I wish the Queen well, she is obviously not well yet her lack of attendance at this year’s Queen’s Speech once again highlights the mockery we have of a democratic system. According to a statement from Buckingham Palace, “The Queen continues to experience episodic mobility problems, and in consultation with her doctors has reluctantly decided … Continue reading The Queen’s Speech
Help at last
Image thanks to Postive Adventures Yesterday was a great day. I’ve finally got some operational support to help me with CyberNorth. I’ve always had volunteers working with me but this is paid support. It’s only temporary at the moment but will hopefully become permanent shortly. Already it is a relief and Oliwia is an enormous … Continue reading Help at last
Low code security
Image thanks to revistadigitalsecurity The concepts of low code and no code have been around for some time. We were talking about them a lot when I was at Durham, which is now five years ago. That’s a long time in IT. In my regular catch ups with my friend Adam, it is a subject … Continue reading Low code security
Should we be worried?
Image thanks to Brighton Journal According to a poll, 42% of people aged 18-24 are not aware local elections are taking place on 5th May. Should we be worried? (BTW I can’t actually find the poll but it’s all over Twitter so it must be true.) Perhaps but not necessarily in the way the headline … Continue reading Should we be worried?
All the meetings together
Image thanks to Teams. A few months back I decided to review the way I held meetings for CyberNorth. There were three key groups, all meeting on different days, when diaries permitted and the number of attendees had been falling. It was taking so much time and effort to pull it all together that I … Continue reading All the meetings together
Cyber security is culture
Planning for #CyberFest 22 is well underway now. A call for speakers will go out in the next few days and we will have the programme buttoned down, more or less, by the end of May. We can then go to town to promote the events. I think we are up to fourteen now. In … Continue reading Cyber security is culture
A new hybrid
As I was making my way to the station to go into town, a car passed me covered in graphics advertising the business. These things normally don’t catch my attention yet this time there was something about it. The company was called Hybrid Kickboxing and I was intrigued, so much so that I checked out … Continue reading A new hybrid
A development project
There is an old joke that goes along the lines that if you are offered a development role it means more work and no more money. I guess it's like offering a freelancer exposure in exchange for their labours. I was somewhat dubious therefore, when I was told that the ORCANE project had been earmarked … Continue reading A development project
A basic lack of understanding
Easter has been and gone for another year. I hope you managed to have a nice break. Not everyone did as it was plain to see that the vitriol in politics never took any time off. It has now become a tradition at Easter for politicians, especially Conservative ones, to post a message proclaiming their … Continue reading A basic lack of understanding
Being fair
I want to live in a fairer world and being fair is one of my core values. I don’t mean absolute equality, these things aren’t possible but a greater degree of fairness. I’ve certainly got a lot to think about these days. I’m not going to try and boil the ocean, at least not on … Continue reading Being fair
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 