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title: "Brian Olson (@brianolson) | Hashnode"
description: "Cybersecurity pro & SANS instructor helping you level up in security, build wealth & optimize you daily life."
url: "https://hashnode.com/@brianolson"
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@brianolson

# Brian Olson

@brianolson · Arlington, VA · Joined August 2025

Cybersecurity pro & SANS instructor helping you level up in security, build wealth & optimize you daily life.

[Website](https://www.hurrikane.net/)

### [The Security Stack I'd Build From Scratch in 2026](https://www.hurrikane.net/the-security-stack-i-d-build-from-scratch-in-2026?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

A DFIR veteran's opinionated guide to self-hosted security infrastructure, and an honest look at why the architecture was never the hard part.

13 min read · [hurrikane.net](https://www.hurrikane.net/the-security-stack-i-d-build-from-scratch-in-2026?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Apr 3](https://hashnode.com/posts/the-security-stack-i-d-build-from-scratch-in-2026/69cfcef1c6b3afe1dc3e47ed)

### [What's in a Name: DNS as a Detection Goldmine](https://www.hurrikane.net/whats-in-a-name-dns-detection?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Why DNS is the highest-signal detection source most security teams under-use, and the practical detections you can build around it today.

10 min read · [hurrikane.net](https://www.hurrikane.net/whats-in-a-name-dns-detection?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[1](https://hashnode.com/posts/whats-in-a-name-dns-detection/69ca89355be5ef5cda8b146c) [Mar 30](https://hashnode.com/posts/whats-in-a-name-dns-detection/69ca89355be5ef5cda8b146c)

### [From Operations to Leadership: What 19 Years in Cybersecurity Actually Taught Me](https://www.hurrikane.net/from-operations-to-leadership-what-19-years-in-cybersecurity-actually-taught-me?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

The technical skills that compound, the people skills nobody warns you about, and the shift from doing to multiplying your impact.

13 min read · [hurrikane.net](https://www.hurrikane.net/from-operations-to-leadership-what-19-years-in-cybersecurity-actually-taught-me?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Mar 28](https://hashnode.com/posts/from-operations-to-leadership-what-19-years-in-cybersecurity-actually-taught-me/69c7e4727cf2706510230306)

### [From Tool to Teammate: How I Learned to Partner with an AI to Build Production-Ready Security Detections](https://www.hurrikane.net/from-tool-to-teammate-how-i-learned-to-partner-with-an-ai-to-build-production-ready-security-detections?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

I'm going to tell you a story about how I compressed a multi-week detection engineering project into a single 45-minute session. And then I'm going to tell you exactly how I did it—because I think thi

8 min read · [hurrikane.net](https://www.hurrikane.net/from-tool-to-teammate-how-i-learned-to-partner-with-an-ai-to-build-production-ready-security-detections?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Mar 14](https://hashnode.com/posts/from-tool-to-teammate-how-i-learned-to-partner-with-an-ai-to-build-production-ready-security-detections/69b5710f6b45adf1462a2d0f)

### [Why Self-Hosting Matters More Than Ever in 2026](https://www.hurrikane.net/why-self-hosting-matters-more-than-ever-in-2026?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

As someone who's spent nearly two decades in cybersecurity—responding to breaches, hunting threats across enterprise networks, and teaching DFIR at SANS—I've watched the industry oscillate between "mo

8 min read · [hurrikane.net](https://www.hurrikane.net/why-self-hosting-matters-more-than-ever-in-2026?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Feb 27](https://hashnode.com/posts/why-self-hosting-matters-more-than-ever-in-2026/69a1d12d8bc4033a367fed95)