Author: Farayi Dzichauya

Software engineers typically make hundreds of decisions every day and in my experience no one sets out to write insecure code, so everyone is well meaning however in those decisions some have a bearing on security outcomes and some don’t. It is vital that developers spot security-relevant decisions as they are encountered, and have a clear…

Transport Layer Security(TLS), is a commonly used security protocol designed to facilitate secure communications over the internet. A typical use case of TLS is encrypting the communication between web applications and servers so the communication between your favourite browser and your favourite website online.  Key Security Considerations:  Only support strong protocols. The handshake protocol is an area…

On average how long does it take for a business to detect a data breach? In an IBM study in 2019 which looked at 507 companies and interviewed 3211 individuals in companies that had experienced a data breach in the last year, it identified that the average time to identify a breach in 2019 was…

This week, I stumbled across the NCSC blog post on how to keep your security monitoring effective. This is a topic that is definitely worth revisiting on a regular basis. Far too often I come across instances where security activities sound good but are implemented in a way that causes them to lack the effectiveness…

This weekend I was working on a project with my children who wanted to understand how the internet started and I thought would post part of the answers on here as well. The Internet protocol suite resulted from research and development conducted by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in the late 1960s. It’s…

It systems have become very complex due to the prevalence of interconnected systems. As systems have evolved, most enterprise environments have leveraged on the many advantages offered by interconnected systems. This has meant that most businesses are heavily dependent on IT systems to remain operational. The majority of businesses now rely on their IT systems…

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Hello, world! This is my first blog post in a while and will aim to post on a regular basis. Hope everyone had a good Christmas mine was pretty good and looking forward to the new year.