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The World Is An Internet Startup Now

John Battelle's Searchblog

But as I scanned the room last night and watched those friends of mine, I realized that each of them was now involved in an Internet startup in some way or another. This is what we meant when we chose " Web Meets World " for the theme of the 2008 Web 2 Summit, but it's really happening now, at least in my world. And that was that.

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GUEST ESSAY. Everyone should grasp these facts about cyber threats that plague digital commerce

The Last Watchdog

From mining cryptocurrency to launching DDoS attacks against networks, there are countless ways in which malware can access and utilize victim’s computers and data. Conficker , or Downadup, is a fast-propagating malware discovered in November 2008. Warning signs. NotPetya shook the entire world in June 2017. Trojan horse.