Information security · ethics · aesthetics
Dennis Irrgang
I connect systems thinking, critical inquiry, and the urge to make things - then write down what I learn.
- Systems
- Inquiry
- Form
01 / Point of view
A generalist by design.
I’m an information-security professional with a technical foundation in network architecture and an enduring interest in art and philosophy.
I don’t treat those as separate identities. Security teaches me to reason under uncertainty; philosophy asks what our decisions imply; making things keeps both honest by forcing ideas into form. The useful work tends to happen where these disciplines meet.
02 / Fields of work
Different disciplines. One way of thinking.
Each field changes how I approach the others. Together, they form a practical toolkit for understanding systems, making decisions, and creating things that hold up.
01
Information security & systems
Governance, risk and compliance; network architecture; and practical decisions where clean answers rarely exist.
02
Philosophy & metacognition
Determinism, ethics, cognitive bias, and epistemic hygiene - the tools I use to examine both conclusions and the thinking behind them.
03
Aesthetics & making
Drawing, design, fabrication, and repair. Material and form are not decoration; they shape how an idea is understood and used.
03 / Working principles
What I try to bring to the work.
See the system, not only the symptom.
Context, incentives, and second-order effects usually matter more than the most visible problem.
Prefer honest uncertainty to false precision.
Good judgment starts by separating what we know, what we assume, and what would change our minds.
Treat communication as part of the solution.
Negotiating, explaining, and mediating are not finishing touches. They determine whether useful ideas can become action.
“The only difference between screwing around and science is writing it down.”
Continue exploring
Curiosity is better as a conversation.
This site is where I document projects, test ideas, and connect subjects that are usually kept apart.