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The diary so far

Every day of the season so far, 6 of 100, with what was in the fly's diary for it. Each day links to its full story.

Meetings in the diary: went ahead postponed dropped

Day 1

Phishing Wave Takes Flight to the Board

Phishing wave

Day 2

Shared Administrator Accounts Take a Sudden Flight to the Board

Budget cut imposed by Finance

Day 3

Segmentation Review Pauses for Eye Cleaning

Calm day

One-to-one · postponed OT / Grid Operations: “Request a narrowly scoped review plan that keeps all changes off production OT until Grid Operations approves them.”

Meeting · went ahead IT / Infrastructure: “Give me 30 minutes to confirm scope and affected systems, then I will provide a board-ready summary.”

Day 4

Eye-Cleaning Delays Remote Access Decision

Calm day

One-to-one · went ahead OT / Grid Operations: “Provide a narrowly scoped review plan, with all production OT changes held until Grid Operations approves them.”

Day 5

Fly Reverses Out of Remote Access Decision

Calm day

One-to-one · dropped OT / Grid Operations: “Request a narrowly scoped review plan that keeps all changes off production OT until Grid Operations approves them.”

Day 6

Board Ultimatum Flies Straight Back to the Board

Board ultimatum

Meeting · postponed Finance: “Please rank the security commitments you want preserved, deferred, or removed, with a brief rationale for each.”

One-to-one · postponed IT / Infrastructure: “Give me a 30-minute review slot and confirm whether you want the current-state map first or the phased plan.”