Ric
Principal security researcher - Orange Cyberdefense
Honorary researcher - @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social
OT, CNI, novel attack techniques, quantitative risk
motorcycle & guitar obsessive | cat hoarder
- I made a survey to find out what people in cyber security are actually like beyond the keyboard. Questions about human stuff like preferences and stereotypes. If you work in cyber security, please fill it in and share it so we can make bad generalisations responsibly. forms.office.com/e/xZfzdS30j9
- Reposted by RicIn early 2025, the #CommonVulnerabilitiesandExposures system – vital for tracking software vulnerabilities – nearly shut down, sparking global concern over reliance on a single, fragile cybersecurity pillar. bindinghook.com/articles-bin...
- Reposted by Ric🚰 Last week in Brussels, we hosted a roundtable with public and private sector experts to tackle #cybersecurity and policy challenges in the #watersector. 🙏 Jeremy Rollison, @ricderby.com, Jos Wetzels & all the participants for joining us! Learn more: virtual-routes.org/virtual-rout...
- My DMs right now
- It's world password day!
- Reposted by Ric@ricderby.com highlights growing concerns about #hacktivism, including increasing attacks on critical infrastructure and blurred lines between independent activist groups and state-backed operations. bindinghook.com/articles-bin...
- The first topic is from yours truly 🤩
- Binding Hook is excited to introduce @virtualroutes.bsky.social newest cohort of European Cybersecurity fellows with a short series exploring their answers to some of the biggest questions in #cybersecurity today: bindinghook.com/articles-bin...
- Reposted by Ric👋 Say hello to the 2025-2026 European Cybersecurity Fellows! 12 months, 15 fellows from 10 countries across Europe, one goal: to take the next step in their careers and make it count. Learn more: virtual-routes.org/initiatives/...
- Added to Siemens' 2024 Hall of Thanks! 💪 Link below 👇
- These aren't the cyber-physical attacks I signed up for. economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/interna...
- Latest OT TTP just dropped, specific to the Swiss rail sector
- I attended my first Insomni'hack' last year and was even lucky enough to give a talk. It's an amazing event and you should definitely consider going!
- 🚨 Conferences & Workshops tickets are live! Whether you're a cybersecurity pro or passionate hacker this event is for you! 🎁 No gift under the tree yet? 👉 Secure your spot today: insomnihack.ch/register/ #INSO25 #cybersecurity #ethicalhacking #switzerland
- Actually starting to feel not ill for the first time in months, might have a nice healthy Christmas break. Child coming home from nursery:
- Weekly stand-up: Any blockers? Me:
- Talking at a conference vs adrenaline comedown the rest of the day
- Where do I report to the NCSC that, not only will they cease to exist if threat is reduced to 0, but time itself will stop?
- This is like Speed but for cyber threat
- @ollieatnowhere.bsky.social do I get a challenge coin for this very critical bug report?
- We finally got some time to catch up on TV shows for the first time since the young lad was born. How come nobody told me how good Slow Horses was? Massively underhyped show for its quality!
- You'd best be VERY aware for the next 4 days!
- Aside from Daniel's excellent work, it's really exciting to see the term 'cyber extortion' being used rather than 'ransomware'. It represents the fact that encryption-based ransomware is only a subset of the much wider issue that is cyber enabled or cyber dependent extortion.
- What does personal cyber insurance cover? Our new article found that personal cyber insurance covers a range of online harms, including social media abuse. "Why would money protect me from cyber bullying?": A Mixed-Methods Study of Personal Cyber Insurance www.computer.org/csdl/proceed...
- LASR is a cool name but why are we having a Lab for AI Security Research when we've never had a dedicated lab for holistic cyber security research?
