House of CISSPs

Submitting and getting accepted to present a talk at any conference is just the first step. If you want to ensure you get a good turnout to your talk, you need to work the attendees. A task that becomes even more difficult when you're scheduled to speak on the last day. It's at times like … Continue reading House of CISSPs →

Spiceworld Austin

Being my first time in Austin, Texas I was slightly disappointed to be honest. I was expecting, boot-wearing, tobacco chewing and big hat wearing cowboys walking around open-carrying. But Austin is actually a really nice place - albeit a little hot for a London-boy like me. Spiceworks put on a great show though and AlienVault … Continue reading Spiceworld Austin →

How I started in Infosec

I've been asked many times how I got started in infosec so I made this video. The short answer is that is was mainly by chance. It was a long time ago when infosec wasn't anywhere as big as it is today. In fact, back then, people were more worried about the Y2K bug causing … Continue reading How I started in Infosec →

Filling the infosec skills gaps with Stealth Worker

Is there an infosec skills shortage? Many industry surveys would indicate yes. And even if there isn’t a great shortage today - the rate at which new professionals are joining the security industry is outpaced by the number of company’s creating systems which need some level of security oversight. Ken Baylor, former CISO at Pivotal … Continue reading Filling the infosec skills gaps with Stealth Worker →

Simulating Threats with vThreat

Protection remains an important step in the security ecosystem, yet no matter how good the prevention, human error, breakdown in processes or technological weaknesses mean these can be bypassed. While that doesn’t mean enterprises should bury their protective products in shallow graves, buying trends indicate that more investments are being made in detection and response … Continue reading Simulating Threats with vThreat →

BSides Manchester Video and Inner Monologue

Bsides MCR an inner monologue Another year another Bsides. I guess it's one reason to visit the grimness that is Manchester. I better use the drive up to think of some witty lines as I'm the compere again. Ian Glover - Keynote Ian says he's been in the industry for about 40 years... Must resist … Continue reading BSides Manchester Video and Inner Monologue →

10 tips for rookie speakers

I’ve had the pleasure and honour of mentoring a couple of people through their first rookie talk experience at Bsides. Through this process, I probably ended up learning more about the process than the speaker. These are 10 rookie commandments I somewhat developed through the process: 1. Start with why People speak at conferences for … Continue reading 10 tips for rookie speakers →

Blackhat Swag

Upon returning from a week in Las Vegas for BsidesLV and Blackhat, it is time I went through my goody bag to see what I returned with. I wish I understood what half the stuff I picked up was!

Blackhat 2015

Another year, another Blackhat and another video. Putting that aside - have you seen how different Khalil (pilgrim) looks? The man looks like he's lost half his bodyweight in 2 years... some seriously impressive stuff! Here are a couple of before and after pics with him for reference.

Defcon talk: Chris Rock, I will Kill You

I thought the talk at Defcon by Chris Rock around exploiting the flaws in the deaths and births registration process was very good. More interesting than the technical aspects are the potential nefarious use-cases such as committing virtual mass-murder, or raising virtual babies for the purposes of insurance fraud, second identities and much more. This is important … Continue reading Defcon talk: Chris Rock, I will Kill You →