Introduction to Cyber Security - Online Course - FutureLearn

Introduction to Cyber Security - Online Course - FutureLearn: Discover essential cyber security knowledge and skills, and learn how you can better protect your digital life.

Computer security : hearing before .... Winn

Computer security : hearing before the Subcommittee ... 4.Sci 2:102/42. - Full View | HathiTrust Digital Library | HathiTrust Digital Library: JUNE 27, 1991

Trump and nukes

Nukes and Trump

https://www.justsecurity.org/73422/trumps-impact-on-nuclear-proliferation/?s=09 

Amid an Embarrassment of Riches

Amid an Embarrassment of Riches "Ransom Gangs Increasingly Outsource Their Work

says Krebs on Security: But judging from the proliferation of help-wanted ads for offensive pentesters in the cybercrime underground today's attackers have exactly zero trouble gaining that initial intrusion. The real challenge seems to be hiring enough people to help everyone profit from the access already gained."

Digital divide

Info graphics...
https://www.goodthingsfoundation.org/sites/default/files/research-publications/digital-nation-2020.pdf

Paris Call and US/China/Russia don't answer

Here%27s%20why%20it%20is%20unsurprising%20that%20China%2C%20the%20US%2C%20and%20Russia%20didn%u2019t%20sign%20the%20global%20cyber%20security%20pact: "Russia is infamous for interfering with the politics of several nations, using their cyber vulnerabilities to undermine their democratic process, and help the people they like to come to power. China has an unbeatable track record of stealing any valuable technology blueprint even from some the shadiest of corners of the world."

Threats to Computer Security NOAA insider 80/20

Threats to Computer Security: 'Of the information security professionals who responded to this survey, 80% cited disgruntled and dishonest employees as the most likely source of attack on their computer system."

AJ Bell Youinvest investment platform review - Which?

AJ Bell Youinvest investment platform review - Which?: 'Easy to use. Online tools are useful and clear. Reasonable charges and very helpful on the phone. Overall, a service that i have some faith in.'

Sensing In/Security - Mattering Press

Sensing%20In/Security%20%u2013%20Mattering%20Press: "This rich and extensive collection of studies examines sensors and sensing at the intersections of Critical Security Studies and Science and Technology"

One year of COPIM! The story so far

One year of COPIM! The story so far: "building community-owned, open systems and infrastructures to enable open access book publishing to flourish."

COPIM Experimental Publishing Workshop - Part 1: Inhibitions Towards Experimental Book Publishing � COPIM

COPIM Experimental Publishing Workshop - Part 1: Inhibitions Towards Experimental Book Publishing  COPIM: The workshop was organised by COPIM project members Janneke Adema, Gary Hall, Marcell Mars, Julien McHardy and Samuel Moore.

Jupyter trojan: Newly discovered malware stealthily steals usernames and passwords | ZDNet

Jupyter trojan: Newly discovered malware stealthily steals usernames and passwords 
https://www.zdnet.com/article/jupyter-trojan-newly-discovered-trojan-malware-stealthily-steals-usernames-and-passwords/

Gut and dementia

Very interesting... 

https://twitter.com/gabsmashh/status/1328113974450196491?s=09 

Privacy for Business: Web Sites and Email

Privacy for Business: Web Sites and Email: Cobb, Stephen: 9780972481908: Amazon.com: Books Still going.

Malware, Ransomware and Everything In Between

Malware, Ransomware and Everything In Between: What Happens When You Click on the Malicious Files in Your Inbox | Votiro: "an employee downloaded a malicious Microsoft Word document disguised as an invoice. The document hosted malicious code that was able to execute a PowerShell command and ultimately deliver an Emotet payload. Emotet has the ability to hijack contact lists and send out the malware to other colleagues, clients and connections. This has made Emotet extremely effective in spreading their malware and gaining additional footholds into corporate networks and systems."

Recently, academics managed to develop the largest-ever secure #quantum #network of its kind, communicating data in a way that would prevent most #cyberattacks. Will this herald the new dawn of a truly secure and safe internet for all? https://t.co/XpmbgU92vK

CyberNews_com (@CyberNews) Tweeted: Recently, academics managed to develop the largest-ever secure #quantum #network of its kind, communicating data in a way that would prevent most #cyberattacks. Will this herald the new dawn of a truly secure and safe internet for all?
https://t.co/XpmbgU92vK https://twitter.com/cybernews_com/status/1326155222062862336?s=27

Printing Cost at KDP

Printing Cost: KDP prints your book on demand and subtracts your printing costs from your royalties.

