Mornings with Mark

Winter/2025 – 7 min read

A look back at my security and privacy vlog from 2018—2019.

Going back through the archives of "Mornings with Mark" has been quite the experience. I've been both fascinated and a little horrified (the hair, the look, the production…yikes) re-watching some of those nearly 200 episodes.

It's interesting to remember that back then (2018—2019), a regular, dedicated vlog focused on cybersecurity and privacy on social media was pretty rare.

"Mornings with Mark" was really a space for me to explore my thoughts on these crucial topics and share some of what I was learning while traveling and teaching cybersecurity. It was also a bit of an experiment with social media and video platforms.

I ended up regularly multi-streaming to LinkedIn (where I was part of the streaming beta program), Twitter, and YouTube. Social media was very different in 2018 and the consistency of the vlog helped grow the audience over time.

Over its run, the show averaged 250 live viewers and then another 1,000 on-demand within that week. Those numbers may seem modest, but to have that type of reach for such a simple and raw vlog was really touching.

It’s nice to know that I was able to help that many people understand security and privacy just a little bit better.

Sample episodes

All episodes

Feb/2018—12 episodes

Mar/2018—15 episodes

Apr/2018—13 episodes

May/2018—18 episodes

Jun/2018—17 episodes

Jul/2018—14 episodes

Aug/2018—11 episodes

Sep/2018—13 episodes

Oct/2018—19 episodes

Nov/2018—9 episodes

Dec/2018—8 episodes

Jan/2019—8 episodes

Feb/2019—8 episodes

Mar/2019—5 episodes

Apr/2019—9 episodes

May/2019—6 episodes

Jun–Oct/2019—15 episodes