I mean architect as used in the words ‘architect of foreign policy’. I mean architect as in the creating of systemic, structural, and orderly principles to make something work – the thoughtful making of either artefact, or idea, or policy that informs because it is clear.

Richard Saul Wurman
  • Considering Prometheus and Epimetheus
    by Mark Stenbäck
    It was forethought that gifted mankind with technology and civilization, but all too often it is the afterthought we take after.…
  • (and execute)At least, that’s what I wish it said off to the side. It’s been a long time sine I’ve done both of those things – too long.I’ve spent the last couple months funemployed and figuring out exactly what I want to do. I found a job a long way away from home that fit the bill and tossed in an application the other day but I’m pretty sure that I won’t get it for one reason or another.Anyways – putting the application together was a lot of fun. It let me dream like I haven’t since I was in university, and getting it all down on paper was pretty liberating.
    Graduation with Master’s Degree
    by Mark Stenbäck
    On 17th of December, 2020 I graduated with Master of Business Administration in Information System Competence from the Tampere University of Applied Sciences – or in Finnish, as Tradenomi (ylempi AMK).…
  • Not restored section of the Great Wall of China
    CVSS vs FMEA
    by Mark Stenbäck
    The choice between CVSS and FMEA is a choice between estimating a vulnerability and a risk.…
  • I had taken a similar long-exposure at this location several months ago. However, I was never quite satisfied with the result. So I decided to go back and try again, using some different techniques. I used a wider aperture and faster shutter speed, waited until the sky was fairly dark, lowered the temperature in post, etc. Because of the changes I made, the resulting photo turned out to be sharper, the colors were more pronounced, the light trails were not as clustered and the photo as a whole looks more “futuristic.” Whenever I see this photo, it makes me want to move to a city.
    Computers on Wheels
    by Mark Stenbäck
    Would you agree that the term “computer on wheels” is an accurate way to describe a modern automotive vehicle? When you sit inside a car, do you feel that you are sitting inside a computer? Probably not, but it is not very far fetched to make that claim, and it comes with implications. …
  • Taken from the top of Poon Hill before sun rise
    Introduction to OWASP Software Assurance Maturity Model (SAMM)
    by Mark Stenbäck
    OWASP SAMM is a framework that helps to further enhance software security as part of Software Development Lifecycle.…
  • Hazy mountains
    Introduction to the OWASP Top 10 (2017)
    by Mark Stenbäck
    The OWASP Top 10 is a list software vulnerabilities that are commonly overlooked or ignored during development and testing, and that have been successfully exploited with various levels of harm to businesses and users.…
  • blue mountains at daytime
    An Introduction to the OWASP Application Security Verification Standard (ASVS)
    by Mark Stenbäck
    The ASVS is informative and authorative, which is to say, it is very useful and most projects would do well to utilise it.…
  • Accessing GitHub via SSH
    by Mark Stenbäck
    As a tech note to myself, this is how I set up access to GitHub.com via SSH on Windows 10 and on Ubuntu Linux 18.10.…