Why do you work in Information Security?

I was at a social event the other day and got chatting to a few people sat around my table. People are curious creatures, so the topic of conversation quickly moves onto what you do for a living. I tend to adopt a formula to determine if they are worth continuing having a conversation with. … Continue reading Why do you work in Information Security? →

Trailer – White Hat Rally

So you think you know what it’s like to drive across 3 countries in 3 days? Think again. Check out the trailer for the journey of Team Cynic. Remember, you can still donate to the charity… and maybe if we reach our target, we’ll release the full film 🙂

No dogs allowed

This is a post for the guy who bought his dog into the kiddies play area of the park today. It caught no less than 3 kids off balance by startling them and resulted in them falling down (one of whom happened to be one of my daughters). So as any parent would do, I … Continue reading No dogs allowed →

Fun-sized security

Going to the cinema is always a nice experience. Even if the film isn’t any good you always know that the trailers will be enjoyable. Trailers are so good, they can condense a 3 hour dribble of drama into 90 seconds of anticipation which make the hair on the back of your neck stand on … Continue reading Fun-sized security →

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? →

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 →