program that treats security as a business strategy — from risk assessment and governance to vendor management, monitoring, incident response, compliance, and culture.</description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Cyber Risk</category><category>Third-Party Risk</category><category>Supply Chain</category><category>GRC</category></item><item><title>Nature&apos;s Blueprint: Transforming Cybersecurity with Biomimicry</title><link>https://rramir.com/articles/cybersecurity-biomimicry-natures-blueprint/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rramir.com/articles/cybersecurity-biomimicry-natures-blueprint/</guid><description>What if our cyber defenses worked like nature&apos;s? Exploring biomimicry in cybersecurity — immune-system-inspired anomaly detection, swarm intelligence for distributed threat detection, and camouflage and deception — for defenses that are adaptive, resilient, and sustainable.</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Biomimicry</category><category>Cybersecurity</category><category>Innovation</category><category>Threat Detection</category></item><item><title>A Practical Guide to Protecting Yourself in the Digital Age</title><link>https://rramir.com/articles/protecting-yourself-in-the-digital-age/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rramir.com/articles/protecting-yourself-in-the-digital-age/</guid><description>Cybercrime jumped 600% during the pandemic. An approachable guide to protecting your security and privacy online — the threats, the common attack types, and concrete habits anyone can adopt: strong passwords, MFA, link hygiene, public-WiFi caution, and updates.</description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Cybersecurity</category><category>Privacy</category><category>Security Awareness</category><category>Personal Security</category></item></channel></rss>