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14 Apr 2026

When Devices Outlive Their Support

There’s been a bit of backlash recently after Amazon ended support for some older Kindle models, and it’s not hard to see why. A lot of these devices still work perfectly well. They turn on, they hold a charge, and they do the one thing people bought...

BY: Charlie Frost

07 Apr 2026

The Fortinet Zero-Day

The Fortinet zero-day this week is a good example of how these situations really play out in practice. If you look past the “critical vulnerability” label, the story is less about the bug itself… and more about exposure, timing, and how quickly th...

BY: Charlie Frost

31 Mar 2026

The Cyber Hiring Paradox

If you spend any time talking to people in cyber right now, you’ll probably hear two things that don’t quite add up. On one side, there are candidates saying it’s never been harder to land a role. Applications go unanswered. “Entry-level” jobs ask...

BY: Charlie Frost

24 Mar 2026

Quantum Isn`t the Future Anymore

Quantum computing has been “just around the corner” for as long as most of us can remember. It’s one of those technologies that always felt important, but never quite urgent. Something for researchers and physicists to worry about, not something t...

BY: Charlie Frost

17 Mar 2026

The Quiet Reality of Cyber Warfare

Cyber warfare is a phrase that gets used a lot. It tends to appear in headlines whenever geopolitical tensions rise. The idea is often framed in dramatic terms; hackers shutting down cities, disabling power grids, or bringing entire nations to a h...

BY: Charlie Frost

10 Mar 2026

When the Evidence is Fake

For a long time, images have carried a special kind of authority online. If someone made a claim, the first response was often simple: Show the proof. And proof usually meant a screenshot, a photo, a video, or some form of visual evidence. S...

BY: Charlie Frost

24 Feb 2026

When Deepfakes Become a Legal Problem

The UK is tightening rules around non-consensual intimate images, including AI-generated deepfakes. In practical terms, platforms will face stricter obligations to remove this type of content quickly. Creation of certain explicit deepfakes is bein...

BY: Charlie Frost

17 Feb 2026

How To Make AI Part of Your Job

Every time AI comes up in cyber, the room splits in two. Half are curious. Half are quietly wondering if they should be worried. It’s understandable. Automation has already reshaped parts of security. Now AI is accelerating that shift, but it’s...

BY: Charlie Frost

10 Feb 2026

Why “Senior Cyber Talent” Is Hard to Find

If you spend any time around cyber hiring, you’ll hear the same frustration on repeat. “We just can’t find senior people.” “There’s a real shortage at the top end.” “Everyone good is already taken.” On the surface, it sounds like a talent probl...

BY: Charlie Frost

03 Feb 2026

Why Cyber Job Titles Have Become Almost Meaningless

If you spend any time looking at cybersecurity jobs, you have probably noticed something strange. The titles look familiar. Security Engineer. Cyber Analyst. SOC Lead. Cloud Security Specialist. But once you click into the role, what the job ac...

BY: Charlie Frost

13 Jan 2026

Is There Really a Cyber Skills Shortage

You’ve probably heard the phrase a million times: “There’s a massive cybersecurity skills shortage.” It’s on headlines, in boardrooms, and in job market reports. And on the surface, the numbers do look serious, but when you dig deeper, the picture be...

BY: Charlie Frost

06 Jan 2026

Experience ≠ Effectiveness ...But It’s Not Irrelevant Either

In fast-moving industries like cyber, “years of experience” has long been treated as a proxy for competence. It’s familiar, measurable, and easy to defend in hiring decisions. But as technology cycles shorten and roles evolve faster than ever, man...

BY: Charlie Frost

03 Nov 2025

Cyberattack Brings Jaguar Land Rover to a Standstill

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03 Nov 2025

What is vibe coding, really?

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03 Nov 2025

Why your Weakest Partner is your Biggest Risk

Long one this week, but stick with me - it’s an important one. If you’ve been anywhere near the world of cyber recently, you’ll have noticed one phrase popping up again and again: supply chain attack. And it’s no coincidence. These attacks are qui...

BY: Aden Gwynne

20 Oct 2025

When AWS Hits the Fan

If you`ve had trouble logging in, ordering online, or even yelling at Alexa today, you`re not alone. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is experiencing a significant outage in its US-East-1 region, and it`s causing widespread disruptions across the internet. ...

