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A 3-Tiered Approach to Securing Your Home Network
Some tips running from basic to advanced, on how to approach securing your home network from Daniel Miessler. via Daniel Miessler
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Hackers Breach Thousands of Security Cameras, Exposing Tesla, Jails, Hospitals…
A group of hackers say they gained access to live feeds of 150,000 security cameras inside hospitals, prisons, schools and companies, including a Tesla factory. The hackers say they breached a massive trove of security-camera data collected by Silicon Valley startup Verkada Inc., gaining access to live feeds of 150,000 surveillance cameras inside hospitals, companies, police departments, prisons and schools. The data breach was carried out by an international hacker collective and intended to show the pervasiveness of video surveillance and the ease with which systems could be broken into, said Tillie Kottmann, one of the hackers who claimed credit for breaching San Mateo, California-based Verkada. Kottmann, who uses they/them pronouns,…
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New Album: “Smiling with No Teeth” by Genesis Owusu
I came across one of the tracks (“A Song About Fishing”) on one of my new music Friday playlist’s and I found myself unable to click away from the song, as I was about to switch to some focused listening music for a studying session. But as I heard this track play out I clicked over to the album which I found out came out today (March 5th, 2021). I let that track play and then listened to the one right after (“No Looking Back”) and then the one immediately following that track (“Bye Bye”) since that was the last track of the album. These were a trio of mellow…
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‘Kings of Leon’ Will Be the First Band to Release an Album as an NFT; Making it a Digital Collector’s Item
Kings of Leon reigned supreme the past two decades in music and they continue to revolutionize the industry with the release of their latest album as a NFT, or non-fungible token. (If you don’t know what NFTs are, you can still read on about this article, and just be aware that 1, there’s a lot to unpack and digest to really, fully understand what NFTs are, and 2, be advised that NFTs are “kind of a big deal” to many people. Also, Rolling Stone has a “quick” primer here.) Okay, back to Kings of Leon!!! By this move of releasing an album as an NFT they are one of the…
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Blockchain Technology: In the News…
From an article on CNET: Forget Bitcoin: Inside the insane world of altcoin cryptocurrency trading Ironically, it’s blockchain, the behind-the-scenes technology, that could be the solution to the burgeoning deepfake problem. In cryptocurrency, the blockchain is an unalterable ledger that tracks every transaction. Once it’s on the ledger, it can’t be altered. That same technology can be used to track anything — like the creation and distribution of a video, from studio to iPhone screen. There are already startups working toward this, like Truepic. When I asked about blockchain’s ability to neutralize deepfakes, Inman-Grant wasn’t entirely optimistic. “It’s definitely an arms race, but it’s not an arms race we’re winning right now.” via…
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Billions were stolen in blockchain hacks last year…
According to this article, the total value of the losses from 122 attacks in 2020 would be worth $3.8 billion today. We know how some hackers passed away their time during the lockdown: By running Bitcoin-related hacks and potentially netting “nearly $3.78 billion” in 2020, according to a report from Atlas VPN. Data collected by Slowmist Hacked showed that there were 122 attacks in 2020, targeting three major areas: –Decentralized apps running on the Ethereum platform had 47 attacks (current value $437 million) –Cryptocurrency exchanges had 28 attacks (current value $300 million in losses) –27 attacks on blockchain wallets Via ZDNet—Billions were stolen in blockchain hacks last year
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Get ready for self-driving banks
This article from the Financial Times looks at the algorithms and blockchain technology that may be required for 21st century regulation. DeFi turns all this on its head. It leverages blockchain technology to deliver services with no human intermediation. One example is creating money markets with algorithmically derived interest rates based on supply and demand — rates that traditional banks set by committee. Other DeFi projects include decentralised exchanges that allow users to trade without brokers, and protocols for lending that do not involve loan officers or credit committees. Although these “self-driving banks” are new, they are not small. They are likely to be mainstream before self-driving cars start to…
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What exactly IS Blockchain? Blockchain Technology Explained [VIDEO]
This video gives an interesting, easy-to-follow explanation of “blockchain” technology, including what exactly it is and it’s potential impact to the tech landscape. Below are some choice quotes that stuck out to me and quickly help convey some key concepts: “What is Blockchain? A shared trusted, secure database; se. can enable inter-organizational collaboration” “You can get from small to large by centralizing, but you get from large to infinite by distributing. And that’s what blockchain can do for this next 3d generation internet.”—Blockchain Technology Explained youtube video “The interesting part of the blockchain is really in what it enables in terms of new forms of distributed organization.” “Blockchain is an…
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Clubhouse App…the new “Drop-In Audio Chat” App Lighting Up the Tech Community…
I was able to start a Clubhouse account over the New Year weekend. Clubhouse is a new type of social product based on voice. The app that bills itself as a “Drop-in audio chat” social network. It allows people everywhere to talk, tell stories, develop ideas, deepen friendships, and meet interesting new people around the world. It takes a uniquely different and intriguing position in the social networking atmosphere, just when you may have thought any possible routes to the saturated market were exhausted. Initial thoughts… After hearing about the Clubhouse-app pop-up with recurring frequency in various media outlets recently , I tried it out, and I instantly “get-it”! The intrigue…
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MUSIC REVIEW: Glass Animals “Dreamland” Album; Saturated In Nostalgia like retro-tech, VHS tapes, 90’s technologies, it’s all there.
Glass Animals is a band that I am so happy to have come across my radar! Every so often you hear that track that instantly vibes with you from the jump. And then you want to take the time to find out who that artist is, what their story is, if they’re a new artist or do they have a back-catalog of music and just been flying under the/my radar, and what their albums sound like. From first hearing the track “Heat Waves” with the drop-base kick-in to lace with the subtly hummed melody at the beginning of the track, I knew that this track vibes with me on that…
