I am currently working on rewriting my web home having decided to retire my previous Joomla site. This new site is still under construction and will be fully available soon.
I am an independent IT Security Consultant with a strong focus on Cloud Security, especially involving the use of Hardware Security Modules. I am originally from Scotland and am now based in Hamburg. I speak both German and English. My work pages can be found in the work link above.
My current CV can be downloaded here:
I am currently working on HSMAttest, an architecture for Cloud Environments that protects core secrets even during a total host compromise. Master secrets exist only inside an HSM core which then releases short-term or scope limited keys to Confidential Computing Enclaves only after the workload has attested itself to the HSM against a whitelist. This massively reduces the blast radius of breaches.
I am a 5th Dan Judoka and still active on the mat - more information can be found above.
I like to make music, mostly on Flute or Bagpipes and nowadays mostly in the European folk traditions (Scottish, Irish, Balfolk, Klezmer). Like most things, this is most fun when done together with others.