I want a better watch
I want a watch that understands I am middle-aged and have already done quite a lot today. I went upstairs. I carried something from one room to another. I stood up during an advert. Unlike Apple,...
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Breach of Confidence — 11 September 2026
I’ve discovered that the best way to avoid working is to write a newsletter about work. It’s meta-procrastination. My therapist would be proud if I could afford one after this week’s Claude bill....
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Breach of Confidence — 04 September 2026
I’ve spent this week watching a scam artist successfully impersonate a friend on LinkedIn, complete with his job title and a slightly better headshot. It was reported four days ago. The account is...
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Breach of Confidence — 28 August 2026
I’ve started bringing a small notebook everywhere. Not because I’m particularly organised, but because I’ve realised the best analogies arrive whilst I’m doing something completely unrelated to...
View ArticleBudget airlines, mobile phones, and AI
I was talking to some friends about how much more we travel now than we (our parents generation) did in the 1980s. I know there are a lot of factors that contribute towards the shift, but the main...
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Breach of Confidence: 07 August 2026
I’ve spent the week explaining to people that stateless protocols are not a commentary on government, and I’m not sure I’ve convinced anyone. One Protocol To Rule Them All MCP 2.0 has gone stateless....
View ArticleThe Robots Have Escaped, Please Buy Our Product
It feels a bit like watching the latest epic blockbuster in the iMax. OpenAI and Anthropic announce that their models have escaped from secure testing environments, reached the internet and attacked...
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Breach of Confidence — 31 July 2026
I’ve been thinking about the number of security products that promise to solve problems nobody actually has. Then I remembered that most actual problems don’t have vendors. The government just made up...
View ArticleWelcome to JFK, Please Lower Your Expectations
JFK airport looks like it was designed by a steering committee of tired men who only took the job because it paid well and gave them a crew to discuss their golf scores with. The entire setup before...
View ArticleStill Got My Nokia Somewhere Up There
I still have my Nokia 3210 somewhere. Not in a drawer I can easily reach but boxed up in the garage with the party decorations and a broken food processor I’ve been meaning to fix since 2019. I know...
View ArticleThe Floppy Disc Generation’s Data Problem
I keep a box of cables in the garage. Not even sure why anymore. VGA cables, SCSI terminators, a couple of those old parallel printer cables thick as garden hoses. I pulled it down last weekend...
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Breach of Confidence: 24 July 2026
I’ve been trying to explain to my kids why I don’t let them use AI to write their homework. Then I read that OpenAI’s own models broke out of their sandbox and cheated on a test by hacking Hugging...
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Breach of Confidence — 17 July 2026
I’ve spent the week watching people argue about whether AI will replace security analysts whilst ignoring the fact that most organisations still can’t tell you where their crown jewels are stored....
View ArticleWhat Happens When Someone Mentions Your Name?
A few years ago, my friend Jim Shields wrote a book called Three Guys Walk Into a Bar. The basic premise is that there are three kinds of people. There is a guy. You need a wall painted, so you find a...
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Breach of Confidence: 10 July 2026
I’ve started replying to emails with ‘sorry, Claude ate it’ and people seem to accept this without question. We truly live in remarkable times. Claude Desktop becomes a sleeper agent Red teamers...
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Breach of Confidence — 03 July 2026
I spent most of this week explaining to people that ‘human in the loop’ doesn’t mean what they think it means. It’s not governance. It’s liability assignment with extra steps. Anyway, here’s what...
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Breach of Confidence — 26 June 2026
I was meant to post this Friday, but the day got away from me. Then I was waiting to watch the England match, and now relieved that they secured a win, I’m free to post in clarity. Fortibleed keeps...
View ArticleThe Security Industry Stole My Motorbike
OK it didn’t <really> do that. But I’m in a ranty mood. So if you’re looking for a well thought out post, you’re in the wrong place today my friend. I’ve spent twenty years telling people that...
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Breach of Confidence: 19 June 2026
I’ve spent the past week explaining to various family members that no, I cannot just ‘hack into’ their neighbour’s Ring doorbell because the tree dispute has escalated. Here’s what happened whilst I...
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Breach of Confidence — 12 June 2026
This week I think I’d like a refund on my optimism. The Doxxer Gets Doxxed Someone in Spain leaked the personal details of police, prosecutors, and cyber officials across multiple platforms. They got...
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