Giles Wright - Information Security Specialist

Natural North East

Photos, Video and Sounds of the natural world of North East England. From Guisborough and the North Yorks Moors, to bamburgh in North Northumberland via home in Newcastle.

Work in Cyber Security

Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP, ISC2). 25+ years experience in industry. Masters Degrees in Software Engineering and Information Security.

Riley OnePointFive

Renovation of the family Riley OnePointFive. In the family since bought new by my Great Grandfather in 1959.

Home Projects

Various building projects carried out at home over the past few years.

Astronomy and Dark Skies

Photos, videos and Timelapse from my Celestron Telescope and AllSky cameras.

OWASP (The Open Web Application Security Project) describe themselves as a “worldwide not-for-profit charitable organization focused on improving the security of software” . They run a number of projects related to web application security, however the project they are best known for

Part 2 – Content Management System – A Background

In this section we are going to provide a Background to Content Management Systems with a look at what a Content Management System is and then go on to look at specific options for Web Content Management Systems available today.

Part 1 – Content Management Systems and WordPress

Introduction to Content Management Systems and WordPress I decided to write about Content Management Systems and WordPress after seeing the damage that irresponsible disclosure can have on website owners globally. WordPress is the most popular Content Management System (CMS) in

WordPress Security and the Importance of Doing the Right Thing

I recently completed a Master degree in Information Security at Royal Holloway, University of London. My dissertation was on the importance of responsible disclosure of vulnerabilites, so I’m going to start with a few posts on that subject. I’ll hopefully

Building Work – Project 2 – The Loft

Loft conversion 2018 – All in one gallery.

Building Work – Project 1 – Before the Utility

Trying to find more photos of this build, but here’s the side of the house before the utility was built.