Digital ID vs Physical ID
I remember growing up in the '80s and 90's seeing lots of movies where teenagers would try to make or buy fake id's
Craig Ford | 25 Sep | Read more
Stories by Craig Ford
Craig is currently employed by Davichi a Brisbane based MSP/MSSP as a senior ICT security engineer. Craig is continuing to expand his knowledge and furthering his participation in the security industry by both presenting for conferences and contributing articles to CSO.
Self-Piloted passenger drones coming to Australia soon: What are the risks?
I love the idea of passenger drones and flying cars. I grew up watching “The Jetsons” on Saturday morning’s thinking that would be us one day
Craig Ford | 25 Sep | Read more
AI attacks coming to a network near you
Artificial intelligence is both an amazing and scary idea all wrapped up in one don’t you think.
Craig Ford | 09 Aug | Read more
Is 5G our next big threat or at least the bridge it will ride in on?
All I keep seeing is articles and talks about 5G being rolled out around the world. Australia is pushing ahead to try and be one of the leaders in that market.
Craig Ford | 09 Aug | Read more
Security Awareness Training: How I approach it
Security awareness training is something that is discussed quite a lot these days and is commonly something that is just completed to ensure a corporation meets its compliance, but this is not the way we should look at security awareness training.
Craig Ford | 29 Jul | Read more
Security Compliance is just the start, not the finish line
So, your company was certified for ISO27001, PCI DSS or whichever standard you are either required to align with because of your industry or legal obligations and you think your security job is finished.
Craig Ford | 26 Jul | Read more
Children's smartwatches, a really stupid idea
When it comes to tech as a parent I feel that we need to really think about our children’s safety, don’t make rash decisions based on unvalidated information that will leave us looking red-faced or our children in unsafe situations.
Craig Ford | 19 Jul | Read more
Cyber Security vs Cybersecurity, Who cares?
The cyber security industry has been around since back when the internet as we know it was brought to life in 1983 when they switched the TCP/IP on for ARPANET (probably even before then).
Craig Ford | 10 Jul | Read more
180 days later: Reflections on the first half of 2019
Firstly I want to give a clear warning about this article, this is going to be a bit broody as I am very disappointed in our progress, actually, lack of progress is a better way to put it.
Craig Ford | 02 Jul | Read more
Do I really have to say it? Stop resisting multifactor authentication
Over the first 6 months of 2019, I am seeing more and more accounts being taken over by malicious actors on office 365 and google mail where the attacker will create some rules in the backend to redirect emails of interest into deleted items, RSS feeds or any other folder they think may be overlooked by the user.
Craig Ford | 26 Jun | Read more
What if the Internet never existed?
This article is derived from a random thought I had during a presentation at the AusCERT2019 conference at the end of last month.
Craig Ford | 21 Jun | Read more
Becoming more than human: My take on the advancements of Machine Technology
Machines have come a long way over the last 20 years and it would be naive to think they will not continue to advance with the same leaps and bounds in the next 20 years.
Craig Ford | 17 Jun | Read more
AusCERT2019: An interesting experience
Wow, I have to say a lot happened in the last two days of May 2019. I am not sure where exactly I should start but let's make it simple and start from the beginning – 4:30 am on Thursday the 30th of May.
Craig Ford | 04 Jun | Read more
Password Less Future – Is it really an option?
Passwords are an archaic and painful way for users to securely authenticate themselves. They are one of the biggest issues that security teams need to deal with in an enterprise, they are constantly stolen or cracked due to user poor security practices.
Craig Ford | 27 May | Read more
Smart homes – Your security death trap
This is not the first time I have written about smart technologies and the risks that they can pose but I wanted to narrow the view a little with this particular piece and focus specifically on smart home technology and some risks they pose to you and your families that you may not have considered but really should.
Craig Ford | 23 May | Read more