The bad old days

BSides London is taking place and due to the pandemic and things, I'm not going and it's put me in a contemplative mood about the early days of my career. When I started there were no such things as conferences such as BSides. We only had Infosec Europe and the most we got out of … Continue reading The bad old days →

The Terminator had it all wrong

It's really easy to become complacent in security when the bad guys aren't focussing you. But when the evil eye of Cyber Sauron casts its gaze your way, you soon realise your silver bullets were only silver-plated. As lockdowns around the world ease to a degree and many organisations are welcoming staff back into the … Continue reading The Terminator had it all wrong →

Ransomware gangs aren’t very bad

Ransomware is the big threat to all organisations. It's the worst thing to ever happen on the internet. All ransomware gangs need to be hunted down and shut down wherever they may be. No ISP should be left unturned, no router left unexamined. They all need to be burnt to the ground! But is that … Continue reading Ransomware gangs aren’t very bad →

All security products are good

I tried to be a bit click-baity with my headline by saying all security products are good. But I think I failed in making it very enticing. That's typically a problem with click bait, if you don't go big, you don't really generate a ton of interest. And if you go too big, then you … Continue reading All security products are good →

Making the best of a bad situation

It must have been around 2005. I was fed up with my job. I was the at that stage of life where I had the perfect balance of youthful arrogance, a disdain of authority, and just enough knowledge to give me illusions that I could do my boss, and his boss, and his bosses job … Continue reading Making the best of a bad situation →

What business are you in?

Do you want fries with that?Global giant McDonald’s is famous for its fast food. However, it’s not their burgers and fries that made the business profitable. Ray Kroc struggled to initially bring enough revenue from his franchised restaurants in order to pay for the land and the building for McDonald’s restaurants, which meant growth was … Continue reading What business are you in? →

Cybersecurity startup ideas

I've seen VC's fund many security and tech startups. Lots of the ideas are rubbish, so I've come up with my own ideas that aren't rubbish so VC's can fund me instead. Don't steal any of my ideas or I will sue you! Take a human skull and 3D print an eyeball on it, add … Continue reading Cybersecurity startup ideas →

The Future of Cybersecurity Isn’t What We Expected

We were told that by now, we would live in a perfect world with flying cars. But that hasn't arrived yet. We also believed that cybersecurity would be a problem that would have been solved, but it just seems to be getting worse. But what if the problem isn't getting worse. What if we have … Continue reading The Future of Cybersecurity Isn’t What We Expected →

Roll your own VPN and other tech advice

Like many people, over the last couple of years, my main real interaction with people outside of my immediate family and Amazon delivery drivers has been via the internet. The beauty of the internet is that you don’t need to shower, put on decent clothes, or worry about offending anyone. If anything, offending someone is … Continue reading Roll your own VPN and other tech advice →

Setting a Guinness World Record

I’ve been thinking of the best way to write this post for several days. Many drafts have ended up being deleted. Which, to be honest, doesn’t have the same visual satisfaction as seeing pages crumpled up into balls and tossed across the room into the bin. But here we are. Last week, KnowBe4, OneLogin, and … Continue reading Setting a Guinness World Record →