Last month, the Sunday Times published an article with a concerning headline: “Resilience training for Gen Z is booming — and that’s no bad thing” (paywalled). Resilience …
Monthly Archives
January 2026
About the Webinar Post-distribution monitoring is often treated as a standalone survey that is completely disconnected from the original distribution data. This siloed approach makes it difficult to verify beneficiary …
Training
traditional flint and steel fire making items can be valuable survival tool
by David Walker
One of the most effective methods of starting a survival fire is also one of the oldest – flint and steel. Here is why you should consider adding a F&S …
Attackers are actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in MongoDB to steal sensitive information directly from an affected server’s memory. The attacks appear to have started on Dec. 29, barely three …
Survival Kit
Pocket Lighter – Alternative and Survival uses of a Bic – Superesse Straps LLC
by David Walker
POCKET LIGHTER GUIDE A standard Bic lighter is one of the most practical tools for making fire due to its value, size, availability, and improvisation options. A standard Bic lighter …
Survival Tips
Climate Security in the Asia Pacific under a Shifting Geopolitical Context
by David Walker
This symposium aims to discuss the challenges and opportunities of climate security and will examine its continued relevance under a shifting geopolitical landscape in the Asia-Pacific region. Participants will be …
Safety & Security
How the Organizational Risk Culture Standard can supercharge your cybersecurity culture
by David Walker
Why you need risk culture in cyber Most post-mortems trace back to the exact cause: human drift. Someone knew but stayed quiet. Another acted alone. The solution isn’t more rules; …
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes People have been making variations of the “hobo heater” since before the Great Depression. The idea is to use a few inexpensive materials to make …
Safety & Security
The Kimwolf Botnet is Stalking Your Local Network – Krebs on Security
by David Walker
The story you are reading is a series of scoops nestled inside a far more urgent Internet-wide security advisory. The vulnerability at issue has been exploited for months already, and …
Safety & Security
Transparent Tribe Launches New RAT Attacks Against Indian Government and Academia
by David Walker
The threat actor known as Transparent Tribe has been attributed to a fresh set of attacks targeting Indian governmental, academic, and strategic entities with a remote access trojan (RAT) that …