Media Things
I thought I'd use this post to catalogue a selection of my public stuff; Twitter polls and posts I've created that have engaged people, appearances in the press, podcasts and recordings of talks I've been involved in.
It's mostly so I have a place I can refer to, but hopefully you'll find some of it interesting. I'll obviously keep it updated as I get involved in new things.
Here we go.
Interesting Twitter Engagements
Thoughts on the health impact on people working in information security. March 2020
Most are familiar with the idiom that in security, many 'eat, breathe and sleep' it. Given the 24/7/365 nature of our world, does that make it one of the most unhealthy professions out there, in terms of burn out, up with maybe the medical profession? Thoughts welcome. RT please.
— Mike Thompson (@AppSecBloke) March 2, 2020
Thinking of running a phishing simulation against your firm? Do it, but don't be a dick about it. February 2020
Question for you fine folk: Is running a phishing simulation against your own company a no-brainer, or do you have reservations? Either way, I'd love to hear your thoughts.
— Mike Thompson (@AppSecBloke) February 29, 2020
Hacker terminology; is using the term 'Script Kiddy' dangerous? February 2020
Is using the term 'script kiddy', 'skiddy' or 'skid' totally underplaying the carnage they can cause? Exhibit A: SQLMap being used by a 15 year old to ransack TalkTalk in 2015.
— Mike Thompson (@AppSecBloke) February 15, 2020
InfoSec loses its mind over yet another low impact vulnerability, January 2020
I'm disappointed to see no one called CVE-2020-0601 Let's Decrypt.
— Mike Thompson (@AppSecBloke) January 14, 2020
Anyway, bed.
Keyboard warriors finally have a role to aspire to, October 2019
Finally, a recognised role and badge for all those ballsacks on here, with nothing to give, yet everything to say. 🤘 pic.twitter.com/yaB1uzO3Ge
— Mike Thompson (@AppSecBloke) October 5, 2019
It's my Twitter and I'll tweet what I want to, August 2019
By the way, I'm aware (like others) that I lose followers when I post about something that isn't #infosec. This is my account and I'll post what I like.
— Mike Thompson (@AppSecBloke) August 31, 2019
Sorry if that disappoints people with one dimensional interests. 😊
Nostalgia - what home computers did you own as a kid?, August 2019
Fun poll, for those who had a computer as a nipper. If 'other' then whack it in a comment. RT if you like. 🙂
— Mike Thompson (@AppSecBloke) August 24, 2019
When I was a kid, I had:
DNS over HTTPS - community thoughts, August 2019
Poll: DNS over HTTPS.
— Mike Thompson (@AppSecBloke) August 13, 2019
Happy to receive comments, but just after a fundamental answer to the question. 🙂
Please RT.
Who does the security in your organisation?, July 2019
OK, a poll.
— Mike Thompson (@AppSecBloke) July 21, 2019
In your organisation, security engineering, patching, fixing etc is done:
Please RT for maximum replies.
Google vs Microsoft - on the matter of who takes privacy least seriously, June 2019
Flash poll! "I hate these guys the most. I just don't trust them with my privacy".
— Mike Thompson (@AppSecBloke) June 12, 2019
Please retweet for reach.
HTTP versus HTTPS, the people decide, March 2019
This debate won't go away, so let's try and gauge #infosec opinion.
— Mike Thompson (@AppSecBloke) March 31, 2019
Really simple question. Please drop a vote.
The Password Manager Poll - should you / shouldn't you?, February 2019
Let's see if we can lance this boil. Password managers:
— Mike Thompson (@AppSecBloke) February 24, 2019
My theft of a KiwiCon poster and the subsequent impact it had (it's totally accurate), June 2018
Still as fresh as it was when posted almost a decade ago. Achtung!#InfoSec pic.twitter.com/kwQ8th6Cuy
— Mike Thompson (@AppSecBloke) June 27, 2018
Press
Why You Suddenly Need To Delete Gmail On Your iPhone
Forbes Magazine, July 2021
Why You Suddenly Need To Update WhatsApp On Your Phone
Forbes Magazine, May 2021
Why You Should Stop Using Your Facebook Messenger App
Forbes Magazine, April 2021
Why You Suddenly Need To Stop Using Google Chrome
Forbes Magazine, March 2021
If These 8 ‘Dangerous’ Apps Are Installed On Your Phone, Delete Them Now
Forbes Magazine, March 2021
Do You Suddenly Need To Stop Using WhatsApp?
