When My PC Suddenly Turned Into a Countdown Timer If you were online in 2003, you probably remember this moment. I was sitting at my computer, Windows XP humming away, dial‑up screeching in the background when suddenly my screen froze and a Windows dialog box popped up: “Windows must now restart because the Remote Procedure […]
Retro: The Day the Internet Tried to Reboot Me: My Blaster Worm Story (2003) Read More »
Most people still treat privacy like a checkbox. A toggle. A once‑off task you do when you set up a new phone or download a new app. But in 2026, in a world where AI is woven into every tap, swipe, scroll, and “Allow access” privacy has evolved into something else entirely. It’s no longer
Privacy Awareness Week 2026: Privacy Is a Skill, Not a Setting Read More »
Version 1 of the site is officially live, and this week was all about turning a rough layout into something that actually works for real people. Not just on a big desktop monitor, but on the device most visitors will use first: their phone. Accessibility and usability aren’t optional anymore, they’re the baseline so this
Build Log #2 – Designing for Real People, Not Just Screens Read More »
A Real Incident Response Case This wasn’t a hypothetical scenario or a second‑hand story, it was a real incident I handled during an incident response call. These impersonation scams are not targeted attacks; they’re mass‑sent messages blasted out to thousands of numbers at once, hoping that one or two people respond at the wrong moment.
If you work in Australia, you’ve probably heard someone mention the ACSC Essential 8 in a meeting, usually right before everyone nods like they understand what’s going on. Spoiler: most people don’t. The Essential 8 is Australia’s baseline cyber security framework, a minimum and a voluntary baseline standard organisations can adopt to meet their cyber
The Essential 8 Explained Like You’re New to Cyber (But Want to Actually Understand It) Read More »
When I first set out to build a website, the plan was simple: create a clean cyber security profile I could link on a résumé. Nothing ambitious. Nothing long‑term. Just a place to put my work. But the moment I started building, the idea stopped behaving like a “portfolio” and started growing into something bigger.
The Build Log #1 – How This Project Started Read More »
People love to say you can “break into cyber in 90 days.” Others act like you need a decade of networking experience, a CCIE, and a blood oath under a full moon just to be considered. The truth sits somewhere in the middle, and my story lives firmly in the slow, steady, human category. I
How to Get Into Cyber Security: How I Broke In After 15 Years in IT Read More »
This month’s roundup covers the latest security updates from Microsoft, Apple, Google, and the major Linux distributions. Inside you’ll find the new Windows KB release, Apple’s iOS and macOS security fixes (including the DarkSword patch), Google’s April Android bulletin, and the current security advisories from Ubuntu. The report outlines the key vulnerabilities addressed across each
APRIL 2026 SECURITY PATCH ROUNDUP – Windows, iOS, macOS, Android, Linux Read More »
Every month, the major platforms we rely on release security updates that quietly close the gaps attackers love to exploit. Most people never read the advisories. Most organisations don’t have time to track five different ecosystems. That’s why this series exists. Threat‑intel from early 2026 shows attackers are exploiting critical vulnerabilities twice as often and
Introducing the Patch Management Series Read More »
Most people enter tech with a HECS debt, a personal loan, or a quiet sense of financial dread. I accidentally did the opposite. Every qualification I’ve earned, TAFE, university, under‑grad and post‑grad ended up costing me almost nothing. Not because I’m a genius. Not because I gamed the system. But because I learned one simple
