No, Spotify Wasn’t Hacked

Presently sponsored by: Twilio: Learn how developers can now create and issue physical and virtual credit cards with just a few lines of code.

Time and time again, I get emails and DMs from people that effectively boil down to this:

Hey, that paste that just appeared in Have I Been Pwned is from Spotify, looks like they’ve had a data breach

Many years ago, I introduced the concept of pastes to HIBP and

Continue reading No, Spotify Wasn’t Hacked→

Weekly Update 120

Presently sponsored by: Quantum computing may spell the end of RSA and elliptic curve cryptography. Get ahead of quantum threats with tips from DigiCert’s CTO

And then it was 2019. Funny how quickly it gets away from you, someone just posted on my 2018 retrospective blog post this week and asked why I didn’t include my congressional testimony and if I’m honest, it took me a bit to think about why as well (it was

Continue reading Weekly Update 120→

2018 Retrospective

Presently sponsored by: Quantum computing may spell the end of RSA and elliptic curve cryptography. Get ahead of quantum threats with tips from DigiCert’s CTO

I started doing these retrospectives 3 years ago in my first year of independence. I reckon they’re a good thing for everyone to do if not in written form then at least mentally to look back on your achievements of the year. They’re a great way of reflecting on success

Continue reading 2018 Retrospective→

10 Personal Finance Lessons for Technology Professionals

Presently sponsored by: Quantum computing may spell the end of RSA and elliptic curve cryptography. Get ahead of quantum threats with tips from DigiCert’s CTO

Patience.
Frugality.
Sacrifice.
When you boil it down, what do those three things have in common? Those are choices.
Money is not peace of mind.
Money’s not happiness.
Money is, at its essence, that measure of a man’s choices.

This is part of the opening monologue of the

Continue reading 10 Personal Finance Lessons for Technology Professionals→

Weekly Update 119

Presently sponsored by: Build scalable, reliable and secure cloud native applications with Tech Fabric

I’m home! And it’s a nice hot Christmas! And I’ve got a new car! And that’s where the discussion kinda started heading south this week. As I say in the video, the reaction to my tweet about it was actually overwhelmingly positive, but there was this unhealthy undercurrent of negativity

Continue reading Weekly Update 119→

Weekly Update 118

Presently sponsored by: strongDM: Use your SSO to grant/revoke access to any database or server. Audit every query, ssh command, and RDP session. Watch a 45s demo.

And that’s it for Canada. I recorded this Saturday morning local before heading out for last runs with the family. It’s been fun but as I just tweeted sitting here in the airport:

That’s it for Canada! It’s been fun, but it’s time for sunshine again 🇨🇦 ✈️ 🇦🇺 pic.

Continue reading Weekly Update 118→

Weekly Update 117

Presently sponsored by: Netsparker – a scalable and dead accurate web application security solution. Scan thousands of web applications within just hours.

I’m in Whistler! And as I say at the start of this video, I did seriously consider having a week off these videos, but I found a comfy spot by the fire and a cold beer and all was good in the world again. This week has some updates on

Continue reading Weekly Update 117→

Weekly Update 116

Presently sponsored by: Do you desire peace of mind? The hackers don’t wait, secure your website and mobile apps with Gold Security today.

I’m on countdown to take-off for the next 2 and a bit weeks so I’m going to keep this intro really short because it’s sitting between me and a relaxing cold one (as soon as the bags are ready). Heaps of services got pwned, Australia has a screwy set of

Continue reading Weekly Update 116→

Have I Been Pwned – The Sticker

Presently sponsored by: Do you desire peace of mind? The hackers don’t wait, secure your website and mobile apps with Gold Security today.

So today is Have I Been Pwned’s (HIBP’s) 5th birthday. I started this project out of equal parts community service and curiosity and then somehow, over the last 5 years it’s grown into something massive; hundreds of thousands of unique sessions a day, millions of subscribers, working with governments around

Continue reading Have I Been Pwned – The Sticker→

Weekly Update 115

Presently sponsored by: DigiCert: Anyone with an internet connection can compromise unsecured IoT systems. See how PKI can help solve IoT security challenges

I’m pushing this out a day late so firstly, apologies for the break in what’s otherwise a pretty steady cadence. But having said that, as I say at the start of this video I’ve really been struggling with work / life balance lately. As such, I recorded this Thursday evening then

Continue reading Weekly Update 115→