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Hey Y’all – S’up? And so it begins, my sad impressions of the Texan accent. Why? Because we were privileged to be the Media Sponsor of the 4th Dallas Security B-Sides this week. And a privelige it was. Having sponsored all three London B-Sides since its inception, I have deep respect for the idea of […]

Recently a client asked me to advise on what to say to his legal dept. who were nervous at the prospect of sending out links to our series of films just in case someone was offended.  So we took our lead from the broadcasters and created some disclaimers of our own. They will appear at […]

This is great. A whole MONTH. Lordy. And this is the tenth year – impressive. So – what can you do to get security onto everyone’s radar. Well – here are a few tips for the best way to inform employees about their responsibilities with respect to sensitive information. Think like a marketer. In a […]

Finally we’ve managed to get around to sharing the joke with our European neighbours. This week sees the launch of our world-beating Information Security Awareness Comedy Series in the following Languages*: French, Spanish, Italian, German & Dutch And although every culture has it’s own sense of humour, as long as you stick to some basic […]

You tell everyone they work in a cool place. It’s a signal. New employees think that it’s cool if you “get” them. And good comedy is a great way to signal this.  Everyone loves a laugh. Even at work. We’ve seen employees try to show their spouses the comedy content over the VPN at home.  […]

Having met a great many InfoSec managers over the years, I feel like I understand their world a little. Their relationships with their organizations and the way they deal with how they are perceived every day.  From fraught meetings with the Finance Director, to bumping into a snippy user at the coffee station. In this […]

Before we had the internet – and before we had books, we told stories. We mixed narrative with morals and used it to get things done.  To change behaviour. We talked of witches and monsters so our kids wouldn’t stray too far into the woods.  It worked too – so they told their kids the same […]

Friday saw the launch of all of the videos we created for London B-Sides 2013. In our third year of sponsorship, this time round was bigger and better than before.  The new venue at Islington was excellent, and for the first time I got to do an un-presentation.  One of the wild card track slots […]

Welcome to Episode 2 in Tripwire’s very funny series about an everyday guy, whose team thinks he’s suspiciously gifted. It’s funny how rumours start, isn’t it.  Last week they were saying he was an alien. Now he’s a psychic. What will they think of next…? And where can I get one of those groovy hanging […]