training CPE / CPD tips Tips on how to develop your knowledge and collect those important CPE credits.
how to "Cecil build" requires intl support ✅ This is a quick post to just address a single issue. If when doing cecil build you get the following error: [ERROR] The Symfony\Component\Intl\Locale\Locale::setDefault() is not implemented. Please install the "intl" extension for full localization capabilities. You're missing a PHP extension
review Review: Soundcore by Anker Life Q30 headphones After two years of use, I figured I'd review these.
Human Firewall Conference Human Firewall Conference 2023 A summary of my notes from the SoSafe Human Firewall conference, November 2023.
ISC2 Secure Software Development ISC2 Spotlight: Secure Software Development conference - day two Yesterday's conference sessions were interesting (you can read about them here), and today is the last day of the conference. Today's agenda: * Secure by Design: CISA's Plan to Foster Tech Ecosystem Security * SigStore to Secure the Code Supply Chain * What You Need to Know
ISC2 Secure Software Development ISC2 Spotlight: Secure Software Development conference - day one ISC2 (formerly (ISC)²) ran an online only "spotlight" (conference) on secure software development this week on the 8th and 9th of November. As this directly aligned to my work's industry (I work for a software development company), I took the time to attend this. ISC2 members
SSO Single sign on: why it's good for account management Single Sign On (SSO) is a mechanism for authenticating to separate systems using a single identity (you can read the Wikipedia article & definition here). Ever seen the "login with Facebook" or "Sign in with Apple" type buttons on websites? That's SSO at work.
work Starting a job in a hybrid working environment In 2022 I changed jobs and started working for a company that only opened the office three days a week. Here I reflect on that process after over a year.
review Review: Viewfinder (game) In Viewfinder you move around the world collecting photographs, and later taking them with a Polaroid camera. You then use the photos in your collection to solve puzzles ranging from "how do I get over there?" to "I need three batteries to power this teleporter, but I
how to Azure Static Web Apps and HTTP security headers Azure Static Web Apps is a simple service provided by Microsoft Azure that allows you to serve a website without needing to manage the underlying web server. As the name implies, the website needs to be static, i.e. you can't use PHP or other server-side code to
eVitabu dev week eVitabu dev week, March 2023 Progress made during the eVitabu dev week in March 2023.
duolingo Duolingo: thoughts after over 1,200 days I've seen a lot of changes in Duolingo over 1,200 days using the app.
AI Playing with Google Bard: writing prose In a previous post I mentioned my early experiments with Google Bard. In May and July I decided to test Bard when it came to writing some prose. Rest assured though, my blog posts will always be written by me! Note: If I've quoted Bard output I'
infosec 2023 Infosec Europe 2023, day 3 Thursday was the final day of the conference and I managed to attend a lot of sessions, some that I hadn't originally planned. Keynote: Malicious Innovation - What We Can Learn From Hackers Our keynote speaker today was Keren Elazari who highlighted to us that hackers force us
infosec 2023 Infosec Europe 2023, day 2 Day two consisted of talks rather than workshops, although I had issues attending some of the talks I was after (one was packed, the other had its previous talk overrun). I managed to get to a number of talks that were still useful though, as well as catching up with
infosec 2023 Infosec Europe 2023, day 1 This is my first in-person conference since the pandemic and I've been looking forward to it. That said, there's a small amount of nerves too as there's likely to be a lot of people in attendance. Infosecurity Europe is conference / trade show is hosted
PowerShell Using the Rapid7 InsightVM API with PowerShell An explanation and some examples for connecting to Rapid7's InsightVM API (version 3) with PowerShell.
android Android ProGuard & Serialisation - exempting files from obfuscation After battling with a problem involving obfuscated variables I wanted to share the solution.
