As part of my role at AlienVault I get to speak to journalists. A friend recently asked me how it was to respond to journalist queries. In many ways it’s similar to communicating with C-level executives. For this, I try to follow the acronym of UMAD. Usable: Is the information you provide usable by the … Continue reading UMAD?
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Things I hearted last week
For the week ending 21st August 2016 The "Have I been pwned" API, rate limiting and commercial use Cyber cold war? Scammer gets scammed. Interesting story, but worth remembering hacking back is considered illegal in many jurisdictions. U.S. to share supply chain threat intel with industry. Better threat intelligence sharing can definitely benefit companies, if they … Continue reading Things I hearted last week
The Grand Canyon, Grand Roadtrip
There are two things I've been wanting to do for a while. One is to visit the Grand Canyon, and the second is to start a podcast. Adrian and I have actually spoken about doing a podcast of sorts for a long time. We've even recorded 4 episodes, but each were considered inadequate for public … Continue reading The Grand Canyon, Grand Roadtrip
BSides Manchester 2016 roundup
BSides Manchester 2016 BSides Manchester is in its third year and they very kindly invited me back to be the MC for track 1. I drove up to Manchester the night before. It was an uneventful trip, barring the usual average speed cameras on the M1 and the roadworks on the M6. I’ve clocked up … Continue reading BSides Manchester 2016 roundup
Things I hearted last week (and the week before)
It's been an interesting few weeks which is why I haven't posted my usual updates. I was out in Vegas for Blackhat and BsidesLV, both of which were great as always. I also had a chance to pop off to visit the Grand Canyon with my partner-in-crime Adrian Sanabria. Video coming soon, but this vine … Continue reading Things I hearted last week (and the week before)
Be in a Vegas music video
Apologies if you found the title of this post to be a bit click-baity. But bear with me, I'm pretty excited about this. Next week is hacker summer camp aka Blackhat, Defcon, and BsidesLV in sunny Las Vegas. I asked myself, other than the talks, the networking, and the things we won't talk about - … Continue reading Be in a Vegas music video
Keeper Security Password Manager And Secure Vault Continues To Advance
It is no secret that data breaches are a growing epidemic, with the average cost of a data breach being nearly $3.8 million, according to the IBM-sponsored Ponemon 2016 Cost of Data Breach Study. As a result, businesses of all sizes have found themselves searching for tools to better manage the security of their data, … Continue reading Keeper Security Password Manager And Secure Vault Continues To Advance
Things I hearted last week
For the week ending 24th July 2016 Lessons learnt from trying to negotiate with five different ransomware gangs. If you're willing to haggle, you can get a discount. This isn't a new talk by Jim Manico, but the first time I saw it and serves as a great lesson on TSL/SSL and how HTTPS should … Continue reading Things I hearted last week
Open Source Threat Awareness Comes Out Of The Shadows
Even for the largest organizations, threat awareness is a serious challenge. How can you tell whether sensitive corporate documents have been leaked online, or if someone is impersonating and undermining your brand online, without committing significant numbers of people to finding out? Digital Shadows aims to make this process much easier. Its flagship product, SearchLight, … Continue reading Open Source Threat Awareness Comes Out Of The Shadows
Breaking in, and through security: Leron Zinatullin
Just over four years ago I received a LinkedIn email from a young man in Russia. It wasn’t too different from emails I occasionally receive. He was someone wanting to build a career in information security and was looking for some advice. He was on his way to London to start his MSc and wondered … Continue reading Breaking in, and through security: Leron Zinatullin
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