Dan Raywood
@danraywood.bsky.social
Journalist and writer, sometimes analyst and marketer. Spurs fan and Spurs women season ticket holder, traveller, beer drinker and occasional personal stuff sharer.
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A very entertaining and informative talk on whether or not incident response teams should “pull the plug” in response to a cyber attack by @danraywood.bsky.social at #irisscon
November 5, 2025 at 10:09 AM
A very entertaining and informative talk on whether or not incident response teams should “pull the plug” in response to a cyber attack by @danraywood.bsky.social at #irisscon
It's my second #Irisscon appearance tomorrow: I'll be breaking down my Computer Weekly article research on the ethics of pulling the plug to stop an attack.
Knowing I am meeting @brianhonan.bsky.social and co tonight, the 930am spot isn't phasing me at all. Grab a ticket and join us in Dublin.
Knowing I am meeting @brianhonan.bsky.social and co tonight, the 930am spot isn't phasing me at all. Grab a ticket and join us in Dublin.
November 4, 2025 at 9:41 AM
It's my second #Irisscon appearance tomorrow: I'll be breaking down my Computer Weekly article research on the ethics of pulling the plug to stop an attack.
Knowing I am meeting @brianhonan.bsky.social and co tonight, the 930am spot isn't phasing me at all. Grab a ticket and join us in Dublin.
Knowing I am meeting @brianhonan.bsky.social and co tonight, the 930am spot isn't phasing me at all. Grab a ticket and join us in Dublin.
Went to the first #csides in Weston Super Mare, and it was fantastic. A really good collection of speakers and attendees, a fantastic venue - including a free go on the rides - and an overall great vibe. More of this please, especially in seaside towns in the later months! #defendtogether
October 3, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Went to the first #csides in Weston Super Mare, and it was fantastic. A really good collection of speakers and attendees, a fantastic venue - including a free go on the rides - and an overall great vibe. More of this please, especially in seaside towns in the later months! #defendtogether
Early start and out west for CSIDES today.
I'll admit I found this event by scrolling through Eventbrite and just decided to buy a ticket, speaker line up does look great - and any chance for this Sussex boy to see the sea again (admittedly it's quite far away currently).
I'll admit I found this event by scrolling through Eventbrite and just decided to buy a ticket, speaker line up does look great - and any chance for this Sussex boy to see the sea again (admittedly it's quite far away currently).
October 3, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Early start and out west for CSIDES today.
I'll admit I found this event by scrolling through Eventbrite and just decided to buy a ticket, speaker line up does look great - and any chance for this Sussex boy to see the sea again (admittedly it's quite far away currently).
I'll admit I found this event by scrolling through Eventbrite and just decided to buy a ticket, speaker line up does look great - and any chance for this Sussex boy to see the sea again (admittedly it's quite far away currently).
Today's office, looking forward to presenting at the #magnetforensics event here today on 'why does the media love a cyber crisis?'
September 4, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Today's office, looking forward to presenting at the #magnetforensics event here today on 'why does the media love a cyber crisis?'
I'm currently running a poll on LinkedIn, does 'pulling the plug', or taking servers and systems offline, stop an attack and an attacker in their steps?
I would love your vote here -
www.linkedin.com/posts/dan-ra...
I would love your vote here -
www.linkedin.com/posts/dan-ra...
I'm working on an article for ComputerWeekly.com around whether "pulling the plug" and taking systems/servers offline can be a way to stop an attack - and an attacker in their efforts. |...
I'm working on an article for ComputerWeekly.com around whether "pulling the plug" and taking systems/servers offline can be a way to stop an attack - and an attacker in their efforts.
It would be gr...
www.linkedin.com
August 19, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I'm currently running a poll on LinkedIn, does 'pulling the plug', or taking servers and systems offline, stop an attack and an attacker in their steps?
I would love your vote here -
www.linkedin.com/posts/dan-ra...
I would love your vote here -
www.linkedin.com/posts/dan-ra...
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Here's the 51 new ransomware groups that launched in the first half of the year
medium.com/s2wblog/rans...
medium.com/s2wblog/rans...
August 12, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Here's the 51 new ransomware groups that launched in the first half of the year
medium.com/s2wblog/rans...
medium.com/s2wblog/rans...
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Last week, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology put out results from its survey of red teamers. The results were interesting, and @danraywood.bsky.social Raywood looked at the top ten things we learned from the research.
insight.scmagazineuk.com/ten-things-l...
insight.scmagazineuk.com/ten-things-l...
