Posts Tagged "Security"

iOS Mail Is Shite

I fell foul of a phish, thanks to the shitty iOS Mail app.

27 Feb 2025 | Blog post

How I Do Security Questions

Security questions like 'what is your mother's maiden name?' are so fucking bad. Here's what I do to make them slightly more secure.

20 Jan 2025 | Blog post

I Won't Buy A YubiKey

In this interesting post, Garrit talks about why he wouldn't buy a YubiKey and I get where he's coming from.

24 Mar 2023 | Blog post

I Was Nearly Phished

I nearly fell for a run of the mill phish recently. Just goes to show that they can get anyone.

23 Jan 2023 | Blog post

How To Setup Pi-hole On A Synology NAS

Using a Pi-hole on your network is a great way of blocking adverts and protecting you from tracking at a network level. In this post I'm going to take you through setting up Pi-hole on a Synology NAS using Docker.

21 Aug 2020 | Blog post

How Websites Check Your Password

Ever wondered how websites check your password? I mean, how can they check your password without being able to read it? It's a catch 22, surely?

31 Mar 2020 | Blog post

Privacy & Security Are Different - Round 2

I recently wrote a post explaining that I think Privacy & Security Are Different. Following that post I've received some feedback questioning my rationale. This post is a response to some of that feedback.

24 Dec 2019 | Blog post

Privacy & Security Are Different

I regularly see people using the terms Privacy and Security interchangably online. I wanted to take a couple of minutes to explain the differences between the two.

17 Dec 2019 | Blog post

How Browser Fingerprinting Works

Browser fingerprinting is the process of collecting information about a remote device for identification purposes. Here's how it works...

25 Sep 2019 | Blog post

How Online Tracking Works

I'm going to try and explain how online tracking works. I think I have a relatively good understanding of things, but it's a complicated subject, so I'll try and keep it as simple as possible.

07 Sep 2019 | Blog post

Privacy vs “I have nothing to hide”

A recent post received numerous comments asking why I was so concerned about privacy and asking what I have to hide. Here's my reply...

21 Feb 2019 | Blog post

How Plus Addressing Can Prevent Spam

I noticed recently that I appear to be getting a lot more spam to my mailbox than normal. I don’t usually share my email address if I can help it, so wasn’t sure what was happening. Some digging was required.

09 Dec 2018 | Blog post

Are Biometrics A Good Idea?

Like most people, I use a fingerprint scanner on both my iPad and my phone, but are biometrics a good idea? Personally, I’m not sure.

30 Sep 2018 | Blog post

What Is Two Factor Authentication?

Two Factor Authentication, or 2FA as many call it, is the latest buzz word when it comes to adding additional layers of security to your online accounts. But have you ever thought to yourself what is Two Factor Authentication? In this article I intend to go over what 2FA is, what it does, and why you should probably be using it.

21 Aug 2018 | Blog post

How To Secure WordPress

WordPress is everywhere, so keeping your site safe is really important. If you want to know how to secure WordPress, this post is a good place to start.

11 Jul 2018 | Blog post

Is A Password Book A Bad Idea?

So I was browsing my Twitter feed recently, and I came across a tweet exclaiming that password books are a ridiculous idea. But are they?

14 May 2018 | Blog post

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