secreci.com · est. 2009 · Edinburgh, Scotland

Field notes on security, technology, and whatever else needed written down.

I'm Andy Younie, a security consultant in Edinburgh, Scotland. I help organisations reduce their attack surface for a living, and I've kept notes here — on security, tinkering, and the occasional detour — for 17 years.

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  1. Reading the 2026 DBIR Beyond the Patching Headline

    Everyone is quoting the DBIR's headline stat about vulnerability exploitation. The findings that should change how you prioritise are further in.

  2. How to Outwit Attackers with Cyber Deception

    What a magician's toolkit can teach you about keeping attackers away from what matters.

  3. My Rules for Work

    Things that I find make things better when working with colleagues

  4. A Markdown Personal Knowledgebase

    Managing all your notes as markdown

  5. Create a Software Bill of Materials (SBOM)

    Creating a list of installed software and their version numbers

  6. Back to Blogging

    After a long break, I'm back!

  7. Fitting a dashcam to a 2018 Skoda Fabia

    Hardwiring a dashcam to a 2018 Skoda Fabia

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