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Weekly Wrap 450: Building energy for a year of work

13 January 2019 in Weekly Wrap by Stilgherrian | No comments

The pantograph of a TrainLink NSW V-Set train standing at Sydney Central station.

My week of Monday 7 to Sunday 13 January 2019 was another mostly quiet one, continuing a lovely lazy start to the new year. Delight. And needed.

I’m not sure about the continuing thunderstorms and subtropical maritime weather, though. I think we’ve fucked something up.

On Wednesday I went down to the Black Dog Institute in Sydney to take part in some Science. I’ll tell you more about that in a future podcast, or something.

Articles, Podcasts, Corporate Largesse

I eventually finished the final draft of that policy paper on encryption for that American organisation. As I’ve mentioned before, I’m not sure when or even if this will be made public, as opposed to being used internally. I’ll let you know.

Media Appearances

On Wednesday I spoke about the way weather apps can track your location and the privacy implications on ABC Melbourne. I won’t post a recording. The linked article says it all.

The Week Ahead

Monday is my first official work day for 2019. I’m expecting it to kick off with administrivia and communications and planning — especially the planning, because I’ve been a bit slack about that.

I’m keeping the rest of the week open at this stage, although I’ll almost certainly be down in Sydney on Wednesday again for some health-related things. I’ll also formally start on the podcast schedule.

Further Ahead

While I haven’t begun mapping out the short-term plan, I’m starting to pencil in some of the conferences. This is a very partial list at this stage, only the dates I know.

SuiteConnect, Sydney, 5 February 2019.
AusCERT 2019, Gold Coast, 28–31 May 2019.
Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit, Sydney, 19–20 August 2019.
Australian Cyber Conference 2019, Melbourne, 8–10 October 2019.

Please let me know if there’s anything I should add to the list.

[Photo: Energy. The pantograph of a TrainLink NSW V-Set train standing at Sydney Central station, photographed on 7 December 2018.]

Weekly Wrap 449: A hot then cool start to 2019

07 January 2019 in Weekly Wrap by Stilgherrian | No comments

My week of Monday 31 December 2018 to Sunday 6 January 2019 was a relatively quiet start to the new year. I am more than happy with this.

Articles, Podcasts, Media Appearances, Corporate Largesse

Nothing public in any of these categories, but I did finish the first draft of that policy paper on encryption for an American organisation. I’m not sure when or even if this will be made public, as opposed to being used internally. I’ll let you know.

The Week Ahead

The week starts with me producing the final version of that policy paper by Tuesday evening my time, and then drifts into some planning for 2019. I’ll also start producing the best-of series of The 9pm Edict podcast, I think, though that will be late in the week.

I’m talking about how weather apps track your location on ABC Melbourne on Tuesday morning at 0930 AEDT.

I’ll be down in Sydney on Wednesday for a bit of science at the Black Dog Institute, as well as getting a haircut and stuff like that.

Further Ahead

Still no idea. I haven’t even begun mapping it out yet.

[Photo: Great Western Highway in the Mists. The scene from the window of a train somewhere between Bullaburra and Wentworth Falls in the Blue Mountains, photographed on 21 December 2018. I was originally going to use this photo last week, but then the weather turned hot and it seemed inappropriate. It turned cool and wet again over the weekend just gone. Weather, eh?]

Weekly Wrap 448: Christmas, summer, and normal activities

30 December 2018 in Weekly Wrap by Stilgherrian | No comments

My week of Monday 23 to Sunday 30 December 2018 was rather different from my plan for it posted last week. I decided to take a week off, like any normal person, rather than trying to do more work in the Christmas period.

It was a sensible choice, even if I did end up having a bout of food poisoning on Boxing Day. Or perhaps because of that.

Articles, Podcasts, Media Appearances, Corporate Largesse

Nothing in any of these categories. Things were done, however, including some research and preliminary writing, budgeting, and concept for the redesign of this website.

The Week Ahead

The week begins with New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. I’ll be spending a lot of time finishing the first draft of that policy paper I’m writing for an American organisation, but I’ll try to fit in a few of the traditional activities.

New Year’s Eve itself will be spent relatively quietly, but I do have a bottle of whisky put aside.

The rest of the week will be an attempt to start planning for 2019. Wish me luck, because I have nothing scheduled in yet.

Further Ahead

No idea. I haven’t even begun mapping it out yet.

[Photo: Dry Summer. The view from the window of a train heading from Adelaide to Gawler Central, somewhere near Evanston. Photographed on 20 December 2016.]

Weekly Wrap 447: It’s still way too busy as Christmas looms

23 December 2018 in Weekly Wrap by Stilgherrian | No comments

My week of Monday 19 to Sunday 23 December 2018 was surprisingly busy. Instead of winding down as it approached Christmas, it wound back up with new things happening.

The weather was also wetter and, in the Blue Mountains at least, cooler than one might expect in the second half of December. I think we’ve broken something.

Podcasts

“The 9pm Arch Window of the Prostate Exam”, being The 9pm Edict episode 82, was posted on Thursday night. It’s also on Spreaker and SoundCloud. Once more my guest co-host was Nicholas Fryer. Please let me know what you think of this format.

Articles

Australia’s encryption laws are ‘highly unlikely’ to dragoon employees in secret, ZDNet Australia, 17 December 2018. Note my careful choice of words there.
Australian government lags UK in deploying DMARC email spoofing prevention, ZDNet Australia, 18 December 2018.
At least nine global MSPs hit in APT10 attacks: ACSC, ZDNet Australia, 21 December 2018. MAPs are managed service providers, and Reuters is reporting that HP Enterprise and IBM are among the nine.