Remove unused and unnecessary software
The more software you're running on your devices the bigger the potential security risks. Read this blog to learn more about how and why you should remove unused and unnecessary software.
Security
A collection of 19 posts
Ransomware 101
With the blogs in this series I want to reach not only my typical audience, security professionals, but especially less security aware people to help them improve their personal security. If you think
How a VPN increases privacy and security
With the blogs in this series I want to reach not only my typical audience, security professionals, but especially less security aware people to help them improve their personal security. If you think
How to create strong passwords
With the blogs in this series I want to reach not only my typical audience, security professionals, but especially less security aware people to help them improve their personal security. If you think
How to kickstart your Information Security career
I regularly get questions about how to build a career in information security. I decided to do a short write-up with some tips and resources because I think there's a need for it
BSides Manchester 2019
It took me a while, but here's finally a recap of BSides Manchester. Together with my mates from the Beerfarmers we gave a talk named "Rage against the FUD". I think the name
Information security resources for laypeople
There are tons of information security resources. But whether it's blogs, podcasts or video tutorials, a lot of them are tailored to information security professionals or people with tech knowledge. I always felt
Be careful how you share files. Unguessable doesn't mean unleakable
A lot of online sharing services have this convenient feature to share content via an unguessable link. Even if the recipient of the link doesn't have an account for the used service he
Some common misconceptions about password managers and their alternatives
Recently I wrote a blog about why password managers are not the best solution for everyone. TL;DR: because they pose a usability barrier for less tech savvy people. Every time I tweet
How to answer (shitty) security questions
I saw this tweet from Paul Barton. And he is right. These are really terrible security questions. These have to be some of the worst “security” questions I have ever seen! pic.twitter.
Improve your user account security with these simple tips
TL;DR:Inventory your user accounts and remove unused onesChange weak and reused passwordsEnable 2FA and make sure you configure backup optionsOnce in a while you should assess the security of your user
Some tips for choosing a password manager
Regularly people ask me which password manager to use.I decided to do a short write-up to explain how I selected a password manager. I hope it gives other people some insights as