HTTPS and Net Neutrality 2017-01-13
There have been some discussions recently on the subject of net neutrality. That got me to thinking about a recent report of 9,000 SSL certificates being revoked because of an error made by the ......More
HTTPS: Benefits and misconceptions 2017-01-09
There has been pressure brought on webmasters recently to force all websites to use HTTPS. This 'Let's Encrypt' initiative has been spearheaded by the browser authors, notably Google and ......More
Bad Language! 2016-12-24
Having just read of the Tesco Bank and Three data thefts, and now the Linux streaming media issue, I thought it would be worthwhile to publish an article on the nature and state of IT security as a ......More
The Investigatory Powers Act 2016-11-27
The UK Government recetntly passed a bill which, among other things, requires ISPs to keep a log of all websites visited by Internet users for at least a year....More
Ransomware
What is ransomware, and why should it concern me? ...More
News
Well, it's been a lot longer than we'd intended, but the new theme is live, and yes it does feature a massive banner. Only on the home page though, you may be relieved to hear. For the moment ......More
