GCHQ's Christmas Challenge 2024

Every December, GCHQ presents a cybersecurity challenge to the public— an exciting tradition that both sharpens minds and promotes interest in the field of cryptography and cybersecurity. The 2024 Christmas Challenge is no exception, inviting participants to solve a series of engaging puzzles with a security twist.

Posted on Dec 11, 2024.

Buy Nothing Day

If I had to give one easy piece of advice that will massively improve your cybsersecurity and that of the world, it is: Buy nothing this Black Friday! Dump that digital junk

Posted on Nov 14, 2024.

Urgent Job Vacancy

Planet Earth is keen to fill this unexpectedly vacant senior appointment.

Posted on Nov 12, 2024.

Cash is a core technology

This month the UK Treasury Committee has posted a call for expert evidence on the question of whether to legally mandate the acceptance of cash in Britain.

Posted on Nov 08, 2024.

Seven For A Secret Never To Be Told

"Stop! Who would cross the Bridge of Death must answer me these questions three , ere the other side he see." – The Bridgekeeper

Posted on Oct 17, 2024.

Radical disbelief And Its Causes

"There is no greater evil than men's failure to consult and to consider" – Sophocles, Antigone

Posted on Oct 08, 2024.

Unveiling SnailLoad: The New Stealthy Cyber Threat

SnailLoad is a recently identified side-channel attack that exploits a specific vulnerability in network protocols to eavesdrop on internet users. This security loophole allows attackers to intercept and monitor communications without direct access to the targeted systems.

Posted on Jul 01, 2024.

Microsoft Windows 11 Caches Exploitable Malware

This article will examine a case where an operating system is able to automatically open and store a phishing email attachment, leading to potential compromise. In this case Windows 11 has been caching attachments locally to provide synchronisation across devices with the Outlook Application.

Posted on May 22, 2024.

The WWW Declares The End Of Google

Seemingly for years, Google search has been in decline.

Posted on May 20, 2024.

An Unfortunate Miscalculation Of Capital

What I now see as a cybersecurity practitioner, is that Western society has scored a spectacular own goal through a profound miscalculation. We're running out of capable people who can operate, protect and maintain the technical infrastructure we're now entirely dependent upon. It is not a problem that can be solved by immigration or global remote labour. It isn't a problem that "AI" can solve. This puts us in a precarious defence position.

Posted on May 07, 2024.