Amazon's Kindle Unlimited Is a Boon for Some Authors - The Atlantic

Amazon's Kindle Unlimited Is a Boon for Some Authors - The Atlantic
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/07/amazon-kindle-unlimited-self-publishing/565664/

WhatsApp story

What a story.

https://link.medium.com/wEZdZeofpbb

Piracy and eBooks

Interesting?

https://link.medium.com/dN22feYepbb

Steelcase Cyber Attack Should Be a Wakeup Call | IndustryWeek

Steelcase Cyber Attack Should Be a Wakeup Call | IndustryWeek
https://www.industryweek.com/technology-and-iiot/article/21147733/steelcase-cyber-attack-should-be-a-wakeup-call

History of Computers - A Brief Timeline of Their Evolution | Live Science

1953: Grace Hopper develops the first computer language, which eventually becomes known as COBOL. Thomas Johnson Watson Jr., son of IBM CEO Thomas Johnson Watson Sr., conceives the IBM 701 EDPM to help the United Nations keep tabs on Korea during the war.

https://www.livescience.com/20718-computer-history.html 

IAS computer, 1952

The IAS computer was designed for scientific calculations and it performed essential work for the US atomic weapons program.  

https://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/computers/

Zoom lied to users about end-to-end encryption for years, FTC says | Ars Technica

Zoom lied to users about end-to-end encryption for years, FTC says | Ars Technica: "Zoom is not required to offer redress, refunds, or even notice to its customers that material claims regarding the security of its services were false,"

Algorithms and Ethical Diversity - IEEE Technology and Society

Algorithms and Ethical Diversity - IEEE Technology and Society: "What’s wrong with encouraging positive thinking about technology and society? The problem is that it borders on hubris to think that one can clearly see how technologies will evolve and how they will be positively used. Why not ask researchers to instead consider and present a wide range of possible outcomes — positive and negative, easily foreseen and farther afield but conceivable?"

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drjessicabarker (@Jess) Tweeted: My book - Confident Cyber Security - is available from today.

If you know someone who'd benefit from understanding about cyber security, or who's looking to get into an important career where there's lots of opportunity, please do share/RT:

https://t.co/4OyVevoI4o https://twitter.com/drjessicabarker/status/1304075325735923715?s=27

CubicSDR for mac os

CubicSDR for mac os | Getting Started CubicSDR | Adafruit Learning System: "On mac os, we'll be using the excellent CubicSDR cross-platform, open source software."

Why Tesla's Full Self-Driving Is Such A Big Deal: 4D Data Continuity & Trajectory Projection

Why Tesla's Full Self-Driving Is Such A Big Deal: 4D Data Continuity & Trajectory Projection
https://cleantechnica.com/2020/11/07/why-teslas-full-self-driving-is-such-a-big-deal-4d-data-continuity-trajectory-projection/

FBI is investigating more than 1,000 cases of Chinese theft of US technology | ZDNet

FBI is investigating more than 1,000 cases of Chinese theft of US technology | ZDNet: "The FBI director says cases have been piling up since 2018, ever since the DOJ launched the China Initiative campaign to counter and investigate Beijing's economical espionage. "The FBI has about a thousand investigations involving China's attempted theft of U.S.-based technology in all 56 of our field offices and spanning just about every industry and sector," Wray said."

COVID-19 Reveals the Dirty Truth about Cybersecurity Spending

COVID-19 Reveals the Dirty Truth about Cybersecurity Spending: "Platforms like our new Morphisec Guard solution are designed to secure critical infrastructure against advanced attacks without expensive services spend or false positives requiring a dedicated security resource to investigate."

Gartner Forecasts Worldwide Security and Risk Management Spending Growth to Slow but Remain Positive in 2020

Gartner Forecasts Worldwide Security and Risk Management Spending Growth to Slow but Remain Positive in 2020: "Information security spending is expected to grow 2.4% to reach $123.8 billion in 2020 (see Table 1). This is down from the 8.7% growth Gartner projected in its December 2019 forecast update."