BY: Charlie Frost

14 Oct 2025

What the JLR Attack Teaches Us About Cyber Insurance

When Jaguar Land Rover got hit by a cyber attack this summer, everything stopped. Factories went silent, systems went down, and staff were sent home while chaos rippled through the supply chain. It was the kind of outage you’d expect from a movie, no...

BY: Burhan Choudhry

07 Oct 2025

Are We Ready for the UK`s Digital ID?

The UK is rolling out a national digital identity system. Soon, instead of shuffling through passports, bills, and other documents, you could prove who you are with a few taps on your phone. The idea is pretty simple: convenience, efficiency, and sec...

BY: Holly Bellis

30 Sep 2025

What is vibe coding, really?

You’ve probably seen the term vibe coding floating around lately and wondered what all the fuss is about. Is it the next evolution in software development or just another buzzword techies toss around? Let’s unpack it. What is Vibe Coding? A...

BY: Aden Gwynne

23 Sep 2025

What a Zero Day Could Really Mean

Netflix’s new thriller Zero Day has got people talking, but let’s strip away the drama for a moment and look at what a zero day actually is, and why it matters far beyond the cyber world. A zero-day vulnerability is a flaw in software or hardware ...

BY: Burhan Choudhry

16 Sep 2025

Kids Hacking Schools

School hacking used to sound like something out of a bad teen movie. A kid in a hoodie, breaking into the system to change grades or crash the Wi-Fi. But in 2025, it is happening more often than you might think, and it is not always about criminal in...

BY: Aden Gwynne

10 Sep 2025

Behind Closed Doors in Ransomware Negotiations

When ransomware hits, it is not just about data going dark or systems grinding to a halt. It is about the frantic hours that follow, the high-stakes conversations in hidden chatrooms, and the impossible choices organisations are forced to make. Pay o...

BY: Charlie Frost

02 Jul 2025

Are We Losing the Best Cyber Talent Because of Bias?

Here’s something we need to talk about more openly in the DACH cyber security market: discriminatory hiring practices. And we’re not just talking about unconscious bias or subtle preferences. We’re talking about openly discriminatory hiring requests,...

BY: Burhan Choudhry

02 Jul 2025

Stalkerware... Tracking Without Consent

Most cybersecurity discussions focus on big, external threats: ransomware, phishing, and nation-state attackers. But there’s a quieter, more personal form of digital abuse that deserves attention: stalkerware. Stalkerware isn’t about stealing data...

BY: Burhan Choudhry

02 Jul 2025

Your Password Has Probably Been Sold

If you`re in cyber security, you`re used to big, dramatic attack headlines, but sometimes, the biggest threat is a login someone reused in 2018. Credential-based attacks are surging in both frequency and sophistication. This blog breaks down what ...

BY: Burhan Choudhry

02 Jul 2025

Who’s Securing the Supercomputers?

Another big AI headline landed this week. The UK government has announced over £1 billion in funding to boost AI infrastructure, with investments going into compute power, supercomputers, and digital skills. But while most coverage is focused on t...

BY: Burhan Choudhry

02 Jul 2025

Is Your Security Ready for Quantum?

Quantum computing has been floating around tech headlines for years, often accompanies by phrases like “the future” or “still decades away.” But if you’ve been paying attention to the noise coming out of governments and standards bodies lately, you’l...

BY: Burhan Choudhry

02 Jul 2025

37 Terabytes in 45 Seconds: What Just Happened?

This week, Cloudflare casually dropped the news that they blocked the biggest DDoS attack ever recorded. 37.4 terabytes of traffic all slammed into one IP in under a minute. To visualise that, it’s like trying to stream over 9,000 HD movies at onc...

BY: Burhan Choudhry

02 Jul 2025

Are We Just Training Future AI Attackers for Free?

There’s never been more cybersecurity knowledge out in the open than there is today. Blog posts, whitepapers, Github repos, open-source tooling, step-by-step videos, detailed writeups of zero-days and attack paths - the industry thrives on transparen...

BY: Burhan Choudhry

12 May 2025

Manners Cost Nothing… Or Do They?

We`ve all been taught from a young age that manners don`t cost a thing. Say please. Say thank you. Don`t interrupt. Don`t feed the AI after midnight (wait, wrong horror story). But recently, that old saying is getting a bit of a rethink, especiall...

BY: Aden Gwynne

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