So I’ve been getting a few emails and tweets lately. It seems there has been much speculation around my whereabouts and lack of online activity. Some have said that I’ve returned to my home planet. Others have said that I have lost out to my arch nemesis the Sarcastic one, All these rumours aside, all … Continue reading Is the Cynic-Signal broken?
Category: Security
Bin Laden killed (again)
Apparently Osama Bin Laden has been killed by U.S. Forces in Abattobad, Pakistan. There is little evidence for this, as the body was subsequently buried at sea. Of course, we can’t call President Obama a liar as he says he watched the operation unfold live via satellite. But to be honest, they could have shown … Continue reading Bin Laden killed (again)
The Cynic Chronicles #2
Our cynical hero learns the benefit of having fine tuned alerts.
Bsides London– A Personal Journey
“Think of it like the Top Gear of Information Security” I enthusiastically explained to Jim over the phone. Jim Shields, the director at Leicester-based media company Twist & Shout came highly recommended by Stephen Bonner after Jim’s company had created an award-winning series of information security videos. It was the summer of 2009 and I … Continue reading Bsides London– A Personal Journey
The Cynic Chronicles #1
The rumours that have been bubbling for a while… may be true. After much demonstrations at comic-con, the Cynic Adventures comic strip is being released. Stay tuned for more adventures citizens.
IDS IDS Sat On A Firewall
IDS IDS sat on the Firewall IDS IDS had a great fall All the Sysadmins in the SOC Didn’t really care, because who actually checks their IDS logs anymore?
Cynic Minute #2
Give us a minute of your time and we'll give you a little bit of infosecurity... and even that's debatable. But it's only a minute, and you waste plenty of those every day. Why are companies anti-Twitter? Should twitter be blocked from the corporate desktop? Discuss in under a minute. Or engage on twitter … Continue reading Cynic Minute #2
The Cynic Minute #1
Give us a minute of your time and we'll give you a little bit of infosecurity... and even that's debatable. But it's only a minute, and you waste plenty of those every day. Sony trying to stop jailbreakers. Who would have thought?
The Stationary Cupboard Test
A twitter friend (twried?) @suggmeister asked whether anyone knew a percentage possibility of the number of employees who may pose an insider threat. Come to think of it, he was probably completing a risk assessment form and wanted a quick and dirty response so he could fill out the form as quickly as possible and … Continue reading The Stationary Cupboard Test
Post-Holiday Blues
I've figured out why everyone in the office is so miserable. At first I thought it was a simple case of the post-holiday blues. Or perhaps they were regretting all the calories they'd consumed whilst socialising with family they'd rather not see. But the reality is that people are miserable because of security. They walk … Continue reading Post-Holiday Blues
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