Rich Macfarlane
@rjmacfarlane
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Associate Professor Cyber Security, Edinburgh Napier University. Course Leader for NCSC certified MSc Cyber Security courses. CSC @SecScotland Moderator.
Joined November 2011
🎂👨‍🎓Our #MScASDF in Cyber Security is 10 years old this year. from 2009 working on the first modules with @billatnapier @DrJamieGraves & Lionel. teaching practicals in new virtual environments. one of the first courses to be @NCSC accredited in 2014. @ComputingNapier
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RT @AbertayHackers: Congrats to @enusec for delivering an absolutely incredible conference filled with great talks! Was a welcome treat aft….
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RT @TheHairyJ: In Edinburgh today for @enusec’s #LTDH25, can’t believe it’s already been 10 years of ENUSEC! . As part of #enusec_X, this t….
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Really looking forward to our big annual event this weekend . great our ENUSEC students have produced such an amazing range of talks, workshops and this discussion session sounds particularly interesting.
Track two will also hold our panel discussion. Neurodiversity in cyber - Superpower vs. Kryptonite?. Featuring our speakers:. - Stephanie Golstov.- Sharon Moore.- Sarah Williamson.- Jonathan Marnoch .- Ruby Richardson
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RT @BBCEastScot: Pupil passwords reset after council cyber attack
bbc.com
Staff in Edinburgh council's education department spotted a suspicious invitation to a meeting and realised it was "spear phishing".
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RT @heraldscotland: Catch up with the major story that broke late on Friday night 👇. @McDougall1994 .
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RT @BleepinComputer: MITRE warns that funding for critical CVE program expires today - @serghei. .
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MITRE Vice President Yosry Barsoum has warned that U.S. government funding for the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) and Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) programs expires today, which could...
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RT @vxunderground: This random document fell off the back of a bus. Weird. This random document which randomly fell off the back of a bus….
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RT @ido_cohen2: 🚨 Kill Security ransomware group has claimed a new high-profile target: the Royal Saudi Air Force 🇸🇦. We're only days into….
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RT @enusec: 🚨 Upcoming events for April 🚨. Save the dates! 🗓. 💻What Makes a Home(Lab) by Benjamin and Cameron.👂You're Talking But Who's Lis….
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RT @rez0__: I'm a hacker and AI researcher who has reported vulnerabilities to OpenAI, Google, and others. I wrote this guide as a referenc….
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RT @SciTechgovuk: The CyberFirst Girls Competition empowers 12 to 13 year-old girls to develop cyber security skills, diversifying the UK’s….
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RT @barracuda: Black Basta was one of the fastest-growing ransomware threats in the last couple of years. Now it's gone silent. What happen….
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RT @SANSOffensive: 🚨 NEXT WEEK, FOR ONE DAY ONLY 🚨 . Join in this fun opportunity for some amazing hands-on challenges based on our SANS O….
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RT @ido_cohen2: 🚨 Cyber Alert: The ransomware group FOG has added a Ukrainian government office to its list of victims. 🇺🇦💻. While the war….
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Our recent Ransomware network analysis research highlighted this encryption remotely over SMB shares . didn't see it being used from a vulnerable webcam . clever that is.
Akira ransomware encrypted network from a webcam to bypass EDR - @billtoulas.
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RT @megabeets_: I analyzed thousands of messages from 35+ suspected state-sponsored hacktivist groups using machine learning—uncovering hid….
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RT @wunderwuzzi23: 👉 ChatGPT Operator: Prompt Injection Exploits & Defenses. Latest blog post on how a GitHub Issue (or other websites for….
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Can GitHub Issues Hijack Your AI? This post explores how ChatGPT Operator can be hijacked through prompt injection exploits on web pages, leading to unauthorized data leakage of personal information.
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RT @enusec: 🚨 EARLY BIRD TICKETS BATCH 2 IS NOW LIVE! 🚨. The second batch of Early Bird tickets is now available for Le Tour Du Hack 2025!….
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RT @lauriewired: Ghidra 11.3 is OUT!. PyGhidra is the new feature to be excited about. It’s a Python library providing direct access to t….
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