As if blogging and making videos wasn't enough. I've wanted to stretch my creative legs for a while and dip a toe into the world of podcasting. So, I jumped at the opportunity when there was the chance to start a new podcast at AlienVault. The AlienVault Security Perspectives is out, with the first episode … Continue reading Podcasts! →

Recently, I caught up with Priority One IT Support to provide advice to business owners on how they can protect their business from a security attack. A glance at the media will show that attacks are not only on the rise, but the types of companies under attack are also varied. Whereas previously only the … Continue reading How to protect your business from a security attack →

For the week ending 25th September 2016   On one hand vendors want users to patch their systems and keep them secure. On the other hand, actions like this causes people to not want to apply official updates.   North Korea just accidentally turned on global zone transfers for their top level domains, archive of … Continue reading Things I hearted Last Week →

For the week ending 18th Sept 2016   I’ve stopped even trying to understand digital ownership and how copyrights work. Getty images tries to make original photographer pay for her own photos.   Israeli Online Attack Service ‘vDOS’ Earned $600,000 in Two Years. Apparently this has been running for a while, but only the payment … Continue reading Things I hearted Last Week →

For the week ending 11th Sept 2016   Yes, I’m late again. Don’t blame me – blame Gartner! Well, the fact that I was attending the Security and Risk Summit in London and then I was catching up on work and then… well you’re not interested in my excuses, let’s get onto the juicy stuff! … Continue reading Things I hearted last week →

For the week ending 4th Sept 2016   A classic case of an auditor that is intent on causing more harm than good – resurfaced on my twitter stream, so thought I’d re-share.   Troy Hunt confirmed the Dropbox hack is unfortunately real. However, some observers are saying that Dropbox’s data breach response is still … Continue reading Things I Hearted Last Week →

For the week ending 28th August 2016   We had a bank holiday Monday here in London, so I’m a bit off – and may have skipped a day or two. Not that anyone would really notice, but I felt the need to preface my tardiness with an excuse.   When security and convenience collide … Continue reading Things I hearted Last Week →

As part of my role at AlienVault I get to speak to journalists. A friend recently asked me how it was to respond to journalist queries. In many ways it’s similar to communicating with C-level executives. For this, I try to follow the acronym of UMAD. Usable: Is the information you provide usable by the … Continue reading UMAD? →