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James Bore

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My book's great, go buy it: sbbooks.store/cybercircuit "...sartorially he’s what you’d get if The Doctor decided to park the Tardis and spend some time in cyber security." - Andrew Peck

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Helen Dewdney The Complaining Cow @thecomplainingcow.co.uk · 21/05/2025
Thank you to @coffeefueled.org for this guest post Cyber attacks – the stores should have known better thecomplainingcow.co.uk/cyber-attack... He explains what the attack are, why they happened impact for customers and what should be done to prevent such attacks in the future.
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Cyber attacks - the stores should have known better
What the attack are, why they happened, impact for customers and what should be done to prevent such attacks in the future.
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James Bore @coffeefueled.org · 03/05/2025
My talk from last weekend's Hack Glasgow event. The parents being blamed are mostly metaphorical. This one has a very subtle message and agenda, as you can probably tell. youtu.be/RcA5XW0GWm4...
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Hack Glasgow 2025: James Bore - Blame the Parents
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James Bore @coffeefueled.org · 02/05/2025
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James Bore @coffeefueled.org · 01/05/2025
@scottmcgready.bsky.social
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James Bore @coffeefueled.org · 21/04/2025
Can it add journalists to the chat?
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James Bore @coffeefueled.org · 20/04/2025
Yep. Not just in OSINT. We're going to keep seeing this pattern cropping up until people realise that AI doesn't think. Like a drunk at the bar or a politician, it just confidently blathers.
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AnguaSec @anguasec.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Enjoyed @coffeefueled.org talk at Hackademia 2025 this morning. His advice is to: Stop new shit..... apart from his book.....you can buy that.
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James Bore @coffeefueled.org · 08/03/2025
First of a number of articles I'm putting together on the Festival International des Jeux in Cannes this year. Particularly enjoyed this one, had a really good smell about it. hackernoon.com/what-the-nos...
hackernoon.com
What the Nose Knows: How a Neuroscience-Inspired Game Makes Scents | HackerNoon
What do board games, neuroscience, brain hacking, and common scents have in common? The answer is WHIFF, a prototype board game developed by neuroscientists.
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James Bore @coffeefueled.org · 04/03/2025
Just had an AI generated sales call supposedly from British gas. I can't quite explain the irrational rage that overcame me, but I am now completely against ever using British Gas or recommending them under any circumstances.
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James Bore @coffeefueled.org · 01/03/2025
It'd be nice to be responsible for something positive for once!
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James Bore @coffeefueled.org · 19/02/2025
Heard about the NCSC paper on forgivable and unforgivable vulnerabilities? Join our walk and talk on the fuss with the brand new Boring On podcast, available on YouTube and most podcast platforms. youtu.be/vu3MUXDZkP4?...
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Boring On - Episode 1: Unforgivable Vulnerabilities
YouTube video by Boring On: Walking the Talk in Security
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James Bore @coffeefueled.org · 17/02/2025
Delighted and excited to announce that on the 15th of March I will be up in Lancaster to speak at LUHack's Hackademia 2025 event at Lancaster University. It's a talk that I think has been needed for a long time in the cyber security industry, "Stop Buying New Sh!t". #SiliconSnakeOil #MoneyPits
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James Bore @coffeefueled.org · 08/02/2025
There are lots of things I've done and achieved that I'm quite proud of, but in this moment I'd struggle to name one that's given more of a feeling of triumph than successfully fixing the vacuum cleaner the night before we were going to take it to the repair cafe.
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James Bore @coffeefueled.org · 29/01/2025
Scammers getting really lazy. Just had a phone call with a bad text-to-voice message. "I'm a recruiter from Indeed UK. We are interested in your resume but unable to contact you. Please write to us via WhatsApp." Ignoring other issues, phoning me to say you can't contact me is an odd move.
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James Bore @coffeefueled.org · 29/01/2025
Oh I see. *Now* intellectual property matters. cointelegraph.com/news/microsoft-op…
cointelegraph.com
Microsoft probing DeepSeek-tied group over OpenAI data gathering method: Report
Microsoft security researchers have reportedly found a large-scale data extraction from OpenAI’s API linked to a DeepSeek-affiliated group.
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James Bore @coffeefueled.org · 28/01/2025
Saw the crows on the walk around the lake today and said hello, then a heron spotted waiting to annoy the anglers.
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James Bore @coffeefueled.org · 23/01/2025
www.forbes.com/sites/abigai...
forbes.com
Gamify Your Training To De-Risk Digital And AI Projects
Serious games use play to make technical concepts accessible and foster an innovative mindset for tackling real-world problems. It's more than a trend. It's a movement.
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James Bore @coffeefueled.org · 21/01/2025
I'm good with no algorithm and just going with chaos instead.
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James Bore @coffeefueled.org · 21/01/2025
On today's walk around the lake, after initial hesitation all three crows came down to collect monkey nuts. Progress is slow but steady.
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James Bore @coffeefueled.org · 19/01/2025
Depending on the details, yes. Worked with Sharepoint for longer than I care to think about - happy to go to DM to discuss but can't message you directly.
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James Bore @coffeefueled.org · 14/01/2025
Then paying or not makes no difference anyway. I think it's a discussion that requires more nuance than just ban/don't ban, but my main concerns are around encouraging coverups as a consequence rather than state actors who don't care about the ransom anyway.
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James Bore @coffeefueled.org · 12/01/2025
Just had to buy a new batch of ISBNs for Security Blend Books with the upcoming publications (securityblendbooks.com). Ended up going with 100 rather than 10 because it's only just over twice as much, and 10 would leave no spares. So I guess I need to get more manuscripts in to review.