Capcom hacker group is allegedly demanding $11m for stolen data | VGC

And on it goes. 

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/capcom-hacker-group-is-allegedly-demanding-11m-for-stolen-data/ 

Gitpaste-12 Worm Targets Linux Servers, IoT Devices | Threatpost

Nice analysis... 

https://threatpost.com/gitpaste-12-worm-linux-servers-iot-devices/161016/ 

Counties with worst virus surges overwhelmingly voted for Trump

Counties with worst virus surges overwhelmingly voted for Trump
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/05/counties-with-worst-virus-surges-overwhelmingly-voted-for-trump.html

New data shows just how badly home users overestimate IoT security | SC Media

New data shows just how badly home users overestimate IoT security | SC Media
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/with-work-from-home-booming-new-data-shows-just-how-badly-home-users-overestimate-iot-security/

5 Simple Ways To Get Rid Of High CPU Usage Troubles on Windows - Essentials

5 Simple Ways To Get Rid Of High CPU Usage Troubles on Windows - Essentials
https://essentials.news/cybersecurity/startups-and-investments/article?url=https:%2F%2Fhackernoon.com%2F5-simple-ways-to-get-rid-of-high-cpu-usage-troubles-on-windows-bk1x3wlm

Low Income Membership - Women's Equality

Low Income Membership - Women's Equality: "WE are committed to offering a range of membership and engagement options to ensure our movement is diverse and inclusive. We are pleased to be able to offer a special membership price to those who couldn't otherwise afford to join us."

Relationship Maintenance With Russia Should Be the Next President’s Priority | The National Interest

Relationship Maintenance With Russia Should Be the Next President's Priority | The National Interest
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/skeptics/relationship-maintenance-russia-should-be-next-president%E2%80%99s-priority-171882

Infosec law

Tricky research stuff:

https://twitter.com/ageis/status/1323842898035642371?s=09 

Russian cybercrime jail tine

Nice win. 

https://threatpost.com/100m-botnet-russian-cybercriminal-8-years-jail/160852/?s=09 

Wi-Fi Range Extender vs. Mesh Network: What's the Difference?

Wi-Fi Range Extender vs. Mesh Network: What's the Difference?: "Any signal strength between -67 and -30 dBm is good  he says. Once you dip below -67 or -70 dBm performance will start to degrade. Below -80 dBm  things probably won't work reliably at all."

Software bungle meant NHS Covid app failed to warn users to self-isolate | News | The Sunday Times

Software bungle meant NHS Covid app failed to warn users to self-isolate | News | The Sunday Times: The%20%u201Cworld-beating%u201D%20NHS%20Covid%20app%2C%20downloaded%20by%2019%20million%20people%2C%20has%20systematically%20failed%20to%20send%20alerts%20telling%20people%20to%20self-isolate%20after%20they%20came%20into%20contact%20with%20infected%20people.

Enterprise IT security teams continue to struggle - Help Net Security

Handy stats for the argument:

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2020/11/02/enterprise-it-security-teams/ 

Fairness and AI. Sandra Wachter on why fairness cannot be automated by Berkman Klein Center

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3547922 

We see Conditional Demographic Disparity (CDD) as a treasure map that shows you where to look, but not what to think. It warns you of the dangers and removes the blinders of intuition without proposing a specific legal interpretation, decision or intervention.

How AI is Wrapped Up in a Web of Injustice

How AI is Wrapped Up in a Web of Injustice | by Digital Freedom Fund | Digital Freedom Fund | Oct, 2020 | Medium: Despite%20the%20headlines%2C%20artificial%20intelligence%20is%20no%20silver%20bullet%20to%20society%u2019s%20ills.%20In%20many%20ways%2C%20it%u2019s%20actually%20part%20of%20the%20problem.

原子力規制委に外部からの不正アクセス 情報漏えい確認されず | IT・ネット | NHKニュース

原子力規制委に外部からの不正アクセス 情報漏えい確認されず | IT・ネット | NHKニュース
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20201028/k10012685221000.html

CyberCrimeCon / 2020 - Group-IB

CyberCrimeCon / 2020 - Group-IB
https://virtual.group-ib.com/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=ccc_announcement

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