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Author: Mike Parkin

Nation state cyber attacks and more: first officer’s blog – week 42

The ship proceeded from [REDACTED] to the conference at standard cruise warp speed, with the delegates and the band embarking. It was an unusual and near-unique experience for us and many of the crew had never been aboard ship for a diplomatic mission before. For many, it was a singular occasion to try and remember… Continue reading Nation state cyber attacks and more: first officer’s blog – week 42

White House security strategy and more: first officer’s blog – week 41

First Officer’s log, Terrestrial date, 20230306. Officer of the Deck reporting.   After the experience with the consultant, the crew was eager to get back to our usual business of doing the kind of 2nd contact and planetary support missions ships like the [REDACTED] were designed to do and her crew was trained to do. We… Continue reading White House security strategy and more: first officer’s blog – week 41

OSS threats and more: first officer’s blog – week 40

First Officer’s log, Terrestrial date, 20230227. Officer of the Deck reporting. By the time the ship reached [REDACTED] Colony, the consultant had finished their interviews and had isolated themselves to create the report they filed with the Captain and would later file with Starfleet. While the consultant had said that he was going to be… Continue reading OSS threats and more: first officer’s blog – week 40

The Royal Mail hack and more: first officer’s blog – week 39

As the ship maintained standard cruise warp speed to our next destination, the consultant went about the business of doing whatever it was Starfleet had assigned them to do. From our perspective, it meant watching them wander around the ship, striking up random conversations with crew members in the corridors. At least when they weren’t… Continue reading The Royal Mail hack and more: first officer’s blog – week 39

Android security updates and more: first officer’s blog – week 38

First Officer’s log, Terrestrial date, 20230213. Officer of the Deck reporting.   With the criminal activity on [REDACTED] wrapping up, we have started to wind down our activities here and prepare to move on to our next destination. While support vessels like ours rarely receive the adulation and glory that the front-line combat or exploration ships… Continue reading Android security updates and more: first officer’s blog – week 38

SH1MMER and more: first officer’s blog – week 37

With the USS [REDACTED] in a non-standard orbit, we took a few more steps to see if our hunch was correct. We’d already established the incidents coincided with short blackouts in the planetary approach management system but we knew there had to be more. There had to be something correlated with the blackouts, and the… Continue reading SH1MMER and more: first officer’s blog – week 37

Dragonbridge and more: first officer’s blog – week 36

First Officer’s log, Terrestrial date, 20230130. Officer of the Deck reporting.   Integrating the communications system on [REDACTED] was going according to plan. We had mission teams deployed to the major communications centers across the planet, working with the local specialists.  Ultimately the challenge has been that the various systems, on a planetary scale, weren’t always… Continue reading Dragonbridge and more: first officer’s blog – week 36

The developments in AI that raise security concerns, and more: first officer’s blog – week 35

The ongoing voyages of the Federation Support Ship [REDACTED]  First Officer’s log, Terrestrial date, 20230123. Officer of the Deck reporting.   After our unexpected diversion to Starbase 998, we finally arrived at the planet [REDACTED]. The captain ordered maximum warp to make up for lost time, which put us slightly behind schedule. Fortunately, the intermittent issues… Continue reading The developments in AI that raise security concerns, and more: first officer’s blog – week 35

Robots, Cisco end-of-life vulnerabilities and more: first officer’s blog – week 34

The ongoing voyages of the Federation Support Ship [REDACTED] First Officer’s log, Terrestrial date, 20230116. Officer of the Deck reporting. The technical team at Starbase 998 was able to complete their review of the [REDACTED]’s systems in good time, giving the ship a clean bill of health and confirming our own team had managed to… Continue reading Robots, Cisco end-of-life vulnerabilities and more: first officer’s blog – week 34

Windows 8.1 and more: first officer’s blog – week 33

First Officer’s log, Terrestrial date, 20230109. Officer of the Deck reporting.   The USS [REDACTED] has reached Starbase 998 to undergo a round of required inspections after the incident with our Warp Drive controller, a faux chess fan, and a well-intentioned scientist a bit lacking in security awareness. While our own Engineering and IT teams are… Continue reading Windows 8.1 and more: first officer’s blog – week 33