Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
Well actually one story and one video. After five centuries these secrets are finally revealed Modern day computer technology got a kick start in World War II when it was developed to crack codes. Google Bletchley Park, where one of these crypto computers and Alan Turing were based, and watch …
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Apple declares that sharing device usage information with them is anonymous, but researchers are claiming this is not true and Apple can associate actual iCloud users to this shared information. Apple Device Analytics Contain Identifying iCloud User Data, Claim Security Researchers – MacRumors Would Apple do this? They are already …
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I often mention the UK Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) in posts – it is part of the UK’s intelligence service and is involved in cyber security. Their site in Cheltenham is well known for its distinctive “doughnut” shaped building. I took the photo above, last week whilst walking out near …
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The Hubble telescope captured three images of a supernova exploding – this was strange as they are three separate moments of the explosion, in the same frame thanks to gravity lensing as described by Einstein. This explosion happened 11 billion years ago – it’s time travel again. Hubble Captures 3 …
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No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as thepublisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider. Jeff Kosseff. Cybersecurity Law Professor at the United StatesNaval Academy This means, that unlike a newspaper or magazine who would be legally responsible for what …
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