The big cybersecurity news this week is the Apache Log4j zero-day vulnerability nicknamed Log4Shell, which allows an attacker to seize full control of a server by sending a rather innocuous message to a web (or indeed many other types of) server. Surprisingly, it even made the headline news on Radio New Zealand. But what can…
Continue reading →From time to time, I get asked to perform technical due diligence on investment opportunities. I have a checklist, and I thought I’d share it with others in the hope that it might be useful. If you have anything you think I’ve missed or got wrong, please let me know in the comments, and I’ll…
Continue reading →Do you have strong feelings about government surveillance? Ever since the release of information about government surveillance by Edward Snowden, I feel that the nature of the relationship of trust between governments and their citizens has changed. It’s thrown into sharp relief the uneasy balance between citizens’ right to privacy, and governments’ obligations to provide…
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