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I think this is one to watch... It's evolving daily right now but looks to be pushing the boundaries of access to devices, accounts, and data - and crucially the judicial oversight of police activity.

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders? Viruses, passwords, stolen personal data including credit cards, ready-to-use remote access to companies, DDoS botnets are all openly available for sale on the internet. Many of them also provide customer support.

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

In my defence though Saltzer and Schroeder's principles are as valid today as they were in 1975 🤷‍♂️

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

#GiveBlood Blood stock levels are currently below target and at risk of slipping into critical shortage. Book to donate here my.blood.co.uk/your-account... I guess the online queue is a good sign? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

submitted 13 days ago • 1 comment

Whizpopping fun from @fransfacts.bsky.social at Cheltenham Science Festival today #CheltSciFest

submitted 14 days ago • 1 comment

Travelling to ExCeL tomorrow so making a virtual practice run tonight. Feral ghouls roaming aimlessly, unwashed hooligans scavenging for freebies, rancid food, NPCs spewing vapid sound-bites, cut-throat cults competing for sparse resources... But that's enough about InfoSec, here's Fallout: London

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

Disappointed by the lack of towels today. No wonder the world's gone to shit if nobody knows where their towel is.

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

Wow: after 15 years, YouTube has taken down the original 'Rick Roll' video due to a "licensing issue," likely due to the acquisition of Astley's record lable. The metadata remains, but if you click through it goes to 'video not found': www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4...

submitted 34 days ago • 510 comments