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 →

  Who says twitter isn’t a source of inspiration. Whilst chatting with @hvcco and @stevelord this quote was forged and will become the basis for teamwork the world over.

Does playing video games for long periods of time leave you unable to distinguish between what is real and what is game? And if it is true... do we see this behaviour manifest itself in people who do other things for long periods of time?

I was scanning the twitters today and @infosanity and others had pointed out that something was a bit wrong with the twitter stream of Mark Davidson. Personally I don’t know who Mark Davidson is, but apparently he’s an internet marketer of sorts. But with over 54,000 twitter followers, I assume he’s pretty popular. Anyway, it … Continue reading Ghostwriter Gone Rogue →

This is a story of a computer worm, from the time it was coded and deployed onto the internet. It is narrated by the worm in first person Zero day I am a worm. Well that’s what Richard, the programmer with the BMI of 38 who coded me says. He named me Clarice, after a … Continue reading Life of a Worm →

So your company has just suffered a data breach. You’ve done what you can, offered the public apology, sacrificed your CISO and promised everything will be alright. But there’s a problem. Your competitors are taking advantage of your weakened state and swooping in on your customers, wooing them with offers too good to resist and … Continue reading Don’t lose customers after a breach →

Little Jack Hacker sat in a corner On his new Apple device He jailbroke it And said what a good iBoy am I

A couple of days ago we were treated to UFC 126. Now there are plenty of cool MMA websites where you can get the full report from, but the super-short version is here: Miguel Tores Jabbed a midget for 3 rounds. Rich Franklin looked like a midget against Forrest Griffin and was more or less … Continue reading UFC 126 recap →

The security community in London has always tended to be slightly envious of our American cousins. They’ve always ended up with the best conferences with the biggest releases and the coolest people. Only a few from Europe crossing the pond and even less doing so with the blessing of an employer. However, that has all … Continue reading Security BSides is coming to London →