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IoT Unravelled Part 3: Security

Troy Hunt

Yeah, me either, because most of mine are probably like yours: the simplest electrical devices in the house. The vulnerability is the result of weak encryption used by TP-Link. The growth has been driven by the free and easy availability of certificates, largely due to the emergence of Let's Encrypt in 2016.

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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. Ransomware programs gain access to a computer’s file system and execute a payload to encrypt all data. Warning signs. The data is neither stolen nor manipulated.

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International Women’s Day 2022: How to Forge an Inclusive Work Culture

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Sharon Ginga , Encryption Product Marketing Director at Thales. And when I think about his future beyond high school, since he’s already 16, it’s here that I look to the workplace, mine and others, to promote true diversity and a more inclusive, accepting culture. We can do this by employee surveys, workshops, one-to-one meetings etc.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: DEF CON Villages

ForAllSecure

So in this episode, I'm going to share some of the conversations I've had with leaders of some of those more established villages over the last 50 episodes of the hacker mine. We had a display area where the cantenna that we mentioned before was on display had a small workshop. This year, there are over 30 distinct villages available.

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2017 Retrospective

Troy Hunt

It was a massive year for encrypted web communications and people have really eaten up material on it. Doing things like the remote workshops will help me achieve that objective. Plus, I reckon I also scrubbed up alright given my usual level of presentiveness (my 8-year old son's word, not mine!) Have I Been Pwned (HIBP).

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10 Personal Finance Lessons for Technology Professionals

Troy Hunt

Number 1 is "Mining, Resources & Energy" which had a local boom here but is now rapidly declining (down 14% on the previous year). Take mining out of the picture and the top industry ("Consulting & Strategy"), pays only 5% more than tech. I would never want to live in any of our properties we bought as investments.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: The Gentle Art of Lockpicking

ForAllSecure

Ollam: So lockpicking has always been a huge part of the hacker world, and the community, both as a hobby interest, and also now increasingly as with faces like mine as a professional endeavor. To start, challenges, and workshop tables. Vamosi: This is Deviant Ollam, one of the names often associated with modern lockpicking.

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