We hear a lot about the death of Anti-virus software, how it's obsolete, doesn't do much, can be bypassed and all that good stuff. It's the kind of topic I avoid exposing young Girl Cynic to, but she read about it and so we ended up having a discussion around it. Did we reach any … Continue reading The Death of AV? →

That time of year when I get in a reflective mood.

Security and privacy are sometimes used synonymously, at other times they are used as separate entities and at other times they are used as co-dependent on each other. But what is the truth? I ended up having this discussion with Brian Honan whilst at RSA Europe and he explained his point of view with this good … Continue reading Security Vs Privacy →

It's the most commonly question asked by the masses. On the tip of everyone's tongue yet never answered.... until now. This is the video "they" tried to ban, but I escaped from the inner circle with Space Rogue to bring you the most revolutionary video ever - how to become an Infosec Rockstar!

So I spent the last week at (ISC)2 second annual congress conference held in the city of brotherly love that is Philadelphia. Luckily or unluckily, I didn’t get to experience any brotherly love whilst there, which may be a good or bad thing – I’ll never know. The conference is co-hosted with ASIS. By which … Continue reading (ISC)2 Congress →

I've spent the last couple of weeks travelling a bit due to work and this week I'm at the ISC2 congress conference in Philadelphia. Here are a couple of videos I've made whilst on the road - none of which relate to security!  

So websites - even really large ones have some serious security flaws and it's disturbing. Yet they don't seem to care much. Guys like Troy Hunt are doing a great job bringing these issues to light. In this video Girl Cynic and I ponder over some of these issues.

This was my first trip to BlackHat, BsidesLV and DefCon. It was my first trip to the States altogether and it’s very easy for one to get overwhelmed with Vegas itself, being dazzled by the bright lights, loud music and pretty people. There have been many blog posts explaining the good, the bad and the … Continue reading My Blackhat, BsidesLV and DefCon Experience →

The most prestigious awards in all of information security are here, the Bsides London Video Awards! Check out all the talks at youtube.com/SecurityBsidesLondon

I read this blog post on Slide Rules by Wendy Nather and immediately dropped her a note asking for permission to convert it into a video. After a huge battle with 20th Century Fox over rights to film I won.. well at least that's how I imagine it to have happened.