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Javvad Malik

Following on from last weeks post in which I summed up my top 5 blogs of the year, the sequel that one person asked me for was, what were the most watched videos of mine during 2020? Well, wonder no more, as I give you the top 5 in reverse ... Read More

I saw Cygenta posted their top 5 blogs of the year on Twitter and thought that it was a wonderful idea to rip off / borrow / be inspired by. So, I proudly present, my top 5 read blogs during the course of 2020. From my blog that is. I’ve ... Read More

When we talk about privacy and surveillance, discussions usually involve talk of Governments keep the population under manners.  But unlike the good old days of the eighteenth century, Governments aren’t the only ones with skin in the population monitoring, control, and profiteering business. We now have a whole slew of ... Read More

For October’s National Cyber Security Awareness month, I put together a few videos and blogs. In my mind it formed a campaign, but for various reasons, the timings were a bit inconsistent and the different resources ended up on different places. So as a recap – I put everything from ... Read More

The last quarter of the year is also known as predictions season. It’s the time where those who consider themselves to be wise and enlightened rub their chin thoughtfully and spout the wisdom of what the future holds. I should know, in my days as an industry analyst I was ... Read More

I worked for a couple of years with Chris Doman when I was at AlienVault. In his spare time Chris ran a popular threat intelligence portal called ThreatCrowd which AlienVault acquired when they hired him. Chris is not one of the smartest people I’ve worked with, but also one of ... Read More

We’re all honest and good people… well, at least most of us are. From a young age, we’re taught to always tell the truth and to never lie. However, our inherent honesty can be our own worst enemy when it comes to cybersecurity.  We use our real names on sites, ... Read More

There’s often a lot of debate as to what the best security or hacking movie is. Many people talk about hackers, or sneakers, or try and slip Mr Robot into the mix. But they are all way way waaaaay off the mark. I was reminded of this by Phil Cracknell ... Read More

I just took a photo of my scribblings on my whiteboard. The automation workflow will trigger that photo to be uploaded with that relevant project. Technology is but a mere extension of me. As I sit down, I recall a time, probably around 2006 because it was before the iPhone ... Read More

I have been (slowly) reading Atomic Habits by James Clear. It’s a great read and I’ll probably write up some of my notes once I’m finished. If you’re not familiar with the book, I do recommend it, or at least subscribing to his weekly newsletter 3-2-1. It was in the ... Read More