The Accidental Successful CIO

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Since deception technology operates within the main network and requires very little hardware or infrastructure to implement, the good news for CIOs is that it can be a much more cost-effective solution. The arrival of deception technology presents us with a formidable new weapon to use in securing our networks.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 2, 2021

I can see this being useful if your hands are messy or otherwise occupied (in its presentation, Qualcomm used the example of using it while cooking a recipe to check the next steps). The always-on camera features are discussed at hour three of Qualcomm’s four-hour presentation introducing the Snapdragon Gen 1 system-on-chip.

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Dataconomy

AUGUST 8, 2023

Trusted computing stands as a pivotal milestone in the ever-evolving landscape of digital security, strategically weaving hardware and software mechanisms into the very fabric of computing systems. Yet, within this tapestry of security, lies a delicate balancing act.

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Dataconomy

MAY 7, 2024

And with the new iPad Pro, we wanted to give customers an even more remarkable visual experience,” stated John Ternus, SVP, Hardware Engineering during Apple’s iPad event. Image: Apple Apple explains that it has decided to incorporate the M2 processor, presented last year and present in the MacBook Air with M2.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 13, 2022

For IT professionals and facility administrators, it is a term that governs the common features, technology, consumables, and security present in an office environment. Dynamic authentication and authorization are strictