sci-fi

Andromeda: unanswered questions

Some unanswered questions from Andromeda.

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.

tools

My top five general tools

A brief run down of five of the general tools (programs) I use most.

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.

Year in review

2018 in review

A brief overview of my 2018.

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

eVitabu

Developing eVitabu

Things I learnt while working on eVitabu for African Pastors Fellowship.

System administration

A plea to software developers, vendors and support companies

A plea to software vendors so we can all work better together.

Harbledown Junction

Finding Harbledown Junction (part 2)

Part two of the "finding Harbledown Junction" series. Following a walk I got as close as possible to the old signal box's location.

cyber security

What penetration tests have shown me

Having worked with a few cyber security firms over the years, let's take a look at some of the findings.

forensics

Show and tell: digital forensics and giving evidence

After performing some forensics for the ICO I was called to give evidence in court. Here I discuss some basics of forensics before talking about my experience in court.

Google

GSuite: Allowing users to publish files to the web (link sharing)

Sharing files by link outside of your GSuite organisation can be restricted by GSuite administrators. This post shows how to do that.

Google

Problems setting a Google account app password

How to access "app passwords" for your Google account, while also increasing your account's security.

Harbledown Junction

Finding Harbledown Junction (part 1)

Canterbury once had three stations, and I thought a fourth. This is part one of my journey to find Harbledown Junction.