Essays on AI, software, cybersecurity, and the enterprise technology business, written from Sydney.https://cameroncarmody.com/en-auhttps://cameroncarmody.com/writing/web-used-to-look-like-you/https://cameroncarmody.com/writing/web-used-to-look-like-you/Half my high school year taught itself to code customising MySpace pages, and that freedom never had to disappear.Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTindiewebmyspacepersonal websiteaiaustraliahttps://cameroncarmody.com/writing/context-rot/https://cameroncarmody.com/writing/context-rot/Long AI chats quietly degrade as they grow, even inside the stated limit. The cause is context rot, and a few plain habits fix most of it.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTaicontext-rotpromptinghttps://cameroncarmody.com/writing/responsibleai/https://cameroncarmody.com/writing/responsibleai/How I dropped a large language model into a regulated Australian financial advice workflow without letting it generate the answers, decide the outcome, or leave the audit trail.Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTaicompliancecase-studyhttps://cameroncarmody.com/writing/private-cyber-offence/https://cameroncarmody.com/writing/private-cyber-offence/Argues that Australia should create a regulated legal framework enabling private cybersecurity companies to conduct offensive cyber operations against criminal threats.Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTcybersecuritypolicyaustraliahttps://cameroncarmody.com/writing/cyber-arms-race-accelerated/https://cameroncarmody.com/writing/cyber-arms-race-accelerated/How advanced AI model releases represent a significant capability shift for both cybersecurity defenders and attackers, creating a dual-use dilemma.Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTcybersecurityaihttps://cameroncarmody.com/writing/balkanization-enterprise-software/https://cameroncarmody.com/writing/balkanization-enterprise-software/AI is dismantling the barriers protecting incumbent enterprise software vendors, enabling lean teams to build near-functional clones of major platforms in months.Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTenterpriseaiindustryhttps://cameroncarmody.com/writing/non-developer-ai-coding-tools/https://cameroncarmody.com/writing/non-developer-ai-coding-tools/How a non-developer with a decade of IT industry experience built CityHenge, a fully functional mobile app, in two months using AI coding tools.Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTaidevelopmentcityhengehttps://cameroncarmody.com/writing/british-library-breach/https://cameroncarmody.com/writing/british-library-breach/Examining the October 2023 ransomware attack on the British Library, and how accumulated technical debt created the conditions for a devastating breach.Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTcybersecurityransomwarecase-studyhttps://cameroncarmody.com/writing/vacant-it-roles-ransomware/https://cameroncarmody.com/writing/vacant-it-roles-ransomware/How organisational vulnerabilities including staffing gaps and inadequate planning created the conditions for a ransomware attack on a Scottish council.Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTcybersecurityransomwarestaffinghttps://cameroncarmody.com/writing/bom-96-million-website/https://cameroncarmody.com/writing/bom-96-million-website/Why the Bureau of Meteorology's $96.5 million expenditure was about modernising decades-old critical infrastructure, not just building a website.Mon, 24 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTgovernmentinfrastructureaustraliahttps://cameroncarmody.com/writing/ransomware-poker-australia/https://cameroncarmody.com/writing/ransomware-poker-australia/Australia's 96% ransomware payment rate, the highest globally, and why organisations continue funding criminal operations despite official guidance.Mon, 17 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTcybersecurityransomwareaustralia