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Stepping up to the BeagleBone - So far, my experiments with robotics have been Arduino-powered. The Arduino... tmblr.co/ZaSVByLSjwwJ 1:46 AM May 14th via Tumblr
Off to the NATO CyCon cyberwar conf in Estonia next month … in case anyone needs a reporter to cover it for them… 9:11 AM May 8th via Twitter for Mac
Very naughty - ShowIP Firefox add-on leaks/shares your browsing info nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/05/01/pri… 2:26 AM May 2nd via Twitter for Mac
A good reason for not using Google Drive? cloudsecurity.trendmicro.com/the-hidden-3rd… 5:57 AM Apr 30th via Twitter for Mac
I know it's not Friday but I'm travelling tomorrow, so… #FF @f1nux and @jac0byterebel for their outstanding #bsideslondon talks 10:55 AM Apr 26th via Twitter for Mac
@matthew_d_green @kairoer Yeah … and look at what can happen with 'state of the art SSL encryption' - contrarisk.com/post/218519748… 10:51 AM Apr 26th via Twitter for Mac in reply to kairoer
Security fail: Evernote - So there I was, working in the press office at the InfoSecurity show... tmblr.co/ZaSVByKMUgor 9:06 AM Apr 26th via Tumblr
Hey @f1nux - I'll be at BSides tomorrow and I'm bringing a big stick. You know why ;) 2:30 PM Apr 24th via Twitter for Mac
It's the software, stupid - Apple’s solution to the Flashback trojan problem is an interesting one, even... tmblr.co/ZaSVByJb0iz_ 6:18 AM Apr 13th via Tumblr
BrianHonan The Security Bloggers Meetup for Infosec will be held on Tues 24th at 18:00. Registration details here infosecbloggersmeetup.eventbrite.co.uk Please RT 8:45 AM Apr 12th via TweetDeck Retweeted by contrarisk and 11 others
Mac malware and missing the point - And so, with Flashback, Mac users finally have a significant piece of... tmblr.co/ZaSVByJX3SL7 12:53 AM Apr 12th via Tumblr
IT security? Never going to happen... - What will it take to make our information systems secure? The answer... tmblr.co/ZaSVByJX0vdz 12:20 AM Apr 12th via Tumblr
Yeah, Amsterdam baby… need to get myself a bicycle... 9:42 AM Mar 13th via Twitter for Mac
Just had an email from Qinetiq with the subject: TGFyc2VuICYgVG91YnJvIExpbWl0ZWQgKGwmdCksIGFkb3B0cyBRaW5ldGlRIEdSQ - is it a secret? 3:01 AM Mar 7th via Twitter for Mac
LulzSec is dead, long live Anonymous - With law enforcement officials claiming that LulzSec has been... tmblr.co/ZaSVByHcF_MJ 12:50 AM Mar 7th via Tumblr
@wikileaksnews Those emails were stored on FBI servers after being stolen and cannot be trusted as genuine… guardian.co.uk/technology/201… 1:07 PM Mar 6th via Twitter for Mac in reply to wikileaksnews
@newsbrooke Ah, but it is 'scientific journalism', whatever the feck that's supposed to mean… ;) 12:04 PM Mar 6th via Twitter for Mac in reply to newsbrooke
@newsbrooke It was prob Hammond, not Sabu, who handed over StratFor emails... 11:46 AM Mar 6th via Twitter for Mac in reply to newsbrooke
These Sabu-related charges have been filed in the US. Does that mean Topiary & others might face extradition? 9:56 AM Mar 6th via Twitter for Mac

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Location Europe
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Bio Steve Mansfield-Devine: freelance technology journalist specialising in IT & information security. Editor of 'Network Security' and 'Computer Fraud & Security'.