RSA Europe 2012 has come to an end. It will be a memorable conference because I got the chance to be part of a panel debating whether users should be given infosec awareness training or not. It was an enjoyable experience and I can update my profile to say I’ve spoken at RSA – does … Continue reading RSA Europe 2012 hazy thoughts
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Tips for London visitors
If you’re visiting London for the Olympics or maybe a conference and you’re looking around this charming city, there are a few things you need to know to enjoy your trip and if you value your safety: 1. Don’t be correcting us on the names of things. We call them pavements (sidewalks) bins (trash cans) … Continue reading Tips for London visitors
Security Myths
I was speaking with Tripwire about how we have some great European information security professionals who haven't seemed to ever get featured in any of their crowd sourced articles. So they kindly offered me the chance to write one for them picking the best of what Europe has to offer. The topic we agreed upon … Continue reading Security Myths
What do you call Blackhat in Amsterdam?
This is my mandatory, “look at me I’m at BlackHat Europe” post. Usually I’ll hide myself away at conferences in the back row and hear out all the talks because I find it much easier to talk about security when I’m alone with my camera in my room. It was my first Blackhat and in … Continue reading What do you call Blackhat in Amsterdam?
Part of the family
You may have heard me gloating saying that I’m off to Blackhat Europe in Amsterdam. The kind folk at Netpeas are sponsoring and Infosec Island are sending me as one of them. It kind of feels like being welcomed into a family. I’ll be at Blackhat introducing myself as being from the Island even though … Continue reading Part of the family
Going Creative Commons
I get a lot of feedback on my videos. One of the most common questions I get asked is whether someone can use a particular video of mine in a presentation they are doing internally at work or at a conference etc. It’s become a familiar process, I get an email from someone who starts … Continue reading Going Creative Commons
New Year Resolutions
New Years is nearly upon us and we all like making resolutions that we know we probably won’t keep. January will see all the gyms hand out 3 month free contracts which the masses will sign up to and by February tumbleweed will be blowing across the treadmills. Plus we’re pretty lame and aren’t very … Continue reading New Year Resolutions
Password Protecting Presents
This is the last vlog of 2011 and I’ve proven many doubters wrong that I wouldn’t be able to stick to a weekly vlog schedule till the end of the year. I myself was one of the doubters and placed a bet against myself. So, in a bitter-sweet turn of events, I owe myself a … Continue reading Password Protecting Presents
My Facebook friend is a Turnip
Some people have no idea how to manage their Facebook friends. My wife is probably the worst culprit for this type of thing. A typical exchange goes somewhat like this; Wife: I've received a friend request, what shall I do? Me: Is it someone you know? Wife: Well, I don't recognise them. Me: Ignore them … Continue reading My Facebook friend is a Turnip
Ghost in the wires: Book Review
I’ve just read Kevin Mitnick’s book Ghost In The Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker and it is definitely worth a read if you are interested in getting to hear the full story from Kevin’s perspective as he became the worlds most wanted hacker. It’s a very readable book that doesn’t require … Continue reading Ghost in the wires: Book Review
