Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
It’s not cybersecurity related but… Captain Kirk is going into space! This story has been in the news for several days – and I commented on it on the Octagon blog: Today is the day that William Shatner will be riding on the Blue Origin New Shepard space craft for …
A story of cybersecurity and privacy from 1903 The image above: British Post Office engineers inspect Marconi’s wireless telegraphy equipment, during a demonstration on Flat Holm island (Source: Cardiff Council Flat Holm Project via Wikimedia Commons) Guglielmo Marconi developed the wireless telegraph machine and in May 1897 he transmitted the …
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A few weeks ago I was interested in a YouTube video about a highly accurate time card for PCs that would give better performance for the machines and could be used to enhance security. Just in time! – Octagon Technology Very accurate time is important for many security protocols and …
A couple of years back when I was studying for my cyber security MSc, China and Iceland were two of the countries where the highest amount bitcoin crypto-currency mining was being carried out. As discussed elsewhere this level of activity has serious implications for energy consumption and the production of …
EU rules to force USB-C chargers for all phones – BBC News Just take a minute and see how many cables you need when you travel or just leave the office. I have a couple of multi-connector leads but the reliability of those can be poor. One of the things …
