Capita YCB Pension
I received the letter from Capita yesterday (19th June 2023) with no date on it and have been very disappointed by its content. As a security expert, I’m just going to concentrate on one aspect from a technical viewpoint, namely …
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Dyslexia
As I regularly get asked about it, I thought it would be good to pull together some details and links which I have found interesting and or useful. Throughout my education I have always had difficulties reading, but it was …
RACF book
Here’s a good book, and OK I didn’t write it, but I did review it.
Secure email
I’ve been looking for an open solution to interfacing with PGP Secure Email and here is what I’ve found. I use Thunderbird as my primary email client as it gives me a common look and feel across both Windows and …
Passwords – some useful links
I’ve been collecting some useful password-related links and just wanted to log them / share them for easy reference. Here are three password-strength checking websites, interesting to play with so long as you don’t use real passwords https://www.openwall.com/passwdqc/ https://dropbox.tech/security/zxcvbn-realistic-password-strength-estimation And …
Passwords
As a security professional I strongly believe passwords is the single most important topic which is far more subtle than most folks realise. Understanding the basics is vital and yet most people don’t. I think one of the best ways …
Creating your own email certificate
I’ve been asked by a variety of folks about the easiest way to create your own email certificate. Well, my answer is using OpenSSL, which I appreciate isn’t the easiest tool to use, so I’ve put together a self-contained package …