Spiceworld London

Spiceworld London has nothing to do with the Spice Girls and everything to do with Spiceworks. It's their annual conference and my first time attending. Having only been embedded within the spiceworks community for a short while, I wasn't entirely sure what to expect. I guess I was cautiously optimistic. But found it to be … Continue reading Spiceworld London →

RSA 2015: The Movie

My first time as a vendor at a security conference and what better way to kick it off than with RSA.

It’s simple, but not easy to become a better speaker

At RSA 2015, Thom Langford gave, in my opinion, an outstanding presentation entitled, Stop selling and start marketing your information security program. I shared it with a few of my friends who I knew were working on security programs at their own companies as there was a lot of useful information in the talk. One … Continue reading It’s simple, but not easy to become a better speaker →

10 hours walking a security conference

What happens when you walk a security conference in silence for 10 hours? Wendy helped me so we could find out.

Security Haiku

Do you ever get bored when someone starts of a presentation by going over how bad the infosec situation is? They'll quote figures of breaches and how vulnerabilities are going through the roof. Or maybe you're pressed for time and need to get to the meaty part of your security presentation but want to make … Continue reading Security Haiku →

Bane for CISO

Last weekend I came to the conclusion that Bane - the bad guy from The Dark Knight Rises would make the perfect chief information security officer.

Think like a hacker – the GC version

Girl Cynic weighs in her opinions on what it means to 'think like a hacker' and it isn't pretty.

Think like a hacker

“You need to think like a hacker” This was the sage advice being given out by an industry veteran in response to a question about working up the infosec ladder. I started nodding in agreement but then stopped myself mid-nod. Thinking like a hacker is a great statement to make. It can fit comfortably into … Continue reading Think like a hacker →

10 reasons Girl Cynic is better than J4vv4D

A fracas over a fracas and Girl Cynic is out on a mission of world domination.

TV’s and the internet of snooping

Much fuss was made when Samsung's smart TV's privacy policy was bought to light by @Xor on twitter that it bore an uncanny resemblance to features mention in the book 1984. Left: Samsung SmartTV privacy policy, warning users not to discuss personal info in front of their TV Right: 1984 pic.twitter.com/osywjYKV3W — Parker Higgins … Continue reading TV’s and the internet of snooping →