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Independent Research shows that Ekkaned Pro routers significantly increase happiness
Read about these very surprising results in this independent research about how routers influence people's hapiness
Security awareness quiz questions
Ashar Javed had an interesting idea to create security awareness quiz questions and asked me if I wanted to cooperate. The idea is to make this a community effort and make these questions
Every day should be World Password Day
On May 7 it was World Password Day. A day on which a lot of awareness about password security is shared. A lot of good advice but unfortunately also a lot of misleading,
Happy birthday to me
Let's celebrate!
Encoding != Encryption != Hashing
This is a very quick and highly simplified explanation about encoding, encryption and hashing and how they are different. Today I tweeted this: encoding != encryption != hashing You can decode, decrypt but there'
The online security risks of the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 outbreak and the consequential lockdowns have an enormous impact on online security. People are working from home en masse. Many companies are not well prepared to support people in doing this
My favorite security quotes
I love good security quotes, aphorisms and statements because they often hold a lot of truth and wisdom. That's why I decided to bundle the ones I like in a blog. I can't
Simple tips to improve your online security
This week I tweeted a bit of security advice which was received well. So i decided to bundle it in a short blog. I also added links to blogs that help you to
SMS based 2FA is better than no 2FA
Two layers of defense are better than one layer of defense. This seems logic. But every now and then I end up in a discussion - mainly on Twitter - where people tell
My weekly security newsletter
I've sent my first newsletter yesterday. It's a newsletter in which I capture the security news that caught my attention in the past week. It can be really anything security related that interests
Looking back on 2019
Review of my Information Security adventures of 2019 and a preview of 2020. Happy New Year!