Ten Things Learned from Government's Offensive Cyber Research
insight.scmagazineuk.com
August 12, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Last week, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology put out results from its survey of red teamers. The results were interesting, and @danraywood.bsky.social Raywood looked at the top ten things we learned from the research.
insight.scmagazineuk.com/ten-things-l...
insight.scmagazineuk.com/ten-things-l...
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Maybe the Online Safety Act *will* make the U.K. the safest place in the world to go online - because we’ll all be using VPNs to connect, and VPNs make us safer.
July 28, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Maybe the Online Safety Act *will* make the U.K. the safest place in the world to go online - because we’ll all be using VPNs to connect, and VPNs make us safer.
A new one from me for #smartframe, looking at how a manipulated image could impact a business' reputation, what sort of damage could (and has been) done, and what efforts would be needed to repair the situation.
smartframe.io/how-can-mani...
smartframe.io/how-can-mani...
How can a manipulated image damage a business? - SmartFrame
The ability to change an image’s content has become easier than ever, […]
smartframe.io
July 28, 2025 at 10:33 AM
A new one from me for #smartframe, looking at how a manipulated image could impact a business' reputation, what sort of damage could (and has been) done, and what efforts would be needed to repair the situation.
smartframe.io/how-can-mani...
smartframe.io/how-can-mani...
The third, and possibly last part of my look at the impact of the Cyber Security Challenge. In this I look at the other options for training, gaining skills and contacts in preparation for a career in cybersecurity.
insight.scmagazineuk.com/cyber-traini...
insight.scmagazineuk.com/cyber-traini...
Cyber Training: Post Challenge, Where Are the Skills Learned?
insight.scmagazineuk.com
July 16, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The third, and possibly last part of my look at the impact of the Cyber Security Challenge. In this I look at the other options for training, gaining skills and contacts in preparation for a career in cybersecurity.
insight.scmagazineuk.com/cyber-traini...
insight.scmagazineuk.com/cyber-traini...
Generally avoided covering this until I got something more concrete, but with tales now that Adarma is in administration - and potentially closed down - it was time to post.
I contacted them for a response, but unsure if emails are being received.
insight.scmagazineuk.com/scottish-con...
I contacted them for a response, but unsure if emails are being received.
insight.scmagazineuk.com/scottish-con...
Scottish Consultancy Adarma Enters Administration
insight.scmagazineuk.com
July 16, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Generally avoided covering this until I got something more concrete, but with tales now that Adarma is in administration - and potentially closed down - it was time to post.
I contacted them for a response, but unsure if emails are being received.
insight.scmagazineuk.com/scottish-con...
I contacted them for a response, but unsure if emails are being received.
insight.scmagazineuk.com/scottish-con...
July 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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We're live in one hour with a new webinar, looking at 'Managing Cyber Risks Within a Modern Attack Surface' with guest speakers from Outpost24 joining @danraywood.bsky.social.
Join us at 3pm BST for the discussion.
insight.scmagazineuk.com/managing-ris...
Join us at 3pm BST for the discussion.
insight.scmagazineuk.com/managing-ris...
Managing Cyber Risks Within a Modern Attack Surface
insight.scmagazineuk.com
June 19, 2025 at 1:05 PM
We're live in one hour with a new webinar, looking at 'Managing Cyber Risks Within a Modern Attack Surface' with guest speakers from Outpost24 joining @danraywood.bsky.social.
Join us at 3pm BST for the discussion.
insight.scmagazineuk.com/managing-ris...
Join us at 3pm BST for the discussion.
insight.scmagazineuk.com/managing-ris...
Good afternoon from Prague, next few days to be spent with @zscalerinc.bsky.social
June 16, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Good afternoon from Prague, next few days to be spent with @zscalerinc.bsky.social
I could deny, but I'll never realise. I'm just chasing rainbows (over Excel and #infosec2025) all the time.
June 4, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I could deny, but I'll never realise. I'm just chasing rainbows (over Excel and #infosec2025) all the time.
@rikferguson.com kicks off the afternoon of #infosec2025 talking about 30 years of Infosec, the differences from 1995 in computing, trustworthy memo and malware "the only thing we could do was disconnect everything to get some breathing space."
June 4, 2025 at 11:49 AM
@rikferguson.com kicks off the afternoon of #infosec2025 talking about 30 years of Infosec, the differences from 1995 in computing, trustworthy memo and malware "the only thing we could do was disconnect everything to get some breathing space."
