hacktoberfest Hacktoberfest 2021 I didn't leave it to the last minute this year, woohoo! Ok, I'm kidding. As regular readers will know from posts about this [https://blog.jonsdocs.org.uk/tag/hacktoberfest/], Hacktoberfest is something I always end up leaving to the last minute. This year I started
podcasts Podcasts I listen to - 2021 edition An updated list of the podcasts I listen to, recommended for you.
Security Congress 2021 (ISC)² Security Congress 2021 - the online experience What was it like to actually attend a conference purely online?
Security Congress 2021 (ISC)² Security Congress 2021 - day three Rounding out the conference on day three with some fantastic speakers.
Security Congress 2021 (ISC)² Security Congress 2021 - day one My reflections on the first day of the (ISC)2 Security Congress conference.
eVitabu dev week eVitabu dev week October 2021 A run down of my October 2021 eVitabu development week.
honeypot Playing with honeypots: part 4 Looking at a different attack on the honeypot I investigate an attempt to deploy a crypto currency miner.
work Releasing people from their old roles When changing roles in the same organisation you sometimes end up still doing your old job for a while.
honeypot Playing with honeypots: part 3 Having built a honeypot and published it to the Internet, it's time to see what the attackers tried to do.
honeypot Playing with honeypots: part 2 I build my honeypot in Microsoft's Azure cloud using open source software.
cyber security Receiving a security disclosure for an old subdomain After receiving a security disclosure from a security researcher I knew I needed to investigate.
review Review: Flexispot E6 sit/stand desk I'd heard standing desks could be much better for my body, so decided to buy one.
coronavirus Over a year of working from home After over a year of working from home, how have I got on?
fountain pen Review: Gazing Far tmX fountain pen In a departure from my normal tech blogging I'm reviewing my latest fountain pen acquisition - a Gazing Far tmX in rosewood. I didn't have a wooden pen in my collection, nor a pocket pen, so this was a way to kill two birds with one
elementary OS Switching to elementary OS - part two - applications After installing elementary OS I wanted to spend some time getting to know some of its native applications.
wargaming Wargaming: running incident response plan tests - part 3 Part two [https://blog.jonsdocs.org.uk/2021/04/18/wargaming-running-incident-response-plan-tests-pt2/] finished with our defenders heading in the right direction to find the simulated infection. They'll have used a combination of tools in order to get this far, likely including firewall and network logs. As a reminder, for
wargaming Wargaming: running incident response plan tests - part 2 The time has come to run your wargame, let's look at what happens on the day itself.
wargaming Wargaming: running incident response plan tests - part 1 Cyber exercising is important for checking how a team responds to an incident.
home automation Making a smart doorbell - part two Having built my proof of concept smart doorbell I move the parts inside the enclosure, and add an automation.
home automation Making a smart doorbell - part one As regular readers will know, I'm getting more interested in home automation [https://blog.jonsdocs.org.uk/tag/home-automation/] and have had Home Assistant running in the house for a while (it's just been doing very little). Unfortunately, my plan to use a humidity sensor to
cyber security The dangers of default credentials Default credentials are useful for logging in to systems initially, but shouldn't remain in place afterwards.
