James Bore
@coffeefueled.org
My book's great, go buy it: https://sbbooks.store/cybercircuit
"...sartorially he’s what you’d get if The Doctor decided to park the Tardis and spend some time in cyber security." - Andrew Peck
"...sartorially he’s what you’d get if The Doctor decided to park the Tardis and spend some time in cyber security." - Andrew Peck
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Thank you to @coffeefueled.org for this guest post Cyber attacks – the stores should have known better thecomplainingcow.co.uk/cyber-attack...
He explains what the attack are, why they happened impact for customers and what should be done to prevent such attacks in the future.
He explains what the attack are, why they happened impact for customers and what should be done to prevent such attacks in the future.
Cyber attacks - the stores should have known better
What the attack are, why they happened, impact for customers and what should be done to prevent such attacks in the future.
thecomplainingcow.co.uk
May 21, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Thank you to @coffeefueled.org for this guest post Cyber attacks – the stores should have known better thecomplainingcow.co.uk/cyber-attack...
He explains what the attack are, why they happened impact for customers and what should be done to prevent such attacks in the future.
He explains what the attack are, why they happened impact for customers and what should be done to prevent such attacks in the future.
My talk from last weekend's Hack Glasgow event. The parents being blamed are mostly metaphorical.
This one has a very subtle message and agenda, as you can probably tell.
youtu.be/RcA5XW0GWm4...
This one has a very subtle message and agenda, as you can probably tell.
youtu.be/RcA5XW0GWm4...
Hack Glasgow 2025: James Bore - Blame the Parents
youtu.be
May 3, 2025 at 1:29 PM
My talk from last weekend's Hack Glasgow event. The parents being blamed are mostly metaphorical.
This one has a very subtle message and agenda, as you can probably tell.
youtu.be/RcA5XW0GWm4...
This one has a very subtle message and agenda, as you can probably tell.
youtu.be/RcA5XW0GWm4...
May 1, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Yep. Not just in OSINT. We're going to keep seeing this pattern cropping up until people realise that AI doesn't think.
Like a drunk at the bar or a politician, it just confidently blathers.
Like a drunk at the bar or a politician, it just confidently blathers.
April 20, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Yep. Not just in OSINT. We're going to keep seeing this pattern cropping up until people realise that AI doesn't think.
Like a drunk at the bar or a politician, it just confidently blathers.
Like a drunk at the bar or a politician, it just confidently blathers.
Reposted by James Bore
Enjoyed @coffeefueled.org talk at Hackademia 2025 this morning.
His advice is to:
Stop new shit..... apart from his book.....you can buy that.
His advice is to:
Stop new shit..... apart from his book.....you can buy that.
March 15, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Enjoyed @coffeefueled.org talk at Hackademia 2025 this morning.
His advice is to:
Stop new shit..... apart from his book.....you can buy that.
His advice is to:
Stop new shit..... apart from his book.....you can buy that.
First of a number of articles I'm putting together on the Festival International des Jeux in Cannes this year. Particularly enjoyed this one, had a really good smell about it.
hackernoon.com/what-the-nos...
hackernoon.com/what-the-nos...
What the Nose Knows: How a Neuroscience-Inspired Game Makes Scents | HackerNoon
What do board games, neuroscience, brain hacking, and common scents have in common? The answer is WHIFF, a prototype board game developed by neuroscientists.
hackernoon.com
March 8, 2025 at 5:26 PM
First of a number of articles I'm putting together on the Festival International des Jeux in Cannes this year. Particularly enjoyed this one, had a really good smell about it.
hackernoon.com/what-the-nos...
hackernoon.com/what-the-nos...
Just had an AI generated sales call supposedly from British gas.
I can't quite explain the irrational rage that overcame me, but I am now completely against ever using British Gas or recommending them under any circumstances.
I can't quite explain the irrational rage that overcame me, but I am now completely against ever using British Gas or recommending them under any circumstances.
March 4, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Just had an AI generated sales call supposedly from British gas.
I can't quite explain the irrational rage that overcame me, but I am now completely against ever using British Gas or recommending them under any circumstances.
I can't quite explain the irrational rage that overcame me, but I am now completely against ever using British Gas or recommending them under any circumstances.
Heard about the NCSC paper on forgivable and unforgivable vulnerabilities?
Join our walk and talk on the fuss with the brand new Boring On podcast, available on YouTube and most podcast platforms.
youtu.be/vu3MUXDZkP4?...
Join our walk and talk on the fuss with the brand new Boring On podcast, available on YouTube and most podcast platforms.
youtu.be/vu3MUXDZkP4?...
