Another year, another Blackhat and another video. Putting that aside - have you seen how different Khalil (pilgrim) looks? The man looks like he's lost half his bodyweight in 2 years... some seriously impressive stuff! Here are a couple of before and after pics with him for reference. 

What's the best or most useful free conference swag you've ever received? Here's my countdown of my favourite five. T-shirts and laptop stickers were excluded from the running because there are far too many to pick from. After making the video, I did start finding other little things that I could have mentioned. Typically, I've found … Continue reading Best conference swag →

Spiceworld London has nothing to do with the Spice Girls and everything to do with Spiceworks. It's their annual conference and my first time attending. Having only been embedded within the spiceworks community for a short while, I wasn't entirely sure what to expect. I guess I was cautiously optimistic. But found it to be … Continue reading Spiceworld London →

My first time as a vendor at a security conference and what better way to kick it off than with RSA.  

What happens when you walk a security conference in silence for 10 hours? Wendy helped me so we could find out.

Girl Cynic weighs in her opinions on what it means to 'think like a hacker' and it isn't pretty.

A fracas over a fracas and Girl Cynic is out on a mission of world domination.

Much fuss was made when Samsung's smart TV's privacy policy was bought to light by @Xor on twitter that it bore an uncanny resemblance to features mention in the book 1984.   Left: Samsung SmartTV privacy policy, warning users not to discuss personal info in front of their TV Right: 1984 pic.twitter.com/osywjYKV3W — Parker Higgins … Continue reading TV’s and the internet of snooping →

British PM David Cameron has probably spent many a night fantasising about giving intelligence agencies the ability to intercept and read any form of online communication. Think of the kids, think of terrorism, think of all the problems that could be solved if we had open and transparent communication. You know, like being able to … Continue reading CRASS: Camerons Crypto →

With January 2015 coming to an end and 2014 seeming like a distant memory in the rear-view mirror, I thought it was a good time to reflect upon some of the notable security incidents and the impact they've had (if any) in the long term. There were many to choose from - which is great … Continue reading CRASS – Look back at 2014 →