Secploitation

I've been slacking lately with blogs and videos because I've had a lot of other things on ... or maybe because I've run out of ideas. Either way, I thought I'd adopt the tried and tested routine of rehashing old material, or rebooting as Hollywood would say in the hope that a new generation will … Continue reading Secploitation →

My Blackhat, BsidesLV and DefCon Experience

This was my first trip to BlackHat, BsidesLV and DefCon. It was my first trip to the States altogether and it’s very easy for one to get overwhelmed with Vegas itself, being dazzled by the bright lights, loud music and pretty people. There have been many blog posts explaining the good, the bad and the … Continue reading My Blackhat, BsidesLV and DefCon Experience →

How to Fake Monitoring

You're the new guy in the security ops team, they're giving you training and put you on a very crucial and important job… Monitoring. You'll be told how important the job is and how it is essential to be done correctly to ensure the ongoing safety of the company. But you notice that nobody really … Continue reading How to Fake Monitoring →

Bsides London Video Awards

The most prestigious awards in all of information security are here, the Bsides London Video Awards! Check out all the talks at youtube.com/SecurityBsidesLondon

Infosec Friends

For all the talk about it being an echo chamber and the like, I've met a ton of people in security whom I otherwise wouldn't have. As I was pondering over this over breakfast one morning, I came to the conclusion that I end up grouping my infosec friends into different categories. They probably look … Continue reading Infosec Friends →

Tips for London visitors

If you’re visiting London for the Olympics or maybe a conference and you’re looking around this charming city, there are a few things you need to know to enjoy your trip and if you value your safety: 1. Don’t be correcting us on the names of things. We call them pavements (sidewalks) bins (trash cans) … Continue reading Tips for London visitors →

Slide Rules

I read this blog post on Slide Rules by Wendy Nather and immediately dropped her a note asking for permission to convert it into a video. After a huge battle with 20th Century Fox over rights to film I won.. well at least that's how I imagine it to have happened.

New job and other busy things

Yes, I'm a bit late and this isn't much of a security video, but I guess I needed to explain where I'd been and seeing as Girl Cynic took some time out of her busy schedule to be available for some filming, I thought why not. I guess the only thing of note in the … Continue reading New job and other busy things →

ENGLISH! Do you speak it? (Security B-Sides London Talk)

Seeing as so many people (well ok 2 people) were asking me about my B-Sides London talk, I thought that rather than just send the link to the video, I'll embed it here so I can say a few words about it too.... umm this is my talk. I was considering putting a link to … Continue reading ENGLISH! Do you speak it? (Security B-Sides London Talk) →

Security Myths

I was speaking with Tripwire about how we have some great European information security professionals who haven't seemed to ever get featured in any of their crowd sourced articles. So they kindly offered me the chance to write one for them picking the best of what Europe has to offer. The topic we agreed upon … Continue reading Security Myths →