Boring On - Episode 1: Unforgivable Vulnerabilities
YouTube video by Boring On: Walking the Talk in Security
youtu.be
February 19, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Heard about the NCSC paper on forgivable and unforgivable vulnerabilities?
Join our walk and talk on the fuss with the brand new Boring On podcast, available on YouTube and most podcast platforms.
youtu.be/vu3MUXDZkP4?...
Join our walk and talk on the fuss with the brand new Boring On podcast, available on YouTube and most podcast platforms.
youtu.be/vu3MUXDZkP4?...
Delighted and excited to announce that on the 15th of March I will be up in Lancaster to speak at LUHack's Hackademia 2025 event at Lancaster University.
It's a talk that I think has been needed for a long time in the cyber security industry, "Stop Buying New Sh!t".
#SiliconSnakeOil #MoneyPits
It's a talk that I think has been needed for a long time in the cyber security industry, "Stop Buying New Sh!t".
#SiliconSnakeOil #MoneyPits
February 17, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Delighted and excited to announce that on the 15th of March I will be up in Lancaster to speak at LUHack's Hackademia 2025 event at Lancaster University.
It's a talk that I think has been needed for a long time in the cyber security industry, "Stop Buying New Sh!t".
#SiliconSnakeOil #MoneyPits
It's a talk that I think has been needed for a long time in the cyber security industry, "Stop Buying New Sh!t".
#SiliconSnakeOil #MoneyPits
There are lots of things I've done and achieved that I'm quite proud of, but in this moment I'd struggle to name one that's given more of a feeling of triumph than successfully fixing the vacuum cleaner the night before we were going to take it to the repair cafe.
February 8, 2025 at 10:01 AM
There are lots of things I've done and achieved that I'm quite proud of, but in this moment I'd struggle to name one that's given more of a feeling of triumph than successfully fixing the vacuum cleaner the night before we were going to take it to the repair cafe.
Scammers getting really lazy. Just had a phone call with a bad text-to-voice message.
"I'm a recruiter from Indeed UK. We are interested in your resume but unable to contact you. Please write to us via WhatsApp."
Ignoring other issues, phoning me to say you can't contact me is an odd move.
"I'm a recruiter from Indeed UK. We are interested in your resume but unable to contact you. Please write to us via WhatsApp."
Ignoring other issues, phoning me to say you can't contact me is an odd move.
January 29, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Scammers getting really lazy. Just had a phone call with a bad text-to-voice message.
"I'm a recruiter from Indeed UK. We are interested in your resume but unable to contact you. Please write to us via WhatsApp."
Ignoring other issues, phoning me to say you can't contact me is an odd move.
"I'm a recruiter from Indeed UK. We are interested in your resume but unable to contact you. Please write to us via WhatsApp."
Ignoring other issues, phoning me to say you can't contact me is an odd move.
Oh I see. *Now* intellectual property matters.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/microsoft-openai-probe-deepseek-improper-data-mining-bloomberg
https://cointelegraph.com/news/microsoft-openai-probe-deepseek-improper-data-mining-bloomberg
Microsoft probing DeepSeek-tied group over OpenAI data gathering method: Report
Microsoft security researchers have reportedly found a large-scale data extraction from OpenAI’s API linked to a DeepSeek-affiliated group.
cointelegraph.com
January 29, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Oh I see. *Now* intellectual property matters.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/microsoft-openai-probe-deepseek-improper-data-mining-bloomberg
https://cointelegraph.com/news/microsoft-openai-probe-deepseek-improper-data-mining-bloomberg
Saw the crows on the walk around the lake today and said hello, then a heron spotted waiting to annoy the anglers.
January 28, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Saw the crows on the walk around the lake today and said hello, then a heron spotted waiting to annoy the anglers.
On today's walk around the lake, after initial hesitation all three crows came down to collect monkey nuts. Progress is slow but steady.
January 21, 2025 at 12:03 PM
On today's walk around the lake, after initial hesitation all three crows came down to collect monkey nuts. Progress is slow but steady.
Just had to buy a new batch of ISBNs for Security Blend Books with the upcoming publications (securityblendbooks.com).
Ended up going with 100 rather than 10 because it's only just over twice as much, and 10 would leave no spares.
So I guess I need to get more manuscripts in to review.
Ended up going with 100 rather than 10 because it's only just over twice as much, and 10 would leave no spares.
So I guess I need to get more manuscripts in to review.
January 12, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Just had to buy a new batch of ISBNs for Security Blend Books with the upcoming publications (securityblendbooks.com).
