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A very quick chat with John McAfee at Infosecurity Europe 2015 on malware

Details: Category: Blog

At Infosecurity Europe 2015 today I grabbed John McAfee very quickly and got a photo (not a selfie).

My question: Symantec said antivirus (signatures) are dead, what is the solution?

Remember everyone was trying to talk to him and get a photo so the reply was short and interrupted. Reply below:

training of users because malware needs a click to activate
mobiles phone since they can get malware and even if screen is off it is still listening to you or working - referring to government monitoring schemes I assume
not a real answer. Anyone can now code, a guy in Thailand can release a app to 100s of millions of users - probably saying don't trust what you download or install

Supply chain security: this will make you think twice about shopping online, especially at adult stores

Details: Category: Cyber Security (Personal)

Today I discovered something shocking, amusing, and embarrassing for the supplier & end customers. I was hunting using a search engine for a summary of a talk I did years back. Up came a result with my name, address and order details in a CSV online. It was within a CSV of an outsourced logistics firm which an online training provider used to post me two items this year.

The CSV contained thousands of order and dispatch records. I went back a step to the directory (clients.xxxxxx.com) and found twenty CSV’s along with three sub folders. On opening a random CSV, up came many fields including two fields with odd and rude words. Hmm. What have I just stumbled across?

Surface 3’s forced cloud encryption key upload

Details: Category: Cyber Security (Personal)

On the 8th of May I received a new 128GB SSD and 4GB RAM Surface 3, one day after it was released in the UK. I bought the device because sources said it has inbuilt encryption though details were sketchy.

An excellent device along with the keyboard cover. Encryption is by default turned on unlike Windows 8.1 Pro where it requires a manual setup. To complete encryption you have to enter your Microsoft account details.