Setting Up PIA VPN In My Overly Complicated Network

After getting my hands on a WiFi Pineapple (a post on this to follow!) and enjoying exploring its features I quickly realised my mobile device is super promiscuous when it comes to joining open access points I'd previously connected too (Premier Inn, McDonalds etc). This got me started on looking into VPN solutions and after …

DHCP Snooping, Dynamic ARP Inspection and IP Source Guard

With a client going for an ISO standard which dictates stringent controls over both the external and the internal network resources I decided to put in some additional controls to ensure confidentiality, integrity and availability of the internal network. As the client uses Cisco hardware on premise, this consisted of a trio of additional measures …

Known Knowns, Unknown Knowns and Unknown Unknowns

“…As we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns – the ones we don’t know we don’t know. And … it is the …

Defenders of the Realm – Protecting your Network

Bit of a brief post this time but recently I wrote a short article at work highlighting the benefits of using a UTM in a corporate network which can be read here  

IoT for the Long Term Future

I've already expressed concerns about the IoT and what commitment manufacturers will have in the long term for security of the device they sold in an earlier article.  From cameras to childrens toys we're seeing a large increase in products that are internet connected which in the short term offer attractive features but we really need …