I had an unusual experience when using an Integral Crypto FIPS 197 device on a new laptop. This particular device uses TotalLock.exe on a read-only CDFS partition to enter the decryption key (password) to mount a hidden partition. When I went to access the device, i.e. run TotalLock.exe …

Mouse I bought a Razer Basilisk V2 when it was on Cyber Weekend deals on Amazon; paid £32 for it, which is pretty good for fairly decent mouse, I see plenty of people using Zowie Mice which either means they are sponsored by BenQ/Zowie or they are really the best mice…

There is a really good reason to run your Windows Update patches in October, and it’s because not all neighbours are good friends. — Many IT administrators, DevOps, TechOps and SecOps in the UK woke up this morning, to a particularly nasty looking Patch Tuesday. Top of the chat is CVE-2020–16898 which has been dubbed Bad Neighbour by McAfee and Ping of Death by Sophos. Reality Check It’s worth realising that this particular CVE has no…

The first step is identifying the versions of the OpenSSH components we want to install, for this guide we will only be installing the SSH Agent, not the server. All of the following will need to be executed from a Elevated PowerShell Prompt. This will spit out two capabilities…

Another rant about that NoOps thing that people keep talking about but no one can define — Apologies for the click-bait title, I do stand by my statement though. There is no such thing a NoOps, or DevOps, Production Engineering or DevSecOps for that matter! They are all words that describe our aspirations, passions and desire to innovate and identify as part of a tribe. …

Taking and passing my Google Certified Professional Cloud Architect exam with five weeks of study. — I took and passed my Google Certified Professional Cloud Architect exam in September, this was an achievement for me, not because I have not held these types of certifications before, but because I have next to no Google Cloud experience. …