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Episode 06 : Mark Smith

In this episode, I’m delighted to talk to Mark Smith. Mark is a freelance journalist, who has written for major publications in both print and online, including The Guardian, BBC, Mirror Online, Daily Express Online as well as specialist publications such

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Episode 05 : Stuart Coulson

In this episode, I am delighted to talk to Stuart Coulson. Stuart has been involved in the information security industry for many years and has extensive experience and expertise of working with major corporations and assisting them with relevant online

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Episode 04 : Dr Daniel Dresner

In this episode, I am delighted to chat to Dr. Daniel Dresner.  Daniel’s LinkedIn profile tells us he is a consulting research analyst and lecturer. His mission is to find the threads that bind information together and mend them when they

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Episode 03 : Sarah Clarke

In this episode, I am delighted to be chatting to Sarah Clarke.   Sarah is a well known privacy and security blogger (www.infospectives.co.uk) armed with over 15 years practical experience. After a business degree she tried out a few roles before finding IT. Since then

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Episode 02 : Tracy Maleeff

On this episode I am delighted to be joined by Tracy Maleeff, she is the owner of an independent research business, Sherpa Intelligence LLC. She was most recently the Library Resources Manager at Duane Morris LLP in Philadelphia. She earned

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Episode 01 : Graham Cluley

  In our first episode, I was  delighted to be joined by Graham Cluley. Graham Cluley is a security blogger, researcher and public speaker. He has been a well-known figure in the computer security industry since the early 1990s when he wrote

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On Attentiveness

One of the biggest mistakes people make in Negotiations is to lack due attentiveness throughout the procedure. Attentiveness means having a higher level of awareness of what is being said and, almost more importantly, what is not being said. I

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Peacocks, GURUs and Advice

Peacocks are a particularly daft bird. They are all mouth and pretty feathers but an absolute pain in the neck to be around, (apologies to peacock lovers everywhere.) I don’t really hate peacocks but their less than admirable qualities do

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The Locked Door… Do you think like a Social Engineer?

  A while ago on LinkedIn I posted the following riddle and its answer. It got lots of interaction because EVERYONE when they put their minds to it, likes to think of themselves as a Social Engineer, at least some

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Getting past Conference Security – Do you think like a Social Engineer

A while ago, I was speaking at a conference in the north of England. I wasn’t especially enamoured of the topic and was doing it as a favour for the organiser who was an old friend. I wasn’t “on” until

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