Tips and resources for passing CompTIA CySA+
Practical tips and materials that helped me prepare for and pass the CompTIA CySA+ 002 exam.
Digital Privacy & Security
Practical ransomware protection tips
Practical, non-generic advice on what you can do NOW to protect from ransomware attacks – applicable to individual users and small to medium businesses.
My recently read OSINT & security books – recommendations
Listing some of the books on OSINT and cyber security that I recently read.
The Facebook data dump: privacy lessons for users in Ireland
What can be found in Ireland’s Facebook data leak? How badly are Irish users affected? I examine what privacy lessons can be learned (the hard way) from this event.
Hack The Box: Lame Walkthrough
I explore another meaning of OSINT as I mark the beginning of my adventure with the Hack the Box platform.
The “smart” privacy invasions
A quick foray into the realm of smart devices and the Internet of Things – with some examples of privacy policies from LG and Samsung – the stuff that nobody ever reads.
The NSA’s advice on limiting location data exposure
We take a look a the NSA’s recently released document that covers tangible risks posed by the mobile technology, from smartphones and IoT devices to wearable gadgets and privacy breaching apps.
New phishing campaign aimed at Bank of Ireland users
Eight new phishing websites pretending to be Bank of Ireland – the scammers will be scamming…
A few thoughts and examples on why a VPN is important
The emphasis of the VPN importance for digital privacy and how things can go wrong if it’s not being used.
How dark web users utilise postal services to buy and ship drugs
A brief overview of how dark web drugs are distributed by post, compiled as result of researching some underground buyer and vendor manuals.