MattCASmith

London, UK - I work in cyber security but write about the broader technology landscape, looking past the hype to discover what works, what doesn't, and whether any of it truly improves our lives.

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Finishing line: I’ve passed my GCIH exam!

2017-03-27 - The SANS Cyber Retraining Academy concludes this week, but before graduation there was time for students to take one last GIAC examination to assess our incident handling skills.

Automating a brute force web attack

2017-03-24 -

How I became a Linux person

2017-03-18 -

Flaws are more troubling than surveillance

2017-03-09 -

Halfway point: I’m now GSEC certified!

2017-02-24 -

Hackers look just like you and me

2017-02-09 -

Yes, your OS needs anti-virus software

2017-02-03 -

CES’s gadgets create new data to be stolen

2017-01-09 -

2017: New challenges for a new year

2017-01-06 -

Talking cyber security on Chicago radio

2016-02-07 -

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Coincidentally, in the space of a week I encountered both Zach Seward's article about Quartz and Craig Mod's excellent podcasts with Tim Ferriss. Both evoked fond memories of my time in journalism and the buzz surrounding digital journalism and media in the 2010s

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