Cybersecurity at the movies is a series of blogs in which I take a light-hearted look at cybersecurity through the lens of pop culture. My friend and colleague James McQuiggan recently told me he’d listened to Walt Disney CEO’s Bob Iger’s audiobook and took away lessons that he could apply to cybersecurity. Not wanting to … Continue reading Cybersecurity at the Movies: Zombieland
Why you should consider profits
The COVID-19 pandemic literally brought the world to a standstill. Like any disruptive event, there have been winners and losers. For example, airlines are set for their worst year on record with the International Air Transport Association claiming its 290 member airlines revenues would drop to $419bn on 2020, down 50% from 2019. On the … Continue reading Why you should consider profits
TikTok – Facebook Dance-off
TikTok is the cool kid on the social media block these days. It's slicked back hair, leather jacket, and comb in back pocket make it the Fonz of the social media world. But when you're numero uno, there's a big target painted on your back. After the latest iOS dropped, it appeared as if the … Continue reading TikTok – Facebook Dance-off
Supply Chain and Third Party Risks
Supply chain, or third party risks are no small matter. Many times we've seen companies get breached via a third party. TJX perhaps being the most popular example, but by no means the only one. NotPetya was initially spread to a Ukrainian tax software M.E Doc. And how many times has supplier fraud caused a … Continue reading Supply Chain and Third Party Risks
@TwitterSupport A Lesson In Incident Response Comms
If you are a user of the social media platform Twitter (it's where the cool kids moved to when their parents joined Facebook, and what the younger kids avoid in favour of Tik Tok). There was a bit of a breachy weachy that went on. There are plenty of stories that are speculating on the … Continue reading @TwitterSupport A Lesson In Incident Response Comms
Human SQLi
Do you remember Tiger King? Feels like a long time ago now, and by 2020 standards, it feels like kind of the time when things were normal. So, I was quite surprised to see Carole Baskins trending on Twitter. I thought maybe she's got her own show coming out, or that she was found guilty … Continue reading Human SQLi
Travelex up for sale
Currency service provider Travelex has put itself up for sale, the London-based company said on Wednesday, a month after parent Finablr warned that it was preparing for a potential insolvency. Travelex has been grappling with its own share of problems after the company became the target of a ransomware attack in late December that could … Continue reading Travelex up for sale
Investors buy up the wrong Zoom
It's a few weeks old, but this is too good a story not to share. The US Securities and Exchange Commission has stepped in to clear up the worst case of mistaken identity on Wall Street, suspending the shares of Zoom Technologies, a small Chinese company that investors were confusing with Zoom, the video-calling app … Continue reading Investors buy up the wrong Zoom
Tech debt of remote working
The Shodan blog posted some trends in internet exposure, which like most of the Shodan research is very interesting. One part that caught my eye was this. The number of devices exposing RDP to the Internet has grown over the past month which makes sense given how many organizations are moving to remote work. It's … Continue reading Tech debt of remote working
7 talks I’m planning for once the pandemic is over
I've been thinking a lot lately because I've had time on my hands. Once the pandemic is over, and the conferences start up again, people will be submitting a whole bunch of talks around their cabin-feverish experiences. So I'm listing my talks out now so that nobody else steals the idea, and to let conferences … Continue reading 7 talks I’m planning for once the pandemic is over
