@TwitterSupport A Lesson In Incident Response Comms

If you are a user of the social media platform Twitter (it's where the cool kids moved to when their parents joined Facebook, and what the younger kids avoid in favour of Tik Tok). There was a bit of a breachy weachy that went on. There are plenty of stories that are speculating on the … Continue reading @TwitterSupport A Lesson In Incident Response Comms →

Human SQLi

Do you remember Tiger King? Feels like a long time ago now, and by 2020 standards, it feels like kind of the time when things were normal. So, I was quite surprised to see Carole Baskins trending on Twitter. I thought maybe she's got her own show coming out, or that she was found guilty … Continue reading Human SQLi →

Travelex up for sale

Currency service provider Travelex has put itself up for sale, the London-based company said on Wednesday, a month after parent Finablr warned that it was preparing for a potential insolvency. Travelex has been grappling with its own share of problems after the company became the target of a ransomware attack in late December that could … Continue reading Travelex up for sale →

Investors buy up the wrong Zoom

It's a few weeks old, but this is too good a story not to share. The US Securities and Exchange Commission has stepped in to clear up the worst case of mistaken identity on Wall Street, suspending the shares of Zoom Technologies, a small Chinese company that investors were confusing with Zoom, the video-calling app … Continue reading Investors buy up the wrong Zoom →

Tech debt of remote working

The Shodan blog posted some trends in internet exposure, which like most of the Shodan research is very interesting. One part that caught my eye was this. The number of devices exposing RDP to the Internet has grown over the past month which makes sense given how many organizations are moving to remote work. It's … Continue reading Tech debt of remote working →

7 talks I’m planning for once the pandemic is over

I've been thinking a lot lately because I've had time on my hands. Once the pandemic is over, and the conferences start up again, people will be submitting a whole bunch of talks around their cabin-feverish experiences. So I'm listing my talks out now so that nobody else steals the idea, and to let conferences … Continue reading 7 talks I’m planning for once the pandemic is over →

Rules of the club

It was 1999 when I walked into the cinema to see Fight Club. A movie I fully expected to be 2 hours of men punching each other’s lights out. And while there was a fair bit of that, it was a far cleverer and more impactful movie beyond fighting. With Tyler Durden, the anti-hero played … Continue reading Rules of the club →

The Engagement Zone

This year at RSA, there was a new area introduced called the engagement zone. As the name implies, it is less about speakers talking and attendees consuming the information. Rather, it is meant to be a place where attendees can get together and exchange ideas. I was honored to have been asked to help facilitate … Continue reading The Engagement Zone →

My 10 year YouTube anniversary

10 years ago I posted my first YouTube video. Recorded it on my laptops webcam and edited using Windows Movie Maker. https://youtu.be/No4nT_IfATE It's been a great 10 years, and while I haven't gotten any of the coveted YouTube awards for having millions of subscribers, it's been a great journey. Not only did I learn a … Continue reading My 10 year YouTube anniversary →

Something for conferences

This isn't a real post, it's just a bit too long for Twitter, so I'm thinking out aloud here. Inspired by this tweet by Dan Cuthbert https://twitter.com/dcuthbert/status/1122415486136877056?s=20 I absolutely agree with Dan that we sometimes need to look at the content we have and consider the best medium through which it should be shared or … Continue reading Something for conferences →