By Having moved around the IT and technology realm over the last few decades, one common challenge I’ve seen people face is how to get started with a particular technology and gain the experience that employers typically seek, especially those at the beginning of their careers or who wish to re-train.
The REAL WINNER of the election is Data Privacy for Californians with CPRA / CCPA 2.0
Last night in the California elections Proposition 24 passed with 56% support, paving the way for an upgrade to the California Consumer Privacy Act with a new bill titled the California Privacy Rights Act 2020. The precursor to CPRA, the CCPA, was signed into law in June 2018 and became
Hackers on Screen
It’s the last weekend of Cybersecurity Awareness Month and every Saturday I’ve been sharing links to videos, presentations, etc. that show interesting, surprising and entertaining content relating to security. So far I’ve covered Hackers on a Plane, Hackers in Space, Hackers in your House and Hackers at Sea, now it’s
How I accidentally became an AWS Certified Developer…
I’ve always been someone that plays with new technology and I’ve had an AWS account since 2008, but I’ve only ever been a casual user. Lately though, I’ve been working closely with developers on Cloud Native projects so my exposure has increased. Whilst my role in product design isn’t strictly
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
Cybersecurity Gift Ideas for 2020 Holiday Season
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
