Manhood – Page 10 – SECURITY RESEARCH AND DATA PRIVACY

December 1, 2017November 30, 2017

Bring Your Own Diversion (BYOD)

InfoSec Acronyms and hype come and go but for me, the most notable of 2017 is the absence of Bring Your Own Device. Are people still using their own gear with company data? Yes. Is the risk any less this year? No.

So why the sudden lack of focus on BYOD? Well, it’s been brutally replaced with acronym monsters GDPR and BREXIT where you feel like an idiot if you don’t what they mean. Don’t worry sooner or later some know-all will share his or her expert unsolicited opinion on the subject.

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is poised to change the strategies for all Information security folk (Hobbyist, Pros, Good guys and Bad). But is this another hype like the Y2K Bug? And if so, what’s the big one for 2018-2019?

Without PR and marketing, we wouldn’t know what to be scared of and what to spend money on. In the meantime, I’ll sit up on the moral high ground in my sniper nest for a few months and watch the panic.

40 days without exercise

November 30, 2017

First day of Snow

For once I was actually ready for it…..Winter 101, good coat, boots, hat and gloves. I just need to get a couple of thick Dr Who scarves and I’m set.

Perfect for duvet days

November 29, 2017

f0rbiDd@n Scientist

I always wanted to mess with chemicals, a scientist spending my day experimenting and hunting for clues. I was terrible at school though, never paid attention to the teacher and missed out on any opportunity to spend time in the laboratory. I was “informally” excluded at 16 and that was that.

Now that I’m old and ugly enough nothing can stop me.

Here’s one of the lab kits I really wanted at school over 37 years ago…where would I be now?

November 29, 2017November 29, 2017

Ebenezer’s guide to Christmas

What do you want? I’ve spent over 2 hours trawling one of the biggest shopping websites in the world and I still can’t find something I actually want. Bah humbug to it all. Why do I have to force feed myself reasons to be jolly anyhow?

What’s really important is being around people who actually care about my existence. Besides, the things that give me a real buzz cannot be bought with a civilian security clearance or are too elite to be on any retail shopping outlet.

December 25th, 2017 Daytona Beach (destination not reached)

7 ways to sidestep Santa mayhem – online and offline

Give small but niche token gifts
Use a daily cash envelope system
Use Load-up cards only
Carry a food flask so you don’t eat too much
Talk and Dream about Summer 2018 holidays
Grab the designated driver card to avoid drinking
Downgrade to a “dumb” phone…Text and Talk only

Run out of Pyridostigmine

November 27, 2017

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Spent an offline weekend in Chorley, a lovely small town in Northern England. It was my first trip and I kinda treated it like a reconnaissance mission as I positively want to come back next Summer.

Our trip took us through Manchester Piccadilly but I wasn’t really impressive, maybe it’s because I’m a Londoner. We did, however, discover an absolutely brilliant hidden local gem called Gents Pie Shop which sold homemade quality Northern Pies, Butties and cakes.

The Mince Pie made its way back to Vienna but I scuffed the Butty and Tata Pie in-between London and Gatwick.

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