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2026·06·10 Parental Controls on Windows, macOS, ChromeOS and Linux Configure built-in parental controls on every major operating system — screen time limits, content filtering, app restrictions, activity reports — plus browser, gaming platform and mobile device controls. 26 min 2026·06·09 The five controls that do most of the work Part two: the five Cyber Essentials controls one by one, what the Danzell question set now demands of each, the mistakes that fail firms at assessment, and how each maps onto its ISO 27001 counterpart. 9 min 2026·06·06 The week in cyber — 1 to 5 June 2026 A self-propagating worm hiding under Red Hat's npm name, two actively-exploited flaws at the edge and the core of the typical UK network, an Android zero-day in the June update, and the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill reaching its final Commons stage. 5 min 2026·06·03 Securing Your Home Network to Protect Your Family Harden your router, deploy DNS-level content filtering, segment your network for children's devices and IoT, and schedule internet access — a practical guide for parents. 20 min 2026·06·02 A cyber strategy for UK small business: the foundations Part one of a four-part cyber strategy for UK SMBs to run in the second half of 2026: three frameworks — Cyber Essentials, Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO 27001 — nested into one spine, plus the two decisions everything hangs on: scope and ownership. 9 min 2026·05·30 The week in cyber — 25 to 29 May 2026 GCHQ's director on a 'moment of consequence', the TrapDoor supply chain campaign reaching into AI coding assistants, the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill still grinding through Report Stage, and quantum quietly becoming a 2026 planning item. 6 min 2026·05·27 What is AI in 2026 One word is doing too much work. What people actually mean when they say "AI" in 2026 — neural networks, NLP, LLMs, generative AI, and agentic AI — what each one is, and which conversation you are actually in. 22 min 2026·05·15 Deploying Wazuh for Home and Small Business — All-in-One Server with Linux, Windows and macOS Agents Build a complete SIEM and endpoint detection platform with the Wazuh all-in-one server on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS or Docker on Windows, then deploy agents across Linux, Windows and macOS. 30 min 2026·05·11 April 2026, in retrospect The worst single month for cyber attacks on record. 105 publicly disclosed ransomware incidents globally. The UK third by volume. Looking back at it with a week's distance, three patterns matter more than the count. 7 min 2026·04·02 In defence of writing the code yourself On staying technical while sitting in chairs that don't expect you to be. 5 min 2026·03·28 What I got wrong An honest account of the calls I have made in the past three years that did not land — what I was reading into the evidence that was not there, and what I would do differently. 6 min 2025·12·29 The year 2025 was actually about An end-of-year reflection on what 2025 turned out to be, what the noise mostly was, and what the genuinely consequential shifts were for UK cyber security at board level. 8 min 2025·11·17 What the merger was actually for Hedgehog Security and UK Cyber Defence merged this month. Here is the thinking the announcement did not contain — what we were trying to fix, and what kind of firm we are now trying to be. 7 min 2025·03·18 Installing GoPhish on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Configuring DNS for Phishing Simulation Deploy GoPhish with Postfix on Ubuntu, configure SPF, DKIM, DMARC, CAA and SRV records for your sending domains, and import campaign templates. 24 min