Post-Quantum Readiness Needs Two Migration Plans
NIST’s finalized transition report highlights two different migration jobs: key establishment and digital signatures. A practical diagram shows why product readiness needs evidence for both.
How to Prepare for an Independent Technical Assessment
Prepare for an independent technical assessment with a clear decision, prioritized claims, an evidence index, test conditions and a safe initial request.
When Access Rules Stop Updating
Microsoft’s November 3 memberOf retirement highlights a quieter identity risk: policies can remain while assignment processing stops. A two-sided acceptance test checks that access is removed as well as granted.
When AI Coding Outruns the Repository
More coding agents can mean more simultaneous branches, builds and release decisions. OpenAI’s Pando account offers a useful way to examine which guarantees a development workflow actually needs.
A Patch Release Is Not Proof of Deployment
Recent Node.js and CSA advisories illustrate a practical vendor-evaluation question: can a supplier trace a security fix into its running service? An evidence-chain diagram and four checks show what to ask.
A Vendor Risk Score Needs a Business Scenario
NIST’s October 2026 draft highlights a practical question for buyers: what does a vendor’s recovery claim mean for your business? Four checks connect evidence to an actual decision.
Bridging the Gap Between Founders and Investors
Why I am building Athelguard around clearer founder conversations, technical evidence, and Independent Technical Assessments.
Terafab vs. TSMC: The Gap Between a Factory Announcement and Working Chips
Terafab could add useful chip capacity without becoming a replacement for TSMC. The decisive tests are process expertise, qualified silicon, yield and repeatable economics.
Before You Connect an AI Vendor: 7 Access Checks for Your Business
Recent AI-assisted attacks have put supplier access back in focus. Seven checks help business buyers verify permissions, data handling, oversight and a workable way to disconnect.
Theranos and the Cost of Lost Trust in Technology
Athelguard reflects on how Theranos entered PowerSphyr’s fundraising conversations—and why patents, technical claims and regulatory approvals need independent assessment.