By Holiday season is coming up fast, but what could you buy for that special person in your life to keep them safe and improve their security? Well, the following ideas can help everyone, from regular folk to die-hard cybersecurity geeks. Books There’s a ton of great books on the subject
Hackers at Sea
As part of Cybersecurity Awareness Month every Saturday I’ll be sharing links to videos, presentations, etc. that show interesting, surprising and entertaining content relating to security. I’ve now covered Hackers on a Plane, Hackers in Space, Hackers in your House and now we’re looking outwards again to the high seas.
What is PayPal’s End-Game for Cryptocurrency?
PayPal have delivered what is perhaps the biggest step forward for mainstream cryptocurrency adoption. Users will now be able to buy, sell and hold Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash within the PayPal environment and crucially, users will be able to pay the millions of merchants that support PayPal directly
Hackers in your House
As part of Cybersecurity Awareness Month every Saturday I’ll be sharing links to videos, presentations, etc. that show interesting, surprising and entertaining content. First I covered Hackers on a Plane, then Hackers in Space, and now we’re looking closer to home. Literally. Today’s theme is how hackers might break into
Hackers in Space
As part of Cybersecurity Awareness Month every Saturday I’ll be sharing links to videos, presentations, etc. that show interesting, surprising and entertaining content. Today’s theme is how to hack a satellite. At the recent DEF CON Safe Mode conference there was a Hack-a-Sat “Capture the Flag” competition with $100,000 up
Who are OWASP?
As part of Cybersecurity Awareness Month I’ll be highlighting organisations and businesses that contribute to Cybersecurity, today it’s OWASP. The Challenge of Application Security Developing software is easy to start, there’s loads of great resources out there to learn. Becoming proficient takes time and experience but it’s within the reach
Hackers on a Plane
As part of Cybersecurity Awareness Month every Saturday I’ll be sharing links to videos, presentations, etc. that show interesting, surprising and entertaining content. Today’s theme is aviation security. At the recent DEF CON Safe Mode conference there was an ‘Aerospace Village‘ where hackers explored and exploited a range of aviation
Three Steps to Secure Your Social Media Accounts
Today, a typical internet user has dozens of passwords to keep safe. 1. Use Unique Passwords for Each Site. The first thing hackers do when they’ve compromised a username and password from one site is try and log into a different site with the same details. The best way to
How Digital Signatures Work
Digital signatures are used anywhere you might need to prove that you are communicating with the individual, organisation or service that you expect to be. This might be through digitally ‘signing’ an email or providing ‘signed’ software to end users to prove that it’s legitimate but the most common use
Creating Certificates with the Nitrokey HSM 2 and XCA
What is a Certificate? A digital certificate makes use of Public Key Cryptography to authenticate users, essentially blending a Public Key with a Digital Signature to assert identity. The most common standard used for certificates is X.509 and common uses of certificates include: Secure web browsing – HTTPS – encryption
