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decyber: taking the fear out of cybersecurity – http://bit.ly/decyber
Inspired by this, I present: decyber: taking the fear out of cybersecurity. …which works like this: Original: The risks from cyberspace (including the internet, wider telecommunications networks and computer systems) have been identified by the Government as a high priority risk. The UK is facing an ongoing, persistent threat from other states, terrorists and criminals…
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This is what happens when you elide ‘cyber’ from Military / Government vocabulary /ht @andrewsmhay
Some basic rules: cyberspace – is replaced by: the Internet cybersecurity – is replaced by: Internet security identity theft – is replaced by: fraud cyber (standalone) – is replaced by: Internet remaining ‘cyber’ gets deleted These are what I have used for this; I’ll play with the parser a bit and see if I can…
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Bodyform viral video provides the world with an explanation for Colin Firth – #bodyform #sexism /ht @caitlinmoran
So I woke up to Gene Spafford retweeting the fact that there’s this video: …which Jezebel needlessly spoilers by describing: Last week, a guy named Richard Neill posted a long, funny comment on UK maxipad maker Bodyform’s Facebook page about how the company had lied to him through their advertising campaigns over the years, leading…
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I had no idea the #FedEx #Furniture Guy had been DMCA’ed into oblivion…
FedEx furniture is the artistic creation of computer programmer Jose Avila, III. In June, 2005, Avila created a website, Fedexfurniture.com, to display photographs of a couch, bed, dining room table, and desk that he had constructed out of cartons obtained from overnight shipping giant FedEx Corporation (FedEx). FedEx attorneys used the takedown provisions of the…
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As Inflation Rages In Iran, Bitcoin Software Not Available – Forbes
If severe currency devaluation and disruptive Internet cyber-attacks were not enough, the regular people of Iran have had access blocked to certain open source software sites for downloading applications such as Bitcoin. The 20-month-old blockade hasn’t been instigated by Iran’s mullahs but by the U.S.-led embargo which prohibits certain persons from receiving services via open…
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Newsflash: NSA says that absolute security models exist. Oh, wait, that was in 1998. /ht @Cryptomeorg
Cryptome just tweeted this ancient essay: PDF: The Inevitability of Failure: The Flawed Assumption of Security in Modern Computing Environments Peter A. Loscocco, Stephen D. Smalley, Patrick A. Muckelbauer, Ruth C. Taylor, S. Jeff Turner, John F. Farrell tos@epoch.ncsc.mil National Security Agency Although public awareness of the need for security in computing systems is growing…
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“Parks and Rec” Quote
We don’t get Parks and Rec in the UK that I am aware of, but an American friend introduced me to a few episodes so I am aware of the characters. One character, Ron Swanson, is a particular American archetype – and the actor who plays him, Nick Offerman, seems not too far away in…
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The #bicymple. The bicycle, simplified. # essentially a two-wheel unicycle. Not yet convinced its real.
The bicymple. The bicycle, simplified..