Hey Friend,

December is almost here and I have a few announcements to make. If you are in the US I hope you had a nice Thanksgiving, and if you are somewhere else I hope you had a good time too!

From my side this is a busy month. I am getting ready for a professional trip next week and, as always, there is a bit of pre travel anxiety even after more than 10 years on the road. I always pack my essentials: my Switch, a book, a few manga (I started One Piece), and some shows to survive the long flights from Australia.😅 

For the updates, I received the news that I did not win the French Australia Award this year. Still massive thank you to everyone who voted. It means a lot and we will try again next year. I am still in the race for the SANS Difference Makers Award and I hope the result will be positive. I will let you know. 🤞

Last year I created the AI x Sec Advent. Every day until December 24 I share one idea about AI and threat intel. Since the last edition went well, I decided to run it again this year. The goal is simple. I want to give you one practical insight per day so you start 2026 with fresh ideas. You can check the announcement below or follow my blog.

During Black Friday and Cyber Monday I am running an exclusive discount for my book Visual Threat Intelligence. You can get 50 percent off the ebook for the next four days with the code 'CYBERVTI25'. If you do not know the book, it is an illustrated guide for threat researchers. The concept blend visuals and illustrations with text. More than a thousand analysts already read it worldwide and it became a best seller in multiple countries.

👉 You can grab your copy here👈

I also updated the landing page of my training that will be taught at BlackHat ASIA and USA next year. Have a look if you want to stay updated. I am also working on a new training that I will announce soon! 

That's it for this edition. 🫡

Thomas

PS: Reply if you want something specific I create during the Advent 🤓