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Android and Firebase - signing with the right keys
development

Android and Firebase - signing with the right keys

After moving my Android development environment I found I couldn't authenticate with Firebase any more. This post explains the solution.

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    Jonathan
3 min read
Time travel and Active Directory replication - a tale from 2012
System administration

Time travel and Active Directory replication - a tale from 2012

When your Active Directory Domain Controllers experience time travel, replication goes up the creek. This is a tale of something that happened back in 2012.

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    Jonathan
4 min read
My top five general tools
tools

My top five general tools

A brief run down of five of the general tools (programs) I use most.

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    Jonathan
4 min read
The threat of security knowledge gaps (conference slides)
cyber security

The threat of security knowledge gaps (conference slides)

Slides from my recent conference talk on the threat of security knowledge gaps.

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    Jonathan
1 min read
My journey (so far) to a cyber security career
cyber security

My journey (so far) to a cyber security career

How I got into cybersecurity - the story so far.

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    Jonathan
7 min read
My Hacktoberfest 2018 experience
development

My Hacktoberfest 2018 experience

In 2018 I participated in Hacktoberfest for the first time. This is my experience.

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    Jonathan
4 min read
2018 in review
life

2018 in review

A brief overview of my 2018.

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    Jonathan
4 min read
Moving from Keepass to Lastpass
cyber security

Moving from Keepass to Lastpass

Having recently moved from Keepass to LastPass, I discuss my experience so far.

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    Jonathan
6 min read

Merry Christmas!

Just a quick post to wish everyone a very merry Christmas :)Some advice as a gift to my readers - if you're not already using a password manager (e.g. Keepass or Lastpass)

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    Jonathan
1 min read
Developing eVitabu
eVitabu

Developing eVitabu

Things I learnt while working on eVitabu for African Pastors Fellowship.

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    Jonathan
5 min read
A plea to software developers, vendors and support companies
System administration

A plea to software developers, vendors and support companies

A plea to software vendors so we can all work better together.

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    Jonathan
4 min read
Finding Harbledown Junction (part 2)
Harbledown Junction

Finding Harbledown Junction (part 2)

Part two of the "finding Harbledown Junction" series. Following a walk I got as close as possible to the old signal box's location.

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    Jonathan
6 min read
What penetration tests have shown me
cyber security

What penetration tests have shown me

Having worked with a few cyber security firms over the years, let's take a look at some of the findings.

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    Jonathan
6 min read
Show and tell: digital forensics and giving evidence
forensics

Show and tell: digital forensics and giving evidence

After performing some forensics for the ICO I was called to give evidence in court. Here I discuss some basics of forensics before talking about my experience in court.

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    Jonathan
6 min read
GSuite: Allowing users to publish files to the web (link sharing)
Google

GSuite: Allowing users to publish files to the web (link sharing)

Sharing files by link outside of your GSuite organisation can be restricted by GSuite administrators. This post shows how to do that.

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    Jonathan
2 min read
Problems setting a Google account app password
Google

Problems setting a Google account app password

How to access "app passwords" for your Google account, while also increasing your account's security.

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    Jonathan
2 min read
Finding Harbledown Junction (part 1)
Harbledown Junction

Finding Harbledown Junction (part 1)

Canterbury once had three stations, and I thought a fourth. This is part one of my journey to find Harbledown Junction.

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    Jonathan
4 min read
Preparing for a penetration test
cyber security

Preparing for a penetration test

Some simple preparations will help you get the best value from you penetration test. In this post I discuss some low cost suggestions.

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    Jonathan
6 min read
Problems using "Microsoft Update Catalog" - user data persistence and the add-on
System administration

Problems using "Microsoft Update Catalog" - user data persistence and the add-on

On attempting to import updates to Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), which uses the Microsoft Update Catalog (or catalogue for us Brits) I was receiving an error about user data persistence.  Despite following

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    Jonathan
2 min read
Allowing for scale
development

Allowing for scale

When developing an application or system, scale is an importamt factor. This post looks at some of the things I learned while developing eVitabu.

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    Jonathan
5 min read
development

Yii2 troubleshooting - migrations

After receiving an error running migrations, I had to change my DB host to 127.0.0.1.

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    Jonathan
1 min read
My email signature isn't ID
cyber security

My email signature isn't ID

Looking at why you shouldn't consider an email signature as ID.

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    Jonathan
4 min read
cyber security

HTTPS inspection exceptions for Google / Chromebooks / Play store

A list of HTTPS inspection exceptions I've found are needed to work with Google services. Includes those needed for Chromebooks and the Google Play Store (Android app installs).

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    Jonathan
1 min read
Proof of concept vs production code
development

Proof of concept vs production code

A non-exhaustive list of the differences between a proof of concept and production code.

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    Jonathan
3 min read
Having confidence
archive

Having confidence

Confidence is something you have to develop, not just in yourself but also in the tools you use. How important is having confidence when it comes to IT?

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    Jonathan
2 min read
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