London, UK -  Cyber security blue teamer - DFIR, logs, SIEM, analytics, etc. GCFA, GCFE, GCIH, GSEC. Former tech journalist. Occasional blogger.

History

2017- Cyber security incident response, SOC, SIEM, log management and analytics

2017 SANS Cyber Retraining Academy, London (funded by HM Government)

2013-17 Cyber security journalist (print and online)

Interests

  • Cyber security
  • Technology
  • Coding (Python, C#)
  • Reading
  • Running
  • Guitar
  • Video games (PS4, PC)

Currently thinking about

Silicon Valley start-ups Having read Zero to One and Chaos Monkeys recently, I've fired up Hacker News for the first time in years to follow the tech buzz from the Valley.

Twitter

History

2017- Cyber security incident response, SOC, SIEM, log management and analytics

2017 SANS Cyber Retraining Academy, London (funded by HM Government)

2013-17 Cyber security journalist (print and online)

Interests

  • Cyber security
  • Technology
  • Coding (Python, C#)
  • Reading
  • Running
  • Guitar
  • Video games (PS4, PC)

Currently thinking about

Silicon Valley start-ups Having read Zero to One and Chaos Monkeys recently, I've fired up Hacker News for the first time in years to follow the tech buzz from the Valley.

Twitter

Recent blog posts

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2020-07-04
Welcome to a new website with a new philosophy
2020-05-02
Why virtual cyber security conferences should be the new normal
2020-03-28
SANS FOR508: I’m now a GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst
2020-02-15
Setting up Pi-hole to rein in an extremely noisy Samsung Smart TV
2020-02-02
Long-form – HTTPS and VPNs: How private is your internet browsing?
2019-12-20
A slightly geeky trip to Edinburgh: Castles, museums, and Star Wars
2019-11-30
Update: Cyber security projects, another trip to Japan, and plans for 2020
2019-08-26
Update: I’m back, and Def Con has inspired me to get hacking
2019-04-27
Rise of DedSec: Why Watch Dogs 2 is the best hacking video game so far
2019-04-21
The Twitch streamer who wastes tech support scammers’ time