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Private and secure browsing

• 7 minutes to read
• Monday, 11th of February 2019
• • security
  • linux
  • virtualization
  • privacy
  • open source

GDPR is supposed to let us take back control of our private data. In reality though many websites either don't allow that to happen through their selection of cookies, or constantly present to us the same requests until we accept the most invasive option. At the same time there is a known security risk related to every day broswing: browser - served malware, sometimes caused or enabled by the insane amount of 3rd party uncontrolled scripts that are served to us on the websites we visit. We need to find ways to browse securely and protecting our privacy as much as possible.

Google+ is dying, be prepared

• 1 minute to read
• Friday, 1st of February 2019
• • web
  • access control
  • privacy

As you may have heard, Google+ is going to die. This is a good thing since there were some security / privacy issues last year. Google decided to kill the product instead of trying to fix it, which is understandable and a respectful decision.

An interesting January

• 2 minutes to read
• Tuesday, 29th of January 2019
• • linux
  • education

That was an interesting January!

Some history first: I started working full time when I finished my military service in 1994. Between 1994 and 1998 I had two simultaneous jobs. From 1998 up to 2000 I had one job and I was studying for my MSc part-time. Starting 2001 and up to 2007 I had again two jobs while from 2007 up to 2010 I had one full time job and was studying for my MBA (distance learning).

To cyber-insure or not?

• 4 minutes to read
• Tuesday, 4th of December 2018
• • risk management
  • business
  • security

Professional liability insurance has been around for long. It is not a surprise that Cyber Insurance is becoming a trend lately, considering the constantly raising number of security breaches. The post in one sentence: Cyber insurance is a good thing but be careful what you wish for.

Hiking

• 2 minutes to read
• Tuesday, 2nd of October 2018
• • photography
  • sports

Continuing my autumn trips, I went hiking over the last weekend of September which happened to be a long one in Czechia. This time I went to the Krkonose Mountains which are the highest and most visited Czech mountains. I booked a great hotel.

All in all it was a great and relaxing experience the highlight of which was a 20 kilometer hike at ~ 1.300m height.

Sailing as an infosec lesson

• 2 minutes to read
• Monday, 24th of September 2018
• • sports
  • leadership
  • management
  • education

Last Thursday I took my CRISC exams and - the restless person I am - I had already arranged to take sailing classes over the weekend. I always wanted to take sailing classes, and I had gone sailing once several years ago when I was still living in Greece. My idea was that when I grow old I will buy a small sailing boat and sail around my beloved Crete.