Hello World! It’s been over a month since my last post, it’s been busy. A constant desire to learn new things is something that can be hard to manage. Without a main goal it can be hard to choose the path you want to take, and this industry is truly endless. Off the back ofContinue reading “1 Year! – Learning together.”
Tag Archives: Cyber Security
MITRE ATT&CKcon 3.0
Hello World! A very brief post, over the last couple days I attended ATT&CKcon 3.0. It was full of brilliant talks and interesting people. A talk from educators in the social sciences sector and their students from high school to postgrads. Demonstrating a social engineering attack and mapping it to the matrix, that was oneContinue reading “MITRE ATT&CKcon 3.0”
Backup codes!
Hello World! Building on my misconfiguration of security keys, I had to use a backup code for the first time ever today. I cannot stress enough the importance of these codes for your accounts that have multi-factor authentication. Write them down and keep them in a safe place, they could really save your skin. EspeciallyContinue reading “Backup codes!”
KeePass and the argument for password managers.
[Update 11th May 2022: I am going to be making changes soon to improve readability of this post, I understand it’s a little more complex than what I am aiming for.] Passwords: So, let’s start off with the most important question, what makes a good password? Passwords should be at least 14 characters in length.Continue reading “KeePass and the argument for password managers.”
Am I being Phished? Remember C.O.P.S
Hello World! A little preamble to the upcoming guide but I wanted to put out my mnemonic for spotting phishing attacks, email, SMS or voice… This is all a work in progress, but whilst it isn’t polished by any means… It’s not going to do any harm by me sharing it with you. Content/Context –Continue reading “Am I being Phished? Remember C.O.P.S”
Planes are pretty cool! – Food for thought #3.
Just a little unstructured rambling today from me, I’m sure someone will enjoy the read… I have begun reading through a 2016 thesis on Security in next-gen Air Traffic communication networks by Martin Strohmeier, it was brought to my attention regarding discussions about a possible use case for software defined radio. This isn’t anything new,Continue reading “Planes are pretty cool! – Food for thought #3.”
YubiKeys!
Hello World! I finally bit the bullet and bought myself two YubiKeys and a cover for each. One for my person and one for a safe place configured as a backup. What’s a YubiKey? Wikipedia states: “The YubiKey is a hardware authentication device manufactured by Yubico to protect access to computers, networks, and online servicesContinue reading “YubiKeys!”