I’m heading to the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas tomorrow! This will be my first time visiting the United States and attending CES, so calling me excited might be an understatem...

Forget obscure hacks exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities. Some of the most insidious security flaws are hidden in plain sight. These are the “by-design” security issues – vulnerabilities inherent...

I’m unsure how to feel about what’s shared on LinkedIn. Whilst the platform’s algorithm does a decent job of showing me posts related to my interests – energy distribution, operational technology (...

Kia ora – it’s been a while! You may have noticed my absence from this blog. Life, as always, ebbs and flows, and writing has been one of those things that I’ve needed to set aside in order to man...

I worry about the level of hype in the cybersecurity ecosystem and the outcomes it may be driving for organisations. Don’t let hype set your strategy Occasionally I will be party to a conversati...

I learnt something new this weekend. After some experimentation, I’ve learnt that I can now charge my home battery system using energy drawn from the national grid. When I first installed my Goodw...

Our Boards are worried – and rightly so. A cursory glance at the global (cyber) landscape reveals a formidable and omnipresent threat that is facing every part of our digitally enabled society. F...

You and I stand on the shoulders of giants. I often forget that everything I can do today is the collective result of those who have come before me. If we were to step back and look at the hardware...

If you’re a leader in the cybersecurity field, then you’ve likely been here… It’s your moment to shine. You only get a handful of opportunities to have the Board’s full attention each year, so you...

My first post in the smart home series describes how I installed a solar and battery energy storage system in my home, and my second post talks about how you could find yourself inadvertently payin...