19th October 2026
An unexpected hostname and how I checked before I panicked
I noticed my computer had an unusual hostname - how to check before you worry about being hacked
Security
Web security, secrets management and keeping servers safe.
There are 6 posts in the Security category.
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Comparing Bitwarden Secrets Manager to Infisical 28th July 2026
Comparing Bitwarden Secrets Manager to Infisical
Looking at secrets managers, this compares Bitwarden to Infisical
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Setting up a central bastion/jump server 18th July 2026
Setting up a central bastion/jump server
Having a central host your team uses for SSH connections centralises configuration
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Notify Slack when an SSH connection is made with sshpiper 17th July 2026
Notify Slack when an SSH connection is made with sshpiper
For transparency and audits, send Slack notifications when someone connects to a live server
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Email authentication records to improve deliverability 13th October 2025
Email authentication records to improve deliverability
Ensuring email deliverability is a tricky business - this post walks through hints and tips for improving domain authority
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Scanning your code with Bearer; a Gitlab compatible SAST 27th March 2024
Scanning your code with Bearer; a Gitlab compatible SAST
Set up Bearer to scan for vulnerabilities in your code, available for use with the free tier