Charles Weir
@securedevelopment.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer at Lancaster University and software consultant. https://charlesweir.com/ https://securedevelopment.org
Intriguing thought - how unchecked #minorfraud costs us huge amounts of wasted time, and hence effectively money.
www.thebignewsletter.com/p/monopoly-r...
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Monopoly Round-Up: Living in an Age of Cheating Means Having Your Time Stolen Constantly
The rise in tech-enabled scalable ways to cheat imposes a hidden time tax on all of us, even when we don’t fall for scams. Plus, more Dem upsets against big money, and Paramount aligns with Flock.
www.thebignewsletter.com
September 30, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Intriguing thought - how unchecked #minorfraud costs us huge amounts of wasted time, and hence effectively money.
www.thebignewsletter.com/p/monopoly-r...
www.thebignewsletter.com/p/monopoly-r...
Looking forward to leading a #cyber #continuity workshop at the Service Design in Government conference this week... govservicedesign.net/programme-20...
Programme 2026
SDinGov is the premier international community event dedicated to anyone involved in designing and commissioning public services.
govservicedesign.net
September 21, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Looking forward to leading a #cyber #continuity workshop at the Service Design in Government conference this week... govservicedesign.net/programme-20...
Considering an #MBA as a #cybersecurity professional? Come along to our online information session tomorrow...
www.lancaster.ac.uk/lums/about-u...
www.lancaster.ac.uk/lums/about-u...
Executive MBA Information Session, Tuesday 15 September, 5:00pm - Lancaster University
Join this webinar to find out more about the Executive MBA (EMBA) programme at Lancaster University Management School. The EMBA is designed for busy professionals who want to learn while working.
www.lancaster.ac.uk
September 14, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Considering an #MBA as a #cybersecurity professional? Come along to our online information session tomorrow...
www.lancaster.ac.uk/lums/about-u...
www.lancaster.ac.uk/lums/about-u...
Looking forward to presenting and discussing Designing for Disaster at JAX London next month. Software design for #BusinessContinuity #OperationalResilience #DisasterRecovery #IncidentResponse #ITResilience #ISO22301 and even a bit of #RiskManagement. Should be fun! jaxlondon.com/security-per...
Designing for Disaster: Practical Cyber Continuity Strategies - JAX London 2026
jaxlondon.com
September 1, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Looking forward to presenting and discussing Designing for Disaster at JAX London next month. Software design for #BusinessContinuity #OperationalResilience #DisasterRecovery #IncidentResponse #ITResilience #ISO22301 and even a bit of #RiskManagement. Should be fun! jaxlondon.com/security-per...
Interesting insights into the future of computing infrastructure... I like #EmbodiedEdge best... www.deloitte.com/us/en/insigh...
Four futures for technology infrastructure: Which one are you building toward?
Explore the future of enterprise architecture through four potential infrastructure scenarios, and learn how leaders can build resilience and optionality now
www.deloitte.com
August 24, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Interesting insights into the future of computing infrastructure... I like #EmbodiedEdge best... www.deloitte.com/us/en/insigh...
Good analysis of the recent 'rogue AI' #cybersecurity incidents and what developers need to do to prevent them:
www.ajollyconsulting.co.uk/rogue-ai-cyb...
www.ajollyconsulting.co.uk/rogue-ai-cyb...
Rogue AI Cyberattacks: What the OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta Incidents Mean for Businesses - A Jolly Consulting
This article looks at recent rogue AI cyberattacks and what organisations should do to strengthen AI governance and cyber resilience.
www.ajollyconsulting.co.uk
August 17, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Good analysis of the recent 'rogue AI' #cybersecurity incidents and what developers need to do to prevent them:
www.ajollyconsulting.co.uk/rogue-ai-cyb...
www.ajollyconsulting.co.uk/rogue-ai-cyb...
Working in government? I'm looking forward to leading a session on #cybercontinuity, planning to survive cyber disasters, in the sdingov.net conference next month!
SDinGov
Service Design in Government
sdingov.net
August 9, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Working in government? I'm looking forward to leading a session on #cybercontinuity, planning to survive cyber disasters, in the sdingov.net conference next month!
