By @edent · drm ebook MSc · 3 comments · 450 words · read ~7,038 times.
I recently purchased a book for my MSC which was only available via a crappy Android app. There was no obvious way to decrypt it to read on a more sensible device, so I resorted to the ancient art of screenscraping. This is a quick-and-dirty way to grab images of the pages and convert them […]
Continue reading →By @edent · Book Review law legal MSc · 450 words
How will law, regulation and ethics govern a future of fast-changing technologies? Focuses on the practical difficulties of applying law, policy and ethical structures to emergent technologies both now and in the future. Covers crucial current issues such as big data ethics, ubiquitous surveillance and the Internet of Things, and disruptive technologies such as autonomous […]
Continue reading →By @edent · MSc NaBloPoMo privacy security · 23 comments · 350 words · read ~11,078 times.
As part of my MSc, I have to take an online exam. Obviously, this means I am highly likely to cheat by looking up things on Wikipedia or by having a bit of paper with notes on it. EVIL! So, the exam body requires me to install ProctorU. It's a service which lets someone watch […]
Continue reading →By @edent · MSc NaBloPoMo · 5,500 words · read ~3,022 times.
I'm doing an apprenticeship MSc in Digital Technology. In the spirit of openness, I'm blogging my research and my assignments. This is my paper from the Business and Technology module. You can read my Digital Leadership paper and my Data Analytics Paper. I really didn't enjoy this module. Although well taught, it was a business […]
Continue reading →By @edent · meta MSc NaBloPoMo · 16 comments · 800 words · read ~598 times.
The one thing I know about myself is that I hate introspection. So, fair warning, this will be a mopey and self-indulgent post. As part of my MSc, I have to create and discuss my Personal Development Plan in relation to my Career and I'm… stumped! I've never known what I wanted to be when […]
Continue reading →By @edent · Certified in The Art of Hacking hacking MSc NaBloPoMo xss · 1 comment · 650 words
This is a diary of what I've learned. Hopefully it will let other learners know what the course is like, and if it is worthwhile. Oh, and it might just help me remember what I'm learning! Verdicts Some of the lab tasks were impossible without looking at the cheat sheet. I got stuck on one […]
Continue reading →By @edent · Certified in The Art of Hacking hacking MSc NaBloPoMo · 1,100 words
This is a diary of what I've learned. Hopefully it will let other learners know what the course is like, and if it is worthwhile. Oh, and it might just help me remember what I'm learning! The penultimate day. Try not to worry about the upcoming exam! Today was lots of HTTP, TLS, and other […]
Continue reading →By @edent · Certified in The Art of Hacking hacking MSc NaBloPoMo windows · 1,850 words
This is a diary of what I've learned. Hopefully it will let other learners know what the course is like, and if it is worthwhile. Oh, and it might just help me remember what I'm learning! Day 3 - the day I was dreading most of all… Windows! I've been avoiding M$ WinDoze (LOL!!!) since […]
Continue reading →By @edent · Certified in The Art of Hacking hacking MSc NaBloPoMo · 1 comment · 1,650 words
This is a diary of what I've learned. Hopefully it will let other learners know what the course is like, and if it is worthwhile. Oh, and it might just help me remember what I'm learning! Day 1 was all about password cracking and metasploit. Today? Linux Hacking! Sadly, we aren't learning anything to do […]
Continue reading →By @edent · Certified in The Art of Hacking hacking MSc NaBloPoMo · 1,250 words · read ~265 times.
As part of my MSc, I have to take three "Professional Practice" courses. The course provider, QA.com, let me choose anything from their online catalogue. The first I'm doing is Certified in The Art of Hacking. As regular readers will know, I'm pretty reasonable at hacking. I have received bug bounties from Google, Twitter, Samsung, […]
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