LLM based AI is fundamentally misaligned with the goals we need to strive for when building more secure code. Here’s why.
Tag: security
Adventures in Windows Firewall Whitelisting
Why I’m banning all unknown connections out of my PC, and some of the tools that help: the Windows Firewall Notifier and Windows Firewall Control.
The Credential Stuffing Threat is Real
After recently reviewing my privacy settings for Microsoft, I noticed something that was both alarming and reassuring.
Time for Client Certificate Logins
I can log in to a server over SSH without a password, just by using certificates. Why can’t I do this on websites?
Convenient Banking Security
Offering some suggestions to Nationwide building society for how they could make their decent security more convenient.
“Smart” Labelling & Legislation
I think the time has come for adapting legislation and applying consumer warning labelling to smart technology. I have a go at explaining how I’d do this
The EuroS&P Experience
I recently attended the EuroS&P conference, and the co-located EuroUSec workshop. This year both were held in Stockholm, Sweden.
Internet Censorship and Age Verification
The UK government will enact a law that requires online providers of pornography to vet the age of their users. As I see it, this poses some very real problems.
Hiding the EV Owner in Vivaldi
Install the mod in this blog post to get rid of the EV site owner name in Vivaldi. It’s not quite as useful as you might initially think.
