For many years I’ve taught people about the many ways owners of websites track users both on, and off platform. The obvious one is the cookie – most people are aware of cookies and what th...
What every business needs to know Cyber security legislation in the UK is undergoing its biggest transformation since the introduction of the Network and Information Systems (NIS) Regulations&nbs...
If you talk to most people about the ability to be tracked, the default tech that most people will mention is their mobile phone, and whilst this is very true – we are tracked to a very high degree by...
One of the topics I teach about in regular training sessions is the one of Defence in Depth Defence in Depth is a cybersecurity strategy that uses multiple layers of security controls throughout an or...
The YellowKey and GreenPlasma Zero-Days: Rethinking Windows Security and BitLocker Encryption *I know the adage is Blue & Green. but it didn’t fit the title! On the 12th of May, the cybersec...
In the ever-evolving cyber landscape, threat actors are continuously finding new ways to bypass our defences to gain access to the systems we use. Researchers at cybersecurity firm CYFIRMA have uncove...
I’ve written about the use of passkeys in favour of passwords a few times over the last couple of years (see below), and this week sees a publication of a paper by the UK’s NCSC that re-en...
Microsoft have pushed out a number of updates in their April 2026 release, and one of them has been a long time coming – An update to how Windows handles RDP connectivity The main change for thi...
The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) published its 2026 National Strategic Assessment of Serious and Organised Crime (SOC) in March, and the message is unequivocal: technology is no longer just an ena...
A paper written by security researchers from Shanghai Jiao Tong University & UCLA Irvine which was revealed at the 2026 Network and Distributed System Security (NDSS) Symposium has identified the ...