Got a lot of business apps that don't talk to each other? Don't get in SAP; use #bricolage! www.securedevelopment.org/2026/07/25/h...
How to Empower Your Staff Using Bricolage to Integrate Apps
Companies often adopt the most suitable software apps for each function, then find the apps won’t communicate with each other. Learn how ‘bricolage’—using software ‘glue’ to integrate them—can help.
www.securedevelopment.org
July 31, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Got a lot of business apps that don't talk to each other? Don't get in SAP; use #bricolage! www.securedevelopment.org/2026/07/25/h...
I love this summary of the #AI lawsuit wars! 😊 informationisbeautiful.net/visualizatio...
The Rise of Generative AI Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT — Information is Beautiful
ChatGPT, BingChat, LaMDA, LLaMa, PaLM - the rise and rise of AI-based Large Language Models & their free alternatives visualized in one chart.
informationisbeautiful.net
July 13, 2026 at 4:22 PM
I love this summary of the #AI lawsuit wars! 😊 informationisbeautiful.net/visualizatio...
For most people and organisations, the most pressing #cybersecurity threats are #scams. Here's how to protect yourself against some of them:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Three common scams and how to protect yourself from them
Romance and investment fraud is at record levels but what can you do to prevent being caught out.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 6, 2026 at 4:18 PM
For most people and organisations, the most pressing #cybersecurity threats are #scams. Here's how to protect yourself against some of them:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
There's a worrying trend towards violence-as-a-service being used as a #cybercrime weapon. Ouch! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Cyber-crime increasingly coming with threats of physical violence
While hackers used to sneak into computer systems, intimidation of staff is now more common.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 22, 2026 at 3:55 PM
There's a worrying trend towards violence-as-a-service being used as a #cybercrime weapon. Ouch! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Certainly, it’s important to remove technical #cybersecurity vulnerabilities from software. But human factor vulnerabilities are much more vital! www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc7s...
This is how hackers hack you using simple social engineering
YouTube video by oracle mind
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June 16, 2026 at 7:13 AM
Certainly, it’s important to remove technical #cybersecurity vulnerabilities from software. But human factor vulnerabilities are much more vital! www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc7s...
How can software people help reduce the damage from #cyber and other #softwaredisasters? I'll be speaking, and running a workshop on that at JAX London in October - should be fun! Book now...
jaxlondon.com/security-per...
jaxlondon.com/security-per...
Designing for Disaster: Practical Cyber Continuity Strategies - JAX London 2026
jaxlondon.com
June 8, 2026 at 4:02 PM
How can software people help reduce the damage from #cyber and other #softwaredisasters? I'll be speaking, and running a workshop on that at JAX London in October - should be fun! Book now...
jaxlondon.com/security-per...
jaxlondon.com/security-per...
Planning for #cyber disaster? Here's a fascinating comparison of two similar #cyberattacks, and why the impact on one company was much more than on the other...
www.stormguidance.com/insight/m-s-...
www.stormguidance.com/insight/m-s-...
M&S vs Co-op Cyberattacks: What Businesses Should Learn | STORM Guidance
A detailed look at how M&S and Co-op responded to cyberattacks — what businesses can learn, what could have gone wrong, and what affected customers should do.
www.stormguidance.com
June 1, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Planning for #cyber disaster? Here's a fascinating comparison of two similar #cyberattacks, and why the impact on one company was much more than on the other...
www.stormguidance.com/insight/m-s-...
www.stormguidance.com/insight/m-s-...
Interesting that #GenerativeAI cannot on its own be made reliable. Presumably the solution is to have other techniques to check the output...?
www.computerworld.com/article/4059...
www.computerworld.com/article/4059...
OpenAI admits AI hallucinations are mathematically inevitable, not just engineering flaws
In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limi...
www.computerworld.com
April 13, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Interesting that #GenerativeAI cannot on its own be made reliable. Presumably the solution is to have other techniques to check the output...?
www.computerworld.com/article/4059...
www.computerworld.com/article/4059...
The problem with Large Language Model chatbots, #LLMs #AI - they're too nice? www.ft.com/content/884e...
