When I started the Rick the Toolman series, the very first question I got from the

fan base was who was going to be my Al Borland? If you all remember in the

1990s TV show Home Improvement, Tim the Toolman, played by Tim Allen, and based on his stand-up

comedy routines, was the host of a local PBS-like TV show that focused on home improvement

projects similar to the real PBS. show that

the real PBS show This Old House hosted by Bob Villa.

Tim's sidekick in the show was Al Borland, played by Richard Carn

and was there for comedy relief by pointing out the mistakes

Tim Main on the various fixture-up projects they both tried to do on the show. And had a number of running gags that lasted throughout the eight TV seasons,

like Al's love of Bob Villa, or whenever Tim would suggest something stupid or unsafe,

I would say...

I don't think so, Tim.

And Al's... say, I don't think so, Tim.

And Al's continuous need to hug Tim when Tim didn't want them.

Fans of this CSO Prospectives podcast and the Newish Rick the Toolman series had some thoughts about who should be my side kick

So when I needed an expert to help me discuss one of the tools the MITTER attack framework I thought I would reach out to one of the names mentioned the most in all of that

fan mail. His name is Steve Winterfeld, the advisory see so for Akamai, and my best friend. He might be

my Al Borne. My name is Rick Howard and I'm broadcasting from the Cyberwire Secret Sanctum

Sanctorium studios located underwater somewhere along the

Patapsco River near Baltimore Harbor.

And you are listening to CSO perspectives.

My podcast about the ideas, strategies, and technologies

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