The DIY Guide to Cyber Security
Last year we moved house. But we didn’t just move house we also moved country – as we never do things by half. We like the quaint country cottage type house in the middle of nowhere – so that’s where …
From Yo Yo Champions to Polar Bear Wardens
I don’t mind admitting that I am by far the oldest member of my team at work and I also don’t mind admitting that I am far from being the wisest! The knees are going, I now must wear +2 …
Take 5 Against the Scammers
I am (finally) moving house. My lovely wife gets a new kitchen, bathroom, bedroom furniture, carpets, curtains etc and the trade-off is that I get a new TV. Got to be big and got to be OLED but not too …
“Everybody Has a Plan Until You Get a Punch in the Mouth”
I heard this recently on the TV being attributed to Mike Tyson which made me chuckle for a couple of reasons. One because it is a great quote and secondly the surprise that such wise words actually came from Mike …
Learning to Spread Your Wings
Many of you will know that I love wildlife and nature. I am very lucky to live in the countryside where we share our garden (and sometimes the house) with a multitude of wild creatures. It also means that it …
Why is a fork-lift truck driver not a geek?
I have always been interested in computers and technology. Even when it wasn’t very technologically advanced – it amazed me. Like a lot of people of a certain age – we have seen the technological revolution unfold in front of …
Is your network device fit for the road?
Earlier this week (24 Nov 2021) the UK Government announced the publication of a new law which sets out to protect consumers of certain technical devices from cyber attacks. The Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (PSTI) Bill – factsheets – …
Surfing LNER
Anybody remember the classic Beachboys song ‘Surfing USA’? Well how about ‘Surfing LNER’ as an alternative? I am getting dismayed in my classes as my references to all time great music hits are now being met with sideways glances and …
Money Can’t Buy Me Love
Lennon and McCartney geniuses ahead of their time penned and chanted these famous words of wisdom back in the 1960’s. Although you could argue against it, they are probably true words. Recently, I was doing some research at work – …
R is for Security
A lot of users, consumers and companies were hit by the recent Facebook outage in early October. Speculation ran high as to the cause of the outage and most probably a fair percentage of us instantly thought – “Cyber Attack!?” …