Who needs common sense?

During my career in infosec and my lifetime of professional cynicism, I’ve been on the receiving end of much abuse and managerial mis-management. I’ve lost count the number of times someone has asked for an infosec opinion in a meeting and then promptly cut me off mid-sentence suggesting that it would probably be better if … Continue reading Who needs common sense? →

UFC 121 Post-Event Fighter Share Prices

I’ve developed a way of ranking professional fighters in a far more scientific method than most websites lame “Pound for Pound” rankings go. Because, quite frankly they don’t really mean much to anyone. The J4vv4D method © utilises a stock market style indexing system which takes into account the fighters performance on the night, measured … Continue reading UFC 121 Post-Event Fighter Share Prices →

Living in denial

Whilst playing some online scrabble the other day, I was quite proud of a word using 5 letters and scoring me 24 points. Until some smarty pants came up with this word ‘Abnegation’ and that’s when I simply closed down the application. Which of course is the online equivalent of tipping over the board, stomping … Continue reading Living in denial →

It’s in God’s hand now

During a conversation with a data centre manager in Dubai, the question arose as to what their BC capabilities were and where their DR site was located. His response: “There is no need for BC plans or a DR site, it is all in God’s hands…if it happens, it happens!” In many ways, these are … Continue reading It’s in God’s hand now →

A Different Perspective on DR

Here’s an interesting story that I heard yesterday from a former colleague. He’d been speaking to a data centre manager in Dubai. Everything seemed to be going well up until the point he asked the Sheikh where his disaster recovery (DR) site was located and in the event of an incident how quickly could it … Continue reading A Different Perspective on DR →

8 Films that needed better security

Many times its difficult to illustrate the benefits of following good information security advice. Company’s tend to keep quiet about their failings so there are few case study’s available to analyse. But not to fear, the cynic has improvised and analysed 8 movies whose entire outcomes could have been changed had some simple infosec guidelines … Continue reading 8 Films that needed better security →

Security Physiotherapy

Being a man, I have to make blow everything out of proportion when it comes to little aches, pains, headaches and man-flu’s. More often than not, I’ve gone to the Dr. convinced that some bone is fractured into small fragments and that I’ll need bolts and cables to repair them only to be told its … Continue reading Security Physiotherapy →

I have a dream

A few days ago UFC president Dana White was invited to speak at the Oxford Union. Famed for his profanity-laden speeches I was expecting him to do something amazing. But judging by the video, he wasted an opportunity to deliver a revolutionary speech. So Dana, for next time you ever get a chance to deliver … Continue reading I have a dream →

My 2pence on Ligatt

There has been much said about Greg Evans and his company Ligatt. From accusations that he plagiarised portions of his book, to disputes of the title of him being the world’s number 1 hacker. Personally, I see a lot of this attitude every day. When you’re better and superior to everyone else you attract a … Continue reading My 2pence on Ligatt →

Father and Son Launch iPhone into Space

I’ve seen and done lots of cool and awesome things in my life. But I have to say, this father and son team launching a HD camera and iPhone into space is super cool. OK it’s not as great as the vacation me and my son took to Mars, but it’s close