A Neanderthal in a suit at a boardroom table, nodding approvingly at a growth strategy chart

Boring is the only unforgivable sin.

Nate Burke. CMO at 7AI. I write about why everything in security marketing looks the same, and what it costs.

Free field guide · November 16, 2026

Resist Comfort

The Cybersecurity Marketer’s Guide to Doing Work Worth Remembering. Free, ungated, readable in your browser the morning of my CyberMarketingCon keynote.

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Most of what I publish goes out somewhere else first. This is the running list.

Sep 8, 2026 · Back on Track podcast

Rethinking PLG and Brand Building

Guest appearance.

Jun 26, 2026 · Video

Playing It Safe Isn’t Safe

Fourteen minutes with Dane Frederiksen on why the safe choice is the dangerous one.

Jun 18, 2026 · Essay

The tasks were never the point

What is actually left when the repetitive work goes.

May 22, 2026 · Essay

Resist comfort

Two words that turned into a keynote and a book.

Mar 18, 2026 · SANS webcast

Don’t Trust AI, Verify It

With Chris Cochran, on AI in the SOC.

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