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James Bore @coffeefueled.org · 11/01/2025
I wish this story was a joke. Not because the vulnerabilities they're talking about don't exist, but they're talking about the weakness of the BLE connection. The range of BLE is up to 100 metres. This is not a plausible threat. www.independent.co.uk/tech/sex-toy...
independent.co.uk
Remote-controlled sex toys could be hacked to harm users, UK government warns
Cyberattackers could deliberately cause the device to overheat
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James Bore @coffeefueled.org · 31/12/2024
I can live with the qualitative standard of being less stressed than trying desperately to find a quantitative measure.
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James Bore @coffeefueled.org · 31/12/2024
I have taken several years to move away from measuring my life - steps, language lessons, standing up, drinking water, workouts, heart rate, sleep, etc. The unexamined life may not be worth living, but the unmeasured life is so, so much better than having metrics for everything.
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James Bore @coffeefueled.org · 31/12/2024
Enjoy!
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James Bore @coffeefueled.org · 31/12/2024
Giving away 100 copies of my book (book version) for 2025. The code will work for the first 100, or the end of January 1st 2025. securityblendbooks.com/discount/HAP…
securityblendbooks.com
The Cyber Circuit - EBook – Security Blend Books
Collecting five years of James Bore's articles on cyber security from the excellent Circuit Magazine, along with some extras, this anthology runs through a range of topics from the fundamentals to AI-powered misinformation and rogue autonomous vehicles. Clear and understandable this is an excellent resource for anyone
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James Bore @coffeefueled.org · 21/12/2024
Secret (sort of) project finished just in time for Christmas.
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James Bore @coffeefueled.org · 20/12/2024
I have replaced my Fold with a separate phone and tablet. So I guess my weekend is going to be fine tuning the themes on both to match my laptop.
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Ed Newton-Rex @ednewtonrex.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Today, the UK government announced a proposal to change copyright law - for the benefit of AI companies - that would cause huge, irreversible harm to creators. More info below, but most importantly here's what you can do (wherever you live): 1. Email your MP. Template letter in 🧵 👇 1/10
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James Bore @coffeefueled.org · 17/12/2024
I'm often struck by how much tech and security history seems to have been forgotten. Not because I worked through it, but because I grew up through it in the family business. I'll chat to people my own age, who've been in the industry as long, but have no idea of the earliest days. It's worrying.
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James Bore @coffeefueled.org · 16/12/2024
She's lovely. Does she have a hidden stash of fleas just for you?
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James Bore @coffeefueled.org · 16/12/2024
Very. This presentation will be full of cats. I'm using them to bribe people to attend.
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James Bore @coffeefueled.org · 16/12/2024
Oh, we're like this because we have a horrendously problematic relationship with alcohol as a cultural norm. And get very aggressively defensive about it. Fortunately there are strong signs the coming generation are less likely to write off alcohol problems as a cultural touchstone, so I have hope.
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James Bore @coffeefueled.org · 16/12/2024
For a talk I'm working on, I need pictures of infosec and cyber security cats. Being herded is ideal, but general pictures and permission to use them in the talk is great (credit will be given unless requested otherwise).
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James Bore @coffeefueled.org · 16/12/2024
People who will get snotty about someone anthropomorphising pets will talk about how an LLM 'decided' or 'thought' or 'said' things like it's a sapient entity instead of a fundamentally limited mathematical model.
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James Bore @coffeefueled.org · 16/12/2024
Other way around - I have a really nice (inherited) coffee machine. But it's a faddle to deal with each time, so I thought I'd get something a bit more convenient for when I don't have guests or just want a quick coffee. Convenience turns out to be a problem.
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James Bore @coffeefueled.org · 16/12/2024
My new toy making espressos available at the touch of a button may have been a mistake.
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James Bore @coffeefueled.org · 16/12/2024
I mostly agree, but...
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James Bore @coffeefueled.org · 15/12/2024
Chatted to one recently who was telling me how much more productive it was using it for all their legal research, they just had to do a bit of fact checking. Nearly bit my tongue off.
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James Bore @coffeefueled.org · 13/12/2024
Always interesting to find out people's listening habits from where they spot me. 😉
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James Bore @coffeefueled.org · 13/12/2024
So far I've only built this for AI, but might add quantum, blockchain, web x.0, and so on. Any other suggestions?
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James Bore @coffeefueled.org · 13/12/2024
Anyone else noticing as the shine is wearing off the AI bubble, we're back to quantum computing making huge strides? The cycle of hype continues.
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James Bore @coffeefueled.org · 07/12/2024
This is your official permission to go and build things and make them happen not because they'll make you a billionaire, but because they make you smile. Unrelated, meet my new haiku-writing professional networking badge.
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James Bore @coffeefueled.org · 07/12/2024
The idea that the intelligence quotient is the only one that should matter leads nowhere good (others are emotional, social, and adversity). Sadly, we've ended up going that way, seemingly driven by men with big bank accounts and the most fragile egos.
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James Bore @coffeefueled.org · 07/12/2024
Very binary thinking. Additional facts may improve our decisions. Given our biases and weighting of facts they may also worsen our decisions. The problem is pretending they're the only factor. Ethics are not based on objective facts - are you saying they shouldn't be considered in decisions?
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James Bore @coffeefueled.org · 04/12/2024
Unjustifiable pleased with myself after unearthing the Badgers during unpacking and making a thing.
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James Bore @coffeefueled.org · 04/12/2024
Asking an LLM to do maths is like asking a calculator to run spellchecker. It isn't what they're for, and they won't make a good job of it. LLMs have their uses. That's not one of them, nor should it be.
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