Security

Welcome to the Security section of PHP Systems Blog. Here, I explore practical ways to protect your systems, data, and privacy - covering everything from server hardening and password management to encryption, backups, and threat detection. My focus is on real-world, actionable steps you can take to secure your technology without overcomplicating it.

Wireless doorbell hacking

I bought a wireless doorbell from B&M and the doorbell works great. I have always been interested in decoding radio, so this gave me a chance to try this out. My end goal here is to be able to press the doorbell and have home assistant act on the button press.

Gitlab pipelines

As a later post will show, I've been using gitlab pipelines to validate some of my code for me. As a security conscious person, I've been interested in building security in to pipelines.

The laziest talk I've ever done.

Tonight, when this post goes live, I'll be presenting my laziest talk ever. It is entitled "Security horror stories". I can't share any of the content, but I can share how it came to be.

About the author

Tim Wilkes is a UK-based security architect with over 15 years of experience in electronics, Linux, and Unix systems administration. Since 2021, he's been designing secure systems for a telecom company while indulging his passions for programming, automation, and 3D printing. Tim shares his projects, tinkering adventures, and tech insights here - partly as a personal log, and partly in the hopes that others will find them useful.

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