It was my first time in Lisbon, it was my first time keynoting at a Bsides... what could possibly go wrong? Thanks so much to the whole team and attendees at BSides Lisbon for a fantastic event! You can read my full writeup on the event over on my AlienVault blog. It includes a link … Continue reading BSides Lisbon →

via IFTTT Read the original blog by Rowenna here: http://ift.tt/2zgNKou If PCI DSS paid off the mortgage, then GDPR looks well on its way to buy the yacht. But how does one go about making some of that GDPR gangster money if they don't know much about the regulation? Well, becoming a GDPR consultant is … Continue reading GDPR Millionaire →

I’m truly honoured to have been invited to keynote at Bsides Lisbon this year on November 10th. It’ll be the first time I’ve visited Portugal, and the first time I’ve keynoted at a Bsides. Ordinarily I’d probably be feeling a bit apprehensive of speaking at a conference that I haven’t even attended, let alone keynote … Continue reading Bsides Lisbon and the car door →

via IFTTT Someone asked me if there are any unusual or legitimate uses for ransomware. If you break down what ransomware is, it's just encryption. But it's more like "surprise" encryption where someone else does the encryption, and keeps the key. So, I present five unorthodox ways to use ransomware in this video. However, if … Continue reading Ransomware uses →

T-shirts are among the most popular giveaways at security conferences. They're great, practical, and serve as walking advertisements. But if you go to enough conferences, you'll usually find yourself accumulating far too many shirts. There are only so many shirts you can use to wear when working out, or doing DIY projects, or as rags … Continue reading Hacking Conference Shirts →

via IFTTT Recently, security researcher Leigh-Anne Galloway (@L_AGalloway) found a vulnerability on Myspace, my first thought was amazement that Myspace still existed. It’s one of the sites that seems to have been lost in the digital abyss, like tears in the rain. The details of the vulnerability (which appears to have been fixed now) can … Continue reading Digital Cemetery and the Myspace vulnerability →

Spent a day with the BBC, and hosted a tweetchat. Just an ordinary day, no biggie.Link to the tweetchat moment: https://twitter.com/i/moments/885498294339858433 Tweetchat blog isn't about, but keep your eye on http://ift.tt/1s8wHrF for info