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Try Hack Me – Wireshark
Wireshark is a useful free tool that can assess connections going in and out from a computer across the internet. It anaylses packets that can be put under scrutiny and is an essential tool is assessing cyberattacks and protecting cybersecurity. Continue reading
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macOS for IT Adminstrators
I use macOS so I enjoyed doing this LinkedIn Learning course and found it relatively straightforward. Most cybersecurity work is done on Micorsoft Windows operating systems as these are what the majority of companies and users prefer. A knowledge of all core Operating systems is essential so macOS is one and Linux another. Continue reading
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Review: Zlata’s Diary – A Child’s Life in Sarajevo – by Zlata Filipović
What’s a grown 45 year old male doing reading a little Bosnian girl’s diary you might ask yourself. Well, it cropped up as a recommendation in a documentary on the war in the former Yugoslavia, a subject to which I have passionately researched from its genesis. The Balkans conflict is (to date) the worst conflict… Continue reading
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Review: Forty Nights – by Chris Thrall
In “Forty Nights,” Chris shares his journey through addiction and struggles on the margins of society, contrasting the glamorous perceptions of drug culture. The book paints a raw picture of his life in Devon, exploring themes of mental health and societal oppression. Despite challenges, it offers a hopeful narrative of recovery and transformation. Continue reading
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Labour Party: Getting to Work for Catherine Fooke’s Election Campaign in Monmouthshire
I have spent many years supporting the UK Labour Party. I have always voted for them when possible and I have found over the years the support of both Jessica Morden MP and John Griffiths MS, to be second-to-none, especially when helping with my End Of Terror Mental Health issues. I thought that it was… Continue reading
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Computer Science Principles: Digital Information
This LinkedIn Learning course looked at data and Digital Information in terms of computer science and gave a brief outlook of what we should be aware of as cybersecurity professionals. Continue reading
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Learning Regular Expressions
Regular Expressions are shortcode langauge settings for computer programming used in cybersecurity. This was a LinkedIn Course that I did as part of my Masterschool studies According to Grok: Regular expressions (often abbreviated as regex or regexp) are a powerful, concise way to describe and match patterns in text. They are essentially a mini-programming language… Continue reading
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Review: Red Horizons – The True Story of Nicolae & Elena Ceausescus’ Crimes, Lifestyle, and Corruption – by Lt. Gen. Ion Mihai Pacepa
I was just chatting away to Ionutz a security nurse in the local mental hospital and he’s Romanian. I passed through Bucharest a few years ago en route to Istanbul on a train journey traversing Eastern Europe. Romania seemed quite rural, poor and quite different to the Europe with which I am more acquainted. Curiosity… Continue reading
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Review: One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich – by Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Under Nikita Khrushchev, the easing of oppression allowed Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s “One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich” to emerge despite censorship. This poignant narrative reflects the grim reality of gulag life, showcasing a political prisoner’s struggle and survival amid harsh conditions, offering a lens into the human capacity for resilience and appreciation. Continue reading
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Review: The Master and Margarita – by Mikhail Bulgakov
I read a lot of Russian literature and am becoming a bit of an aficionado. This book was first recommended to me by an ex-girlfriend from Serbia and it’s taken me a while to actually get around to completing it but I finally have done so and can produce this review. Bulgakov is a twentieth… Continue reading
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