Steve Mansfield-Devine is a freelance technology journalist specialising in ICT & information security, hacking, malware, cybercrime, cyberwar and network security. He is also a Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH).  Tumblr (3.0; @contrarisk)http://www.contrarisk.com/So there I was, working in the press office at the InfoSecurity show (ironically*), using Evernote...http://www.contrarisk.com/post/21851974837http://www.contrarisk.com/post/21851974837Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:06:53 +0200EvernoteSSLiPadApple’s solution to the Flashback trojan problem is an interesting one, even though I suspect...http://www.contrarisk.com/post/21022035838http://www.contrarisk.com/post/21022035838Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:18:01 +0200FlashbackMacos xmalwareFirefoxAnd so, with Flashback, Mac users finally have a significant piece of malware to worry about. From...http://www.contrarisk.com/post/20955645255http://www.contrarisk.com/post/20955645255Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:53:50 +0200os xmacapplemalwareFlashbackWhat will it take to make our information systems secure? The answer is simple: an alternative...http://www.contrarisk.com/post/20954978813http://www.contrarisk.com/post/20954978813Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:20:29 +0200softwareSDLCsecurityWith law enforcement officials claiming that LulzSec has been decapitated, what does this mean for...http://www.contrarisk.com/post/18895332755http://www.contrarisk.com/post/18895332755Wed, 07 Mar 2012 09:50:15 +0100anonymousLulzSechackinghacktivismSo, it turns out that the infamous ‘Sabu’, the somewhat cocky leader of LulzSec and one...http://www.contrarisk.com/post/18852659393http://www.contrarisk.com/post/18852659393Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:44:02 +0100LulzSecAnonymoushackinghackersIn the December issue of Computer Fraud & Security, an article by Prof Steven Furnell -...http://www.contrarisk.com/post/15574883577http://www.contrarisk.com/post/15574883577Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:58:41 +0100passwordssecurityresearchVivek Ramachandran. Published by Packt Publishing (ISBN: 978-1-849515-58-0). Price: $49.99, 208pgs,...http://www.contrarisk.com/post/13633525650http://www.contrarisk.com/post/13633525650Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:05:15 +0100bookreviewwifipen-testingBackTrackwirelessAt the recent RSA Europe conference in London, security consultant Ira Winkler said something we’re...http://www.contrarisk.com/post/12465567889http://www.contrarisk.com/post/12465567889Mon, 07 Nov 2011 12:53:22 +0100usersstupiditysecurityinfosecurityI’ve always been fascinated by the weird things people choose to believe. Credulity is a...http://www.contrarisk.com/post/12173547058http://www.contrarisk.com/post/12173547058Mon, 31 Oct 2011 22:46:42 +0100novelfictionconspiracyBlack ProjectHacktivism: assessing the damage: My feature from the Aug 2011 issue of Network Security.http://www.contrarisk.com/post/12165606829http://www.contrarisk.com/post/12165606829Mon, 31 Oct 2011 18:47:03 +0100hacktivismAnonymousLulzSecThe recent RSA Europe conference in London was unusual. Some of the high-profile security firms...http://www.contrarisk.com/post/11733249204http://www.contrarisk.com/post/11733249204Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:59:00 +0200HBGaryGreg HoglundinterviewAnonymousAPThacktivismreputation Deviant Ollam. Published by Syngress (ISBN: 978-1-59749-611-7). Price: $34.95, 230pgs,...http://www.contrarisk.com/post/10974783972http://www.contrarisk.com/post/10974783972Mon, 03 Oct 2011 10:26:00 +0200lock pickingbookreviewOne of the most interesting aspects of the Anonymous/LulzSec hacking of Sony is the opportunity to...http://www.contrarisk.com/post/10943401239http://www.contrarisk.com/post/10943401239Sun, 02 Oct 2011 20:28:49 +0200SonyLulzSecAnonymoushacktivismreputationBy David Kennedy, Jim O’Gorman, Devon Kearns and Mati Aharoni. Published by No Starch Press...http://www.contrarisk.com/post/10277394613http://www.contrarisk.com/post/10277394613Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:58:18 +0200MetasploitreviewbookThe very word ‘hacking’ is enough to make some people paranoid. Of course, it...http://www.contrarisk.com/post/10243347570http://www.contrarisk.com/post/10243347570Thu, 15 Sep 2011 19:17:10 +0200hackinghackerstrainingCEHWikileaks has committed a cardinal security sin, and is busy trying to blame it on The Guardian. It...http://www.contrarisk.com/post/9708726223http://www.contrarisk.com/post/9708726223Fri, 02 Sep 2011 18:20:00 +0200WikileakspasswordsCablegateNot for the first time, the Anonymous activist collective is suffering some brand issues. It turns...http://www.contrarisk.com/post/8773455455http://www.contrarisk.com/post/8773455455Thu, 11 Aug 2011 11:47:07 +0200AnonymoushacktivismNow that (allegedly) LulzSec spokesteen ‘Topiary’ has been arrested, and it’s only...http://www.contrarisk.com/post/8471964995http://www.contrarisk.com/post/8471964995Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:35:29 +0200LulzSecAntiSecTrollzSecA backlash against Dropbox shows just how little people understand security. It seems that some...http://www.contrarisk.com/post/6969305844http://www.contrarisk.com/post/6969305844Mon, 27 Jun 2011 10:58:08 +0200Dropboxsecuritycloudencryption