Landed this morning from Toronto, managed to stay awake on 2 hours airplane sleep, and through all of the SC Awards. Obviously fell asleep on the train on the way home.
Fantastic night, will upload winners' details in the morning but sleep needed.
Will be at Infosec tomorrow at some point.
Fantastic night, will upload winners' details in the morning but sleep needed.
Will be at Infosec tomorrow at some point.
We'll publish all the winners of this year's SC Awards Europe tomorrow morning, but the TL;DR is @crowdstrike.com walked away with 5 awards for the second year running, winners included @proofpoint.com, Eset, Goldilock, Abnormal, Arctic Wolf, Claroty, Pen Test People and ISC2 amongst many others!
June 3, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Landed this morning from Toronto, managed to stay awake on 2 hours airplane sleep, and through all of the SC Awards. Obviously fell asleep on the train on the way home.
Fantastic night, will upload winners' details in the morning but sleep needed.
Will be at Infosec tomorrow at some point.
Fantastic night, will upload winners' details in the morning but sleep needed.
Will be at Infosec tomorrow at some point.
7am in Dublin airport, coffee is by my side. Just did the red eye from Toronto and homeward bound to tackle a week's worth of emails ahead of @scmediauk.bsky.social Awards Europe tonight.
Will be dropping into #infosec2025 for some of tomorrow and Thursday, once the jetlag has subsided.
Will be dropping into #infosec2025 for some of tomorrow and Thursday, once the jetlag has subsided.
June 3, 2025 at 6:10 AM
7am in Dublin airport, coffee is by my side. Just did the red eye from Toronto and homeward bound to tackle a week's worth of emails ahead of @scmediauk.bsky.social Awards Europe tonight.
Will be dropping into #infosec2025 for some of tomorrow and Thursday, once the jetlag has subsided.
Will be dropping into #infosec2025 for some of tomorrow and Thursday, once the jetlag has subsided.
New by me for ComputerWeekly.com, looking at the soft skills and preparation for incident response.
Yes you know the technical elements, but what about the mental considerations upon your staff in a pressured situation?
www.computerweekly.com/feature/Prep...
Yes you know the technical elements, but what about the mental considerations upon your staff in a pressured situation?
www.computerweekly.com/feature/Prep...
ComputerWeekly.com
May 27, 2025 at 1:54 PM
New by me for ComputerWeekly.com, looking at the soft skills and preparation for incident response.
Yes you know the technical elements, but what about the mental considerations upon your staff in a pressured situation?
www.computerweekly.com/feature/Prep...
Yes you know the technical elements, but what about the mental considerations upon your staff in a pressured situation?
www.computerweekly.com/feature/Prep...
Scarborough, Ontario. It's colder than it looks.
May 26, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Scarborough, Ontario. It's colder than it looks.
Heading out for a while, will be back for SC Awards and some of #infosec25
May 24, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Heading out for a while, will be back for SC Awards and some of #infosec25
New from me for Computer Weekly, 'Is IPSIE the game changer that SaaS security demands?'
After attending Okta's Oktane conference last year, I realised there was a longer tale to tell about the IPSIE framework - namely are other vendors backing it?
www.computerweekly.com/feature/Is-I...
After attending Okta's Oktane conference last year, I realised there was a longer tale to tell about the IPSIE framework - namely are other vendors backing it?
www.computerweekly.com/feature/Is-I...
May 19, 2025 at 11:41 AM
New from me for Computer Weekly, 'Is IPSIE the game changer that SaaS security demands?'
After attending Okta's Oktane conference last year, I realised there was a longer tale to tell about the IPSIE framework - namely are other vendors backing it?
www.computerweekly.com/feature/Is-I...
After attending Okta's Oktane conference last year, I realised there was a longer tale to tell about the IPSIE framework - namely are other vendors backing it?
www.computerweekly.com/feature/Is-I...
Holiday reading sorted, thanks @joetidy.bsky.social
May 16, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Holiday reading sorted, thanks @joetidy.bsky.social
A joint statement between the UK and Germany's defence secretaries concludes "we are intensifying our co-operation in the field of digitalisation and cyber."
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Joint statement on UK-Germany Trinity House Agreement progress - 15 May 2025
A joint statement between the UK and Germany, providing progress on the Trinity House Agreement, following a meeting of Defence Secretary John Healey and Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius in Berlin
www.gov.uk
May 16, 2025 at 7:47 AM
A joint statement between the UK and Germany's defence secretaries concludes "we are intensifying our co-operation in the field of digitalisation and cyber."
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...