WSUS Managing WSUS: TLSv1.0 needed to import from the Windows Update Catalogue Importing updates to WSUS from the Windows Update Catalogue requires TLS v1.0 client and SHA.
ethics A question of ethics: investigating users Thoughts on being fair and considerate when investigating others.
ethics A question of ethics: deleting emails from user mailboxes A discussion about the ethics of deleting emails from someone else's mailbox.
Chromebook Asus Chromebook C423NA Touch review Reviewing the Asus Chromebook C423NA from a practical point of view.
System administration Logging: getting the right balance Logging: what's too much? Is there too little? How long should I keep them? This post discusses factors to consider when configuring logging.
System administration Business continuity - testing your disaster plan Testing your business continuity plan is a worthwhile exercise. When did you last test yours?
public speaking Advice for public speaking & guest lectures Advice on public speaking, based on my experiences so far.
development Avoiding direct object reference problems Discussing some of the ways to prevent insecure direct object reference issues.
Harbledown Junction After Harbledown Junction I had unfinished business with Harbledown Junction and conclude my research in this post. Probably!
Google Why Google's GSuite isn't ready for enterprise An explanation of why I don't feel Google's GSuite is ready for the enterprise yet.
System administration Using Procmon and Wireshark to solve website access problems When faced with an application that wouldn't connect to the Interet because the proxy was in the way, I used Procmon and Wireshark to prove that was really the problem.
cyber security Be wary of attackers bearing old emails Analysis of some obfuscated VBScript that a malicious email wanted us to download.
eVitabu dev week eVitabu development week, Feb 2019 I spent a week working on eVitabu full time. Here's some highlights.
development Android and Firebase - signing with the right keys After moving my Android development environment I found I couldn't authenticate with Firebase any more. This post explains the solution.
System administration Time travel and Active Directory replication - a tale from 2012 When your Active Directory Domain Controllers experience time travel, replication goes up the creek. This is a tale of something that happened back in 2012.
cyber security The threat of security knowledge gaps (conference slides) Slides from my recent conference talk on the threat of security knowledge gaps.
cyber security My journey (so far) to a cyber security career How I got into cybersecurity - the story so far.
development My Hacktoberfest 2018 experience In 2018 I participated in Hacktoberfest for the first time. This is my experience.
cyber security Moving from Keepass to Lastpass Having recently moved from Keepass to LastPass, I discuss my experience so far.
Merry Christmas! Just a quick post to wish everyone a very merry Christmas :) Some advice as a gift to my readers - if you're not already using a password manager (e.g. Keepass [https://keepass.info] or Lastpass [https://lastpass.com] ) I strongly recommend you move to one. Avoid reusing