Archive for December, 2007

McAfee Restates - Ex-Employees Can Now Ditch Stock ;-)

December 23, 2007

If you are ex-employee (and let’s face it there are quite a few) and unless you had friends keeping you updated of the accounting fiasco you may well not know that the company has restated its earnings and you can now sell your options.  Thanks McAfee for letting your ex-staff know and continuing to leave [...]

Online Banking - Making Phishing Better or Worse

December 22, 2007

It’s Christmas. I know it’s Christmas as I have a shiny XBox 360 Elite waiting to be installed along with my Microsoft Home Server and other cool gadgets for the family me.
I also know this because I have to go outside and stack a pile of fire logs in the cold, so you’ll forgive [...]

Developer Highway Code

December 13, 2007

The new version of the Developer Highway Code is now out here.

Where in the World is Curphey?: December 12th, 2007

December 13, 2007

December 12th, 2007: “Where in the World is Curphey?”

Where in the World is Curphey?: December 13th, 2007

December 13, 2007

I am always on the road and get to go to some interesting places so I thought it might be fun to start posting some pictures taken with my camera phone and ask my dear readers guess “Where in the world is Curphey?”. If people play I’ll keep doing it, if not I’ll stop. I’ll [...]

Upcoming Speaking Events and DeepSec Austria Slides

December 10, 2007

DeepSec Austria was a great event. You can get my slides here. I think fun was had by all but feel free to leave a comment if you were there!
I will be speaking at a few events in the new year (…plus a few more not yet confirmed).
OWASP Australia - Gold Coast (keynote)
Microsoft TechDays 2008 [...]

To Make Progress We Have to Accept Life Has Moved On

December 10, 2007

I am coming close to finally being in a new (albeit temporary house), kids in a new school and finally living again in the country in which I grew up. It’s been a long haul. As anyone who moves house knows, there is a lot of paperwork and bureaucracy to deal with in order to [...]

Why an Identity Card is Not Your Identity

December 10, 2007

A few weeks ago we left France. My kids went to a local school that was once a convent in the village. During the 2nd world war the Nazi’s swept through France rounding up Jews. The  nuns at the convent hid several Jewish kids in plain sight disguised as local gardeners working in the convent [...]

InkBlot Passwords

December 6, 2007

My blogging has been dry for a while (unlike the British weather). I am getting caught up, have been travelling loads, moving house and the dog ate my homework. I will be back to normal very soon and posting lots over the next few weeks.
This is an interesting MS Research project called Assira looking [...]