I read an interesting article the other day about the fact that Cray have toppled IBM of the top spot in the super computer race with a staggering 1.64 Petaflops of processing grunt from its XT Jaguar supercomputer. Of course, I expect this will be short lived given the Roadrunner has a theoretical 1.7 Petaflop [...]

……can be reverse engineered by mankind. Its a simple mantra, but one that has served me well in security.

Welcome to the personal blog of Jay Abbott, this site is just here “because I could” and because occasionally I have something to say. When such an occasion strikes I like nothing better than shouting random thoughts into the blogosphere in knowing that no one will ever hear them or care. Think of it as [...]

Which Penetration Testing Qualification is best from a client perspective:

If your planning on using Linux in a hostile environment, i.e. the Internet! then its worth thinking about some simple little tweaks to the TCP/IP stack in conjunction with some funky firewall madness to keep your box your own, and not end up “owned” too quickly! Lets start with the TCP/IP stack. There are a [...]

Its time for a small reality check. Security does not have to cost the earth. Just because your a large corporate with over a 1000 employees doesn’t mean you “have” to buy brand name security. In fact, I would argue quite the opposite, invest that money in some quality people, treat them well, and get [...]

This is a debate I regularly get into with my team. Personally, I think that yes, credentials can bring credibility with an audience, or with a prospective employer. Lets look at how this works: C|EH (Certified Ethical Hacker). Anyone who has been in that area of work for a number of years will state that [...]