However here is a [pretty] simple explanation why – with notes and software steps. Facebook Outage: Yes, its DNS (sort of). A super quick analysis of what is going on. (sans.edu) Bruce Schneier had this to say about the outage: Facebook Is Down – Schneier on Security
Time and security
A few weeks ago I was interested in a YouTube video about a highly accurate time card for PCs that would give better performance for the machines and could be used to enhance security. Just in time! – Octagon Technology Very accurate time is important for many security protocols and …
Website security
It does not seem that long ago that Google forced a flurry of people needing SSL security certificates for their websites, when they announced they would favour secure websites in their search results – no one wanted to be left out. I even added one to my personal blog – …
Email rules
The SANS Internet Storm Centre Diary has an interesting, if technical, article about the use and misuse of email forwarding rules. Office 365 Mail Forwarding Rules (and other Mail Rules too) (sans.edu) Why is this of interest to you? As part of my MSc studies we looked at email attacks …
Why you should not reuse a password
People will always need reminding of this most simple of cyber security rules: I use the slide at the top of this post, or some variation of it, in every password, MFA, social engineering or cyber security or boardroom presentation I make. Here is the impact on the Canada Revenue …
