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Cybersecurity

The Market for Stolen Credit Card Data

This is a ridiculously awesome post from Dancho Danchev which dives into the mechanics of the sale, distribution and fraudulent processing of credit cards on the Internet. Congratulations Dancho.

entrepreneurship

What Is the Tall Poppy Group

If I’m really honest I’d have to say that I don’t really know what the Tall Poppy Group is yet. I know what I want it to be – But how does one describe across the gap between present reality and future potential? The best I’ve come

dontgetpwned

Is a 3 Year Old All that's Between You and Getting pwned?

Here’s some food for thought… Would you trust a 3 year old: * …with access to your mortgage? * …to keep your house secure? * …with the security of your bank accounts? Of course you wouldn’t. Let me try another question then… Is your smartphone PIN access code the same as

opinion

What Is a Board

The word “corporation” was originally a shipping term – A group of people would pool their resources to fund and form a corporation which was usually an expedition to go out and find treasure, new lands, etc. A famous example of this is the Dutch East India Company. The term “all

entrepreneurship

Outsourcing — Use a Nom De Plume

If you’re like me and have one identity that you use for everything here’s a tip that will save you a bunch of pain… Any time you go out to market offering work, asking for pricing, jobs on oDesk or Elance, or really anything that will attract marketers

data-privacy

Privacy and Confidentiality — Yours or mine?

WARNING: Mild rant ahead. I’m writing this post to out a particular behavior that I am seeing more and more often lately. Example 1: Whilst activating a prepaid SIM I was asked to provide my driver’s license number. Already knowing the answer, I asked the operator why they

bugcrowd

Back in the Blogosphere

Another quick one… Since my last post a lot has happened! New members to the Bugcrowd team, new products being released, and Internet regularly and spontaneously catching fire… I also had a birthday recently, and made the “half-year resolution” to get back into blogging, sharing what I’m learning and

mindset

Unsubscribe Me

Here’s a fresh challenge for a lovely Wednesday afternoon… I don’t know about you, but I get sent a lot of marketing stuff via email. I’m not talking about spam, I’m talking about newsletters, blog digests, special offers, and so on. Stuff that I have opted

entrepreneurship

What Have You Planned Tomorrow to Bring Your Idea to life?

The worst possible thing you can do is nothing. If you think you’ve got an idea that you think can change the world, chances are it can. The one thing stopping it is your decision to commit to bringing it to life. Before you go to sleep tonight write

entrepreneurship

Myths from the Four Hour Work Week

Anyone who knows me, or has read more than a few posts on this blog, will know that I love Timothy Ferriss‘ book “The 4 Hour Work Week“. The strategies are awesome, and the book is inspiring on many levels – The D.E.A.L. strategy is a fantastic model.

entrepreneurship

Idea Validation — a Simple Framework

So you’ve had your light-bulb moment, there’s stars in your eyes and your new idea is making everything seem bright and lovely. Seems like the perfect time for a reality check… I wrote a post on proper business planning here, but as a “lighter version” here’s a

leadership

integrity

Integrity will usually cost you something in the short term, but will always pay off in the long term. Business, relationships, life, everywhere.