October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month.  Delivering effective cyber security awareness is an ongoing process, and not one that can be solved in one month a year. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try.  Staying safe online has many similarities with staying safe on the line aka tightrope walking. It involves a delicate mix … Continue reading Every day is cyber security awareness month →

A few months ago, many people were riled up over the proposed updates to WhatsApp terms and conditions.  The popular messaging service which was acquired by Facebook in 2014 for $16bn, was apparently updating its Ts and Cs which users had to either accept or choose to leave.  While the whole thing seems to have … Continue reading Leaving WhatsApp – Treating the Symptom, Not the Cause →

Today I learn the phrase Fisherian Runaway, which was a term coined by mathematical biologist Ronald Fisher to account for the evolution of exaggerated male ornamentation, e.g. peacocks with their big tails. I wonder if we've fallen into the same trap within cyber security - especially when it comes to what gets researched, reported, and … Continue reading Fisherian Runaway →

Hear the blog narrated The dangers of downloading untrusted code from the internet is well documented. You never know what is contained within someone else's code, be it sloppy coding, or malicious intent.  If it is a snippet of code that you can easily read, it can be relatively risk free. Because, why put in … Continue reading Don’t run that code →