Goodbye HTTP?
It’s now long a long established fact that HTTP is insecure. For those who don’t know, your data isn’t securely encrypted when sent between your device and the website. The lack of security means cybercriminals can easily take a copy …
VPNs for Normal People
It’s been quite a week in the media for VPN providers. Two large companies have had breaches of security in some way or another and the industry dumpster fire has had a fresh poke and a few new logs chucked …
How To Activate 2-Factor
Have you ever wondered how you activate 2-factor? This 2 minute guide will help you understand this.
Some AntiSocial Password Advice
Advice on passwords is getting out of hand. Just round and round in the echo chamber of infosec with our highly subjective opinions. It serves only to confuse users and does little to actually change the habits we see around password …
Blueteam Tools In My Toolbox
From the very start of being interested in ‘hacking’ and Information Security I do wonder what influences the style, the culture… I mean we all love InfoSec redteams and the ways for a brief moment our minds provide us with …
Phishing, Evolved.
When we talk about phishing, the first thing people would associate with is the traditional phishing email. The click here. The “urgent action needed” kind of junk we see everyday in our inboxes… but is this still the case? Are …
How to Handle A Data Breach
To a modern business, a data breach can have devastating effects. We have seen TalkTalk hastily bungle, Sage coyly dawdle and much more generally mess it up, it’s got to change. We don’t spend all day hunting these elusive beasts either, but we have had …
Yorkshire Cyber Security Event – A reflection of the real risks
The AntiSocial Engineer Limited is supporting the Yorkshire Cyber Security Cluster to announce the first annual Yorkshire Cyber Security Event taking place on the 12th May at the 3m Buckley Innovation Centre in Huddersfield. We will be talking about our recent …
OSINT For Profit
An interesting skill we have honed over the years has been the use of OSINT techniques to gather information on a client company. For those new to all this, it’s ok because you can follow quite easily and should learn …
Should brainwaves be used for employee screening?
An interesting article by SC Magazine regarding a study that suggests brainwaves could be used to assess if an applicant will be a security hazard. At The AntiSocial Engineer we believe staff are never beyond help, we work together to …