Forbes Magazine, January 2021
Why You Should Stop Using SMS Security Codes—Even On Apple iMessage
Forbes Magazine, October 2020
FBI ‘Drive-By’ Hacking Threat Gets Real: Here’s Why You Should Be Concerned
Forbes Magazine, October 2020
Don’t Trust Facebook? Now You Have These Two Brilliant WhatsApp Alternatives
Forbes Magazine, August 2020
Is TikTok Seriously Dangerous—Do You Need To Delete It?
Forbes Magazine, July 2020
New Microsoft Security ‘Nightmare’: Users Warned Your Passwords Are Now At Risk
Forbes Magazine, March 2020
How To Protect Your Baby Monitor From Hackers In Three Simple Steps
Forbes Magazine, March 2020
These Ancient Microsoft Security Flaws Are Still Driving Cybercrime In 2020
Forbes Magazine, February 2020
Apple Confirms Awkward Security Flaw: New Google Report Exposes Rival Tech
Forbes Magazine, January 2020
Google Play Protect Secures 2 Billion Android Users—This Threat Disables It
Forbes Magazine, January 2020
US-Iran Tensions Decrease – For Now
Cyjax Blog, January 2020
Are Penetration Testing Tools Infosecurity's Jekyll And Hyde?
SC Magazine, December 2019
New Google Chrome Security Alert: Update Your Browsers As ‘High Severity’ Zero-Day Exploit Confirmed
Forbes Magazine, November 2019
Apple Confirms iOS 13 Location Privacy Bug Impacting Millions Of iPhone Users
Forbes Magazine, September 2019
Apple Tops Phishing List, Microsoft Conspicuous By Its Absence
Forbes Magazine, September 2019
Has Chrome 76 Given Billions Of Google Users An Incentive To Use Firefox Instead?
Forbes Magazine, August 2019
Windows 10 Users Warned Of 100M Advert Bombs Security Threat
Forbes Magazine, July 2019
People increasingly trust machines more than humans to manage cyber-security
SC Magazine, July 2019
Confirmed: NASA Has Been Hacked
Forbes Magazine, June 2019
Warning: Google Researcher Drops Windows 10 Zero-Day Security Bomb
Forbes Magazine, June 2019
NSA Warns Microsoft Windows Users: Update Now Or Face 'Devastating Damage'
Forbes Magazine, June 2019
2.3 Billion Files And 11 Million Photos, 'Private' Ones Included, Exposed Online
Forbes Magazine, May 2019
Adblock Plus Exploit Can Let Hackers Read Your Gmail - What You Need To Know
Forbes Magazine, April 2019
The Atlantic, October 2018
Vendor Landscape: Application Security Testing
Forrester, August 2017
Gartner, July 2017
Podcasts
Zen Internet - IT Insight Tech Podcast
Speakeasy - The Beer Farmers Guest Podcast
Mashed! - The Beer Farmers Regular Podcast
The Many Hats Club, January 2020
Risky Business, January 2020 (Referenced)
The Many Hats Club, October 2019
High Tea Security Episode 2 - Where The Weird Things Grow, October 2019
The Many Hats Club, September 2019
The Human Factor, July 2019 (Referenced)
The Many Hats Club, April 2019
The Many Hats Club, March 2019
References
Troy Hunt's Weekly Update 142, June 2019 (The Beer Farmers)
Training (with Sean Wright)
Hacking Your Career, June 2020
Hack the Planet! - Juice Shop Edition Part One, June 2020
Introduction to Secure Coding and The OWASP Top 10 (2017), May 2020
Introduction to SSL / TLS Certificates, May 2020
Introduction to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF), May 2020
Introduction to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), April 2020
Conferences (Co-organised and co-hosted)
BeerCon4 (#BC4), October 2022
BeerCon3 (#BC3), October 2021
BeerCon2 (#BC2), October 2020
BeerCon1 (#BC1), December 2019
Talks (The Beer Farmers)
BSides Newcastle, September 2020
Cyber Scotland Connect, September 2019
BSides Manchester, August 2019
SteelCon, July 2019
BSides Liverpool, June 2019
BSides London, June 2019
BSides Edinburgh, April 2019
Le Tour Du Hack, March 2019
Securi-Tay, March 2019
BSides Leeds, January 2019
Talks (Individual)
DEFCON Newcastle, July 2020
BSides Manchester, August 2018
OWASP Manchester, July 2018