Funky Weird Blog Spot: March 2019

Virgin Media | Review and buy: "We estimate that at peak times the download speed to your Virgin Media router will range between 331 and 374 Mbps and your upload speed will range between 20 and 21 Mbps."

How do I open a UK bank account? | Low Incomes Tax Reform Group: "Some banks, however, may not need a proof of address at all, if you are new to the UK, as long as you have a suitable main form of identification, such as a passport."

Staffing Shortage Makes Vulnerabilities Worse: "Businesses don't have sufficient staff to find vulnerabilities or protect against their exploit, according to a new report by Ponemon Institute."

2015 (65) - MINI Hatch 5-Door Hatch Cooper: "Metallic Deep Blue, MINI 5-door makes perfect sense for fun-loving families, Upgrades - 16'' Victory Spoke alloy wheels in silver, Multi-function controls steering wheel, Sport Leather Steering Wheel, Electric Folding Exterior Mirrors"

Hagan Fabric Upholstered Electric Lifestyle Bed Frame | Dreams: "I have the top (head) part of the bed raised a few inches which helps me sleep a lot better than I used too."

These Jaw-Dropping Facts Will Change Your Mind About the Internet of Things -- The Motley Fool
https://www.fool.com/investing/2019/03/26/these-jaw-dropping-facts-will-change-your-mind-abo.aspx

Sandworm: A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin's Most Dangerous Hackers: Andy Greenberg: 9780385544405: Amazon.com: Books "In 2014, the world witnessed the start of a mysterious series of cyberattacks. Targeting American utility companies, NATO, and electric grids in Eastern Europe, the strikes grew ever more brazen, including the first-ever blackouts triggered by hackers."

Every Little Breath You Take Makes Me Furious: Living With 'Sound Rage' - Broadly: "For people with misophonia, chewing, slurping, and even breathing noises can trigger pure rage or disgust."

Wenn Kriminelle Ihr smartes Geb�ude �bernehmen: Wenn das Konzept von Ransomware mit Geb�udeautomatisierungssystemen (BAS) verbindet wird, erhalten Sie das, was Stephen Cobb „Siegeware“ (Siege, englisch f�r: Belagerung) nennt: Erpressung, die digitalen Systemmissbrauch nutzt, um etwa den Zugang zu physichen Einrichtungen zu blockieren.

How to Properly Fit and Wear Shure Earphones | Shure Blog: This brief video will demonstrate how to get the best sound isolation and the most comfortable fit from every Shure earphone.

How to Properly Fit and Wear Shure Earphones | Shure Americas: Shure earphones feature a low-profile shape designed to rest comfortably in the ear.

Operation ShadowHammer | Securelist: "We’ve also created a tool which can be run to determine if your computer has been one of the surgically selected targets of this attack. To check this, it compares MAC addresses of all adapters to a list of predefined values hardcoded in the malware and alerts if a match was found.

Download an archive with the tool (.exe)"

FBI warns industry that hackers could probe vulnerable connections in building systems: "A port for communicating with control systems in buildings leaves unpatched devices on those networks exposed to hackers, the FBI warned the private sector this week, calling attention to a longstanding issue in an often-overlooked segment of critical infrastructure."

AutomatedBuildings.com Interview - Nicolas Waern: "I haven’t seen that many companies are offering in-depth security enterprise solutions for building automation and the OT-side of things (Operational Technology) yet."

Sacked IT guy annihilates 23 of his ex-employer’s AWS servers – Naked Security: "In the days after he got fired, Needham got busy: he used the stolen login credentials to get into the computer account of a former colleague – Andy “Speedy” Gonzalez – and then began fiddling with the account settings. Next, he began deleting Voova’s AWS servers."

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How to Be a Guest Expert on Any Television News Program - Peter Shankman
https://www.shankman.com/how-to-be-an-expert-on-any-television-news-program/

Interesting numbers...

https://www.mybaggage.com/

The deadly truth about a world built for men – from stab vests to car crashes | Life and style | The Guardian: "Crash-test dummies based on the ‘average’ male are just one example of design that forgets about women – and puts lives at risk"

Kia Picanto Hatchback (2017 onwards) GT-line S: Used Kia Picanto Hatchback (2017 onwards) GT-line S for sale

The CV1 Coventry Postcode District: The CV1 postcode district is a postal district with a population of 31,181 and is within the CV Coventry postcode area.

Smart Cities Aren’t Just IoT, But Also Opioid Response, Transit, Streets, & People | CleanTechnica: "A smart city is an urban area that uses different types of electronic data collection sensors to supply information which is used to manage assets and resources efficiently."

43 Vulnerabilities Detected in Major Cryptocurrency Platforms: Report: "Thirteen cryptocurrency and blockchain-related firms have received 43 different vulnerability reports in the past month - according to an investigation carried out by security researchers."

2018 Cybercrime Statistics: A closer look at the "Web of Profit": "The existence of “platform models of cybercrime” are, in McGuire’s opinion, comparable to “platform capitalism,” which has been a major trend in the global economy owing to the likes of Google, Facebook, YouTube, Uber, LinkedIn, etc. – companies that can make money simply by offering a platform to others and collecting data." McGuire

Also
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/246756/horr75-chap4.pdf
https://www.gov.uk/government/cyber-security
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/cyber-security-breaches-survey-2018

File under CYSYM19: https://www.thirdway.org/letter/2019-cyber-symposium-call-for-papers

Facial recognition's 'dirty little secret': Millions of online photos scraped without consent:
Not a good look for the company whose punch cards have a dark past.
"The latest company to enter this territory was IBM, which in January released a collection of nearly a million photos that were taken from the photo hosting site Flickr and coded to describe the subjects’ appearance. IBM promoted the collection to researchers as a progressive step toward reducing bias in facial recognition."

Check source...

https://archive.is/192rx

Air pollution: How damaging are idling cars and buses? - BBC News

Speed bumps and school gates.

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-47525885

The Practical Uses of Theory on JSTOR

Hans Jonas

https://www.jstor.org/stable/40970931

How to Build and Manage your Twitter Community With Commun.it: "a video which introduces Commun.it, and walks you through all the main features"

Video: Each 2019 F1 car's technical designs from testing ranked - F1 - Autosport: "They have then ranked each car and given it a score out of 10 to decide which team currently has the best package from a technical standpoint."

How to ride BART to the airport | BARTable: It’s easy to ride BART to the airport. You can take the train directly to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) (T2 to T1 except low T1 gates).

ATT&CK Deep Dive: Lateral Movement
https://resources.redcanary.com/lateral-movement

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