The reality of chatbot-induced delusions
Large language models often prioritise agreeability over truthfulness to the detriment of users
www.ft.com
April 6, 2026 at 5:44 PM
The problem with Large Language Model chatbots, #LLMs #AI - they're too nice? www.ft.com/content/884e...
Warning: #cybercriminals can and do now pay for ads and infect Conversational AI models! www.linkedin.com/posts/jerome...
⚠️ Just got redirected from an ad to a malicious web page hosted on the official Claude website.
This is particularly devious because it looks quite legitimate and yet the command line from the… | Jé...
⚠️ Just got redirected from an ad to a malicious web page hosted on the official Claude website.
This is particularly devious because it looks quite legitimate and yet the command line from the instr...
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March 30, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Warning: #cybercriminals can and do now pay for ads and infect Conversational AI models! www.linkedin.com/posts/jerome...
Some good stuff from Extreme Tuesday on best practices for #agile #vibecoding... www.linkedin.com/pulse/practi...
Practices for AI assisted coding (from eXtreme Tuesday)
I went to the Extreme Tuesday Club (XTC) meetup in London last night. XTC is a round table tech/Extreme Programming focussed meetup where topics for discussion are chosen by the participants at the st...
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March 23, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Some good stuff from Extreme Tuesday on best practices for #agile #vibecoding... www.linkedin.com/pulse/practi...
What if major #IT software disasters are inevitable, but collapse is not?
I’m looking forward to presenting on Cyber Continuity at SREday London Q1 on 12 March 2026. Register here: sreday.com/2026-london-... (code SRE20 for 20% off).
I’m looking forward to presenting on Cyber Continuity at SREday London Q1 on 12 March 2026. Register here: sreday.com/2026-london-... (code SRE20 for 20% off).
SREday - London, UK - March 12, 2026
Conference on Site Reliability Engineering, Cloud and DevOps. Probably the most awesome SRE conference in London, UK!
sreday.com
March 5, 2026 at 12:15 PM
What if major #IT software disasters are inevitable, but collapse is not?
I’m looking forward to presenting on Cyber Continuity at SREday London Q1 on 12 March 2026. Register here: sreday.com/2026-london-... (code SRE20 for 20% off).
I’m looking forward to presenting on Cyber Continuity at SREday London Q1 on 12 March 2026. Register here: sreday.com/2026-london-... (code SRE20 for 20% off).
Interesting view from the World Economic Forum, sees #cybersecurity as a new core skill for 2030: www.linkedin.com/posts/alista...
🛑 The World Economic Forum (WEF) identifies key core skills expected to be essential by 2030, including analytical thinking, AI and big data proficiency, resilience and technological literacy.
🛑… | A...
🛑 The World Economic Forum (WEF) identifies key core skills expected to be essential by 2030, including analytical thinking, AI and big data proficiency, resilience and technological literacy.
🛑 Core...
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February 16, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Interesting view from the World Economic Forum, sees #cybersecurity as a new core skill for 2030: www.linkedin.com/posts/alista...
Still time to sign up for our future of #cybersecurity public sector event on Thursday... ☺️ focus.governmenttechnology.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Still time to sign up for our future of #cybersecurity public sector event on Thursday... ☺️ focus.governmenttechnology.co.uk
Here's a trivial way to make passwords that are convenient to use and satisfy #cybersecurity and the @ncsc.gov.uk, now with a simplified word list:
securityessentials.github.io/ThreeRandomW...
securityessentials.github.io/ThreeRandomW...
ThreeRandomWords
Generates three random words for a password, locally to your web browser, ensuring no one else can have access to the results.
securityessentials.github.io
February 2, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Here's a trivial way to make passwords that are convenient to use and satisfy #cybersecurity and the @ncsc.gov.uk, now with a simplified word list:
securityessentials.github.io/ThreeRandomW...
securityessentials.github.io/ThreeRandomW...
I'll be speaking on the future of #cybersecurity at this public sector event shortly. focus.governmenttechnology.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 6:01 PM
I'll be speaking on the future of #cybersecurity at this public sector event shortly. focus.governmenttechnology.co.uk