Middle Brothers

When we talk about privacy and surveillance, discussions usually involve talk of Governments keep the population under manners. But unlike the good old days of the eighteenth century, Governments aren’t the only ones with skin in the population monitoring, control, and profiteering business. We now have a whole slew of middle brothers aka big tech … Continue reading Middle Brothers →

The NCSAM Campaign

For October's National Cyber Security Awareness month, I put together a few videos and blogs. In my mind it formed a campaign, but for various reasons, the timings were a bit inconsistent and the different resources ended up on different places. So as a recap - I put everything from this year into this one … Continue reading The NCSAM Campaign →

The Predictions Dilemma

The last quarter of the year is also known as predictions season. It's the time where those who consider themselves to be wise and enlightened rub their chin thoughtfully and spout the wisdom of what the future holds. I should know, in my days as an industry analyst I was often called upon as a … Continue reading The Predictions Dilemma →

Bravo-Cado: Cloud Forensics Defying COVID-19

I worked for a couple of years with Chris Doman when I was at AlienVault. In his spare time Chris ran a popular threat intelligence portal called ThreatCrowd which AlienVault acquired when they hired him. Chris is not only one of the smartest people I’ve worked with, but also one of the nicest. I enjoyed … Continue reading Bravo-Cado: Cloud Forensics Defying COVID-19 →

If you want security, lie to me

https://youtu.be/LZ0j7q7JTWs We’re all honest and good people… well, at least most of us are. From a young age, we’re taught to always tell the truth and to never lie. However, our inherent honesty can be our own worst enemy when it comes to cybersecurity. We use our real names on sites, we upload our photos … Continue reading If you want security, lie to me →

Why Predator is the ultimate CISO movie

There's often a lot of debate as to what the best security or hacking movie is. Many people talk about Hackers, or Sneakers, or try and slip Mr Robot into the mix. But they are all way way waaaaay off the mark. I was reminded of this by Phil Cracknell who posted on linkedin that … Continue reading Why Predator is the ultimate CISO movie →

The future often looks silly

I just took a photo of my scribblings on my whiteboard. The automation workflow will trigger that photo to be uploaded with that relevant project. Technology is but a mere extension of me. As I sit down, I recall a time, probably around 2006 because it was before the iPhone came out and only important … Continue reading The future often looks silly →

A 5-step process for nearly anything

I have been (slowly) reading Atomic Habits by James Clear. It's a great read and I'll probably write up some of my notes once I'm finished. If you're not familiar with the book, I do recommend it, or at least subscribing to his weekly newsletter 3-2-1. It was in the most recent newsletter in which … Continue reading A 5-step process for nearly anything →

Cybersecurity at the movies: LA LA Land

I got around to finally watching LA LA Land. Despite it being a few years old, I honestly didn't know what to expect. From the first scene I was mesmerised. The colours, the lighting, the choreography, the music, it was a feast of the senses and definitely among in my top 5 or 10 opening … Continue reading Cybersecurity at the movies: LA LA Land →

Review: The Social Dilemma

Many people had told me about the Netflix documentary, the Social Dilemma. So, I gave in and watched it. It's an interesting documentary that's very well put together. Interviewing some of the people who've worked at big social media companies, developed some of the tools, and are now shocked... SHOCKED I tell you about how … Continue reading Review: The Social Dilemma →