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A spontaneous collection of short notes, ideas, and observations shaped by ongoing curiosity

Measuring Cyber Risk in the Italian Corporate Sector
A Banca d’Italia indicator of cybersecurity vulnerability designed to support creditworthiness evaluation
19 min
cybersecurity
risk management
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The growing reliance of firms on digital systems has elevated cyber risk from a technical concern to a material source of economic and financial vulnerability. Despite its potential impact on business continuity and firm performance, cyber risk remains largely absent from standard credit risk assessment frameworks, particularly for non-financial firms. This article reviews and discusses a recent contribution by Banca d’Italia that addresses this gap through the construction of a firm-level…

Antonio Montano
Jan 24, 2026
Modified Feb 2, 2026

Quantum Computing Threats and the Advantage of Acting Now
Why trust expires before systems fail, and how early remediation becomes a strategic program rather than an emergency rewrite
10 min
cybersecurity
cryptography
quantum computing
risk management
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Quantum computing does not need to break your systems to break your trust. The risk arrives as retroactive forgery, long lived key abuse, and evidentiary collapse. This article explains the threat mechanics and shows why starting remediation today is an opportunity to build agility and reduce future overhaul costs.

Antonio Montano
Dec 31, 2025
Modified Dec 31, 2025

Beyond De-Skilling: Intelligence Explosion and the End of Skill as a Stable Category
Why generative AI forces a redefinition of mastery, agency, and human value
6 min
generative ai
machine learning
society
technology
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A critical commentary on The Atlantic’s The Age of De-Skilling, arguing that the article underestimates the paradigm shift introduced by accelerating artificial intelligence. Rather than a story of skill erosion, this post frames AI as an intelligence explosion that dissolves skill as a stable category and forces a redefinition of human mastery, agency, and accountability.

Antonio Montano
Dec 24, 2025
Modified Dec 24, 2025

Architecting Change
How I blend enterprise architecture, technology, and interim leadership to transform organizations
6 min
digital transformation
enterprise architecture
interim management
work
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A deep reflection on my work as an interim manager and enterprise architect, where urgency, systems thinking, and human leadership intersect. I show how architecture, technology, and culture blend into transformation that is both immediate and sustainable.

Antonio Montano
Apr 20, 2025
Modified Apr 20, 2025

Simulating Tethered Buoy Dynamics
How a barely noticed update triggered forgotten emotions
7 min
mathematical modeling
personal
science
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This reflection examines the design and simulation of a tethered buoy system, an enterprise bridging nearly inextensible cables, quaternion-based orientation, and implicit time-stepping. It traces the technical challenges and day-to-day engineering realities of merging advanced finite element concepts with real-world ocean conditions. Through the interplay of mixed methods and iterative solvers, supported by the vibrant research community at MOX, it recounts the milestones, hurdles, and…

Antonio Montano
Feb 20, 2025
Modified Feb 20, 2025

GPT-4 Anniversary
One year of a mass phenomenon
25 min
generative ai
machine learning
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March 2023 marked a turning point in the field of artificial intelligence with the release of OpenAI’s GPT-4. This powerful language model, boasting significant advancements over its predecessors, sent shockwaves through various industries and ignited discussions about the future of human-machine interaction. One year later, it’s clear that GPT-4’s impact has been wide-ranging and continues to evolve.
Antonio Montano
Mar 15, 2024
Modified Mar 16, 2024

Intervento al DABS Day 2024 - Università Ca’ Foscari
GenAI: Dall’intelligenza artificiale all’amplificazione dell’intelligenza?
2 min
generative ai
machine learning
talk
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Bel pomeriggio presso l’Università Ca’ Foscari di Venezia, ospite del Dipartimento di Economia e dell’evento DABS Day 2024.
Antonio Montano
Mar 14, 2024
Modified Mar 15, 2024

Quantum Key Distribution and Post-Quantum Cryptography
Concepts, roles, and correct use
13 min
cybersecurity
cryptography
quantum computing
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Quantum computing does not break cryptography in general; it selectively collapses the mathematical assumptions underlying modern public key systems. This distinction is frequently obscured in discussions that conflate encryption, authentication, and key distribution, leading to misplaced expectations around so-called quantum-safe solutions. This article clarifies the respective roles of Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) and post-quantum cryptography (PQC), demonstrating that they address…

Antonio Montano
Jun 23, 2023
Modified Jul 1, 2023

Cybersecurity in an Era with Quantum Computers: Interpreting Mosca’s Risk Inequality
Why x plus y greater than z turns quantum readiness into a present day governance problem
9 min
cybersecurity
cryptography
quantum computing
risk management
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A commentary on Michele Mosca’s 2018 paper that formalizes quantum cyber risk as an inequality: security shelf life plus migration time versus cryptographic collapse time. The piece introduces quantum computing threats, explains the inequality in plain terms, and derives concrete implications for enterprise and institutional governance.

Antonio Montano
Dec 8, 2019
Modified Apr 11, 2022

Controllo delle Partite IVA in Excel Tramite il Servizio VIES
Per utenti senza esperienza di programmazione
5 min
personal productivity
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Questa guida ti mostra come utilizzare un file Excel per controllare la validità delle Partite IVA tramite il servizio VIES (VAT Information Exchange System).

Antonio Montano
Nov 22, 2021
Modified Nov 25, 2021
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