I've been video blogging (vlogging) for several years now. I am not very good by any measure and was pleasantly surprised when Claus Houmann offered to run an Ask Me Anything style Q&A to pick my brains about what I've learnt from my experiences. As mentioned in the video, the equipment is secondary in my opinion. … Continue reading Security Video blogging tips →

I've done a ton of webinars over the last few years, but I still can't get comfortable with them. Before each one begins that feeling comes over me where my arms feel heavy, knees get weak, Mum's spaghetti....

There are many definitions as to how one can find their niche, success and happiness in life. I was often given advice as to how to approach it, "follow your heart", "be true to yourself" or other such quotes designed to inspire and motivate were often to vague. Or worse still, can lead one down … Continue reading Finding your niche →

Recently someone asked how they could further their career as they felt like they’d hit a glass ceiling and couldn’t progress internally. They weren’t having too much luck externally going through recruiters. I’m always surprised when someone asks me for any kind of advice. But I thought I’d give it my best shot based on … Continue reading Knowledge sharing and career progression →

Submitting and getting accepted to present a talk at any conference is just the first step. If you want to ensure you get a good turnout to your talk, you need to work the attendees. A task that becomes even more difficult when you're scheduled to speak on the last day. It's at times like … Continue reading House of CISSPs →

Being my first time in Austin, Texas I was slightly disappointed to be honest. I was expecting, boot-wearing, tobacco chewing and big hat wearing cowboys walking around open-carrying. But Austin is actually a really nice place - albeit a little hot for a London-boy like me. Spiceworks put on a great show though and AlienVault … Continue reading Spiceworld Austin →

I've been asked many times how I got started in infosec so I made this video. The short answer is that is was mainly by chance. It was a long time ago when infosec wasn't anywhere as big as it is today. In fact, back then, people were more worried about the Y2K bug causing … Continue reading How I started in Infosec →

Bsides MCR an inner monologue Another year another Bsides. I guess it's one reason to visit the grimness that is Manchester. I better use the drive up to think of some witty lines as I'm the compere again. Ian Glover - Keynote Ian says he's been in the industry for about 40 years... Must resist … Continue reading BSides Manchester Video and Inner Monologue →

I’ve had the pleasure and honour of mentoring a couple of people through their first rookie talk experience at Bsides. Through this process, I probably ended up learning more about the process than the speaker. These are 10 rookie commandments I somewhat developed through the process: 1. Start with why People speak at conferences for … Continue reading 10 tips for rookie speakers →

Upon returning from a week in Las Vegas for BsidesLV and Blackhat, it is time I went through my goody bag to see what I returned with. I wish I understood what half the stuff I picked up was!