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Blockchain'ed →

February 21, 2017 by Marc Handelman in All is Information, Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, Cryptography, Trust, Must Read

Screed of the Week, via Aeon, discussing the hard fork of Ethereum, and the Fall of Trust (at least in cryptocurrency). Certainly today's MustRead.

February 21, 2017 /Marc Handelman
All is Information, Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, Cryptography, Trust, Must Read

With Homage to Warner Brothers Studio

RSA FUD Avoidance →

February 09, 2017 by Marc Handelman in Conferences, Education, Information Security, Anti-security FUD, Must Read

Space Rogue regales us with - quite likely - the pre-eminent FUD avoidance doctrine whilst attending RSA Conference 2017 I have yet consumed. Most certainly todays Must Read, indeed.

February 09, 2017 /Marc Handelman
Conferences, Education, Information Security, Anti-security FUD, Must Read

Retailers Begin Physical Customer Tracking →

January 18, 2017 by Marc Handelman in All is Information, Tracking, Dubious Methodology, Questionable Tracking, User Tracking, Surveillance, Must Read, Demise of Privacy, Information Security, Information Sharing, Intelligence Sharing, Intelligence, IoT, IoT Security

Tracking, that is, with the assistance of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC), that benevolent arbiter of all things computational... El Reg has conveniently provided a FAQ (direct from the chip fabricator) in their superlatively reported post. Today's Must Read.

January 18, 2017 /Marc Handelman
All is Information, Tracking, Dubious Methodology, Questionable Tracking, User Tracking, Surveillance, Must Read, Demise of Privacy, Information Security, Information Sharing, Intelligence Sharing, Intelligence, IoT, IoT Security

IoT, The Nightmare on Every Street →

December 22, 2015 by Marc Handelman in All is Information, Information Security, IoT, Must Read

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai's outstanding screed, over at Vice's Motherboard, tells it (apparently) like it shall be (in the IoT realm, that is). Quite obviously, todays' Must Read.

December 22, 2015 /Marc Handelman
All is Information, Information Security, IoT, Must Read

Le Bots Émerger →

June 24, 2015 by Marc Handelman in All is Information, Automation, Common Sense, Communications, Social Engineering, Must Read

La Fin de Twitter est Proche, otherwise known as The End of Twitter, Inc. (NasdaqGS: TWTR) is Near... via The Harvard Business Review, and written by Alexandera Samuel, comes this tell-all on the rise of 'bots infecting Twitter, and not necessarily the 'bots you may think. Entitled "How Bots Took Over Twitter". Congratulations, you have discovered Today's Must Read.

June 24, 2015 /Marc Handelman
All is Information, Automation, Common Sense, Communications, Social Engineering, Must Read

Over One Billion Served →

February 17, 2015 by Marc Handelman in All is Information, Cybernetic Crime, Data Security, Database Security, Financial Security, Information Security, Must Read, Network Security, Security Failure, Security Governance, Bank Security, Social Engineering, Behavioral Security, APT, Persistent Threats, Moles

Suprised by the largest heist in history? Concerned about Carbanak APT? Clearly, proof-positive that advanced persistent threats are deeply evil - and highly efficient when coupled with other complimentary and stealth-like methodologies (aka Hiding in Plain Sight). Read on...

February 17, 2015 /Marc Handelman
All is Information, Cybernetic Crime, Data Security, Database Security, Financial Security, Information Security, Must Read, Network Security, Security Failure, Security Governance, Bank Security, Social Engineering, Behavioral Security, APT, Persistent Threats, Moles

Hard, Network Security Is...

January 07, 2015 by Marc Handelman in Must Read, National Security, Network Security, Data Security, Information Security

Today's MustRead: Well crafted thought piece via LightCyber's Uriel Maimon on the multitude of failures in the network protection racket, and why - evidently - security and network professionals are unable to protect their at-risk network infrastructures.

January 07, 2015 /Marc Handelman
Must Read, National Security, Network Security, Data Security, Information Security

This packet diagram describes an IPSec Tunnel in AH mode

IPSec, Keep On Keeping On...

December 31, 2014 by Marc Handelman in IPSec, Network Security, Internet, Information Security, Must Read

Paul Wouters'  [Mr. Wouters is currently employed at Red Hat] view on the use of IPSec... His post details the work of film-maker Laura Poitras [awarded the George Polk Award for National Security Reporting with Glenn Greenwald and Ewen MacAskil] and security researcher Jacob Appelbaum [along with the collaboration of Der Speigel] in a presentation at the 31st Chaos Computer Club Congress. Today's' MustRead.

December 31, 2014 /Marc Handelman
IPSec, Network Security, Internet, Information Security, Must Read
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