About me and this blog

By day, I work in information security and data protection, which mostly means persuading people that yes, this does matter, and no, you can’t just use “password123”.

Outside of work, I have what might charitably be described as a broad range of interests. Wargaming, miniature painting, archery, cycling, 3D printing, Linux and trying to learn to code are the current regulars, though the list has been known to expand without much warning. This blog covers all of it. Security and data protection posts will rub shoulders with articles about painting toy soldiers and getting distracted by whatever the 3D printer has decided not to do today.

I intend to put post here to share things I’ve found useful, document projects I’m working through, and occasionally offer an opinion on something in the security world. Some times this will be for my own benefit, and other times to share with others.Not every post will be relevant to you, but the categories and tags should help you find the bits that are. Whether you’ve landed here for the professional content or because you found a post about something more eclectic, you’re equally welcome. Pull up a chair.