Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
The arguments between the UK Government and Apple over the US tech giant supplying end-to-end-encryption for UK customers continues. Apple encrypted data row case begins in secret – BBC News The BBC among other news outlets petitioned for the case to be heard in public – as it affects the …
There is a very odd reference in this 1989 article from the BBC Archive comparing using a Walkman to mental illness! But I am sure that is what happens when you turn something so basic into high-brow! It is interesting how the American advert manages to put a hyphen between …
Thanks to Randall Munroe for the first part of today’s “Because It’s Friday“: xkcd: Tall Structures That was the funny part… World War II and Cold War Codes and Code Makers Last week’s “Because It’s Friday” included ciphers, this week’s also includes ciphers. Christos military and intelligence corner: The Combined …
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It is fascinating what can be deduced from the fossils record: Fossil footprints reveal what may be the oldest known handcarts – new research I loved the references to shopping trolleys. Oh no! Cyber Security! Once in a while I do find something for “Because It’s Friday” that is related …
Well actually the article is about Egyptian Mummys: ‘Myrrh, conifer oil and … breakfast tea’: my sniffer team’s surprise findings on what mummified bodies smell like Mother’s Day The reason for the title was of course a way to introduce something else entirely. Mother’s Day is next month and my …
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