Ended up going with 100 rather than 10 because it's only just over twice as much, and 10 would leave no spares.
So I guess I need to get more manuscripts in to review.
Ended up going with 100 rather than 10 because it's only just over twice as much, and 10 would leave no spares.
So I guess I need to get more manuscripts in to review.
I wish this story was a joke.
Not because the vulnerabilities they're talking about don't exist, but they're talking about the weakness of the BLE connection.
The range of BLE is up to 100 metres. This is not a plausible threat.
www.independent.co.uk/tech/sex-toy...
Not because the vulnerabilities they're talking about don't exist, but they're talking about the weakness of the BLE connection.
The range of BLE is up to 100 metres. This is not a plausible threat.
www.independent.co.uk/tech/sex-toy...
Remote-controlled sex toys could be hacked to harm users, UK government warns
Cyberattackers could deliberately cause the device to overheat
www.independent.co.uk
January 11, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I wish this story was a joke.
Not because the vulnerabilities they're talking about don't exist, but they're talking about the weakness of the BLE connection.
The range of BLE is up to 100 metres. This is not a plausible threat.
www.independent.co.uk/tech/sex-toy...
Not because the vulnerabilities they're talking about don't exist, but they're talking about the weakness of the BLE connection.
The range of BLE is up to 100 metres. This is not a plausible threat.
www.independent.co.uk/tech/sex-toy...
Giving away 100 copies of my book (book version) for 2025. The code will work for the first 100, or the end of January 1st 2025.
https://securityblendbooks.com/discount/HAPPYNEWYEAR?redirect=%2Fproducts%2Fthe-cyber-circuit-1
https://securityblendbooks.com/discount/HAPPYNEWYEAR?redirect=%2Fproducts%2Fthe-cyber-circuit-1
The Cyber Circuit - EBook
– Security Blend Books
Collecting five years of James Bore's articles on cyber security from the excellent Circuit Magazine, along with some extras, this anthology runs through a range of topics from the fundamentals to AI-powered misinformation and rogue autonomous vehicles. Clear and understandable this is an excellent resource for anyone
securityblendbooks.com
December 31, 2024 at 7:28 AM
Giving away 100 copies of my book (book version) for 2025. The code will work for the first 100, or the end of January 1st 2025.
https://securityblendbooks.com/discount/HAPPYNEWYEAR?redirect=%2Fproducts%2Fthe-cyber-circuit-1
https://securityblendbooks.com/discount/HAPPYNEWYEAR?redirect=%2Fproducts%2Fthe-cyber-circuit-1
Secret (sort of) project finished just in time for Christmas.
December 21, 2024 at 9:30 PM
Secret (sort of) project finished just in time for Christmas.
I have replaced my Fold with a separate phone and tablet.
So I guess my weekend is going to be fine tuning the themes on both to match my laptop.
So I guess my weekend is going to be fine tuning the themes on both to match my laptop.
December 20, 2024 at 7:36 PM
I have replaced my Fold with a separate phone and tablet.
So I guess my weekend is going to be fine tuning the themes on both to match my laptop.
So I guess my weekend is going to be fine tuning the themes on both to match my laptop.
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Today, the UK government announced a proposal to change copyright law - for the benefit of AI companies - that would cause huge, irreversible harm to creators.
More info below, but most importantly here's what you can do (wherever you live):
1. Email your MP. Template letter in 🧵 👇
1/10
More info below, but most importantly here's what you can do (wherever you live):
1. Email your MP. Template letter in 🧵 👇
1/10
December 17, 2024 at 6:19 PM
Today, the UK government announced a proposal to change copyright law - for the benefit of AI companies - that would cause huge, irreversible harm to creators.
More info below, but most importantly here's what you can do (wherever you live):
1. Email your MP. Template letter in 🧵 👇
1/10
More info below, but most importantly here's what you can do (wherever you live):
1. Email your MP. Template letter in 🧵 👇
1/10
For a talk I'm working on, I need pictures of infosec and cyber security cats.
Being herded is ideal, but general pictures and permission to use them in the talk is great (credit will be given unless requested otherwise).
Being herded is ideal, but general pictures and permission to use them in the talk is great (credit will be given unless requested otherwise).
December 16, 2024 at 4:05 PM
For a talk I'm working on, I need pictures of infosec and cyber security cats.
Being herded is ideal, but general pictures and permission to use them in the talk is great (credit will be given unless requested otherwise).
Being herded is ideal, but general pictures and permission to use them in the talk is great (credit will be given unless requested otherwise).