I blogged something about Mirai over on the AlienVault blog. But that didn't ease my pain, so I went and made a video as a kind of open letter to manufacturers.
Podcasts!
As if blogging and making videos wasn't enough. I've wanted to stretch my creative legs for a while and dip a toe into the world of podcasting. So, I jumped at the opportunity when there was the chance to start a new podcast at AlienVault. The AlienVault Security Perspectives is out, with the first episode … Continue reading Podcasts!
Alien Eye in the Sky
Covering the infosec news from the week, so you don't have to! Links to stories in the video The beginning of the end(point): where we are now and where we’ll be in five years The strange way people perceive privacy online Tesla responds to Chinese hack with a major security upgrade Good cybersecurity can … Continue reading Alien Eye in the Sky
Behavioral Monitoring
I wrote a whole blog to accompany this video - you can read it here TL;DR? Behavioral monitoring is more about finding out what's normal than not.
How to protect your business from a security attack
Recently, I caught up with Priority One IT Support to provide advice to business owners on how they can protect their business from a security attack. A glance at the media will show that attacks are not only on the rise, but the types of companies under attack are also varied. Whereas previously only the … Continue reading How to protect your business from a security attack
Alien Eye In the Sky – Weekly roundup – Ep 2
It’s been a busy week in the land of information security. But don’t worry, we’ve got it all covered in our roundup. Links to stories in video: Ransomware operator shut down Stealing an AI Nobody is bidding on shadowbrokers files US government IP address contract ends Don’t be Yahoo Verizon wants $1bn discount You don’t … Continue reading Alien Eye In the Sky – Weekly roundup – Ep 2
Singing for the Unsung Heroes of IT Security
Security Serious Week is five days dedicated to helping UK businesses understand the importance of information security. It consists of a one-day conference, the unsung heroes awards, and over 50 webinars, amongst other activities. AlienVault was a proud sponsor of the 2016 Unsung Heroes Award, and so I went along to check it out.. The … Continue reading Singing for the Unsung Heroes of IT Security
Things I hearted – no more
Things I hearted has been probably one of the most regular series of posts I've done in recent times. At the same time, I was doing a weekly roundup over at my AlienVault blog. So, in the interest of saving time, energy, and preserving my youthful good looks; I decided to not only combine both … Continue reading Things I hearted – no more
NCSAM week 1 – Assets
It's NCSAM - National Cyber Security Awareness Month. So I am doing one theme a week for AlienVault on a good practice that companies should adopt. For week 1, I've decided to talk about assets. Video is embedded, and you can read the entire blog post about why assets over on the AlienVault blog.
500 million accounts
I felt it was time to get back on the video saddle on a regular basis (famous last words). You can probably tell I’m rusty because the sound peaks are all off – I think the onboard mic on my Drift camera is a bit old. But the big news has been around Yahoo and … Continue reading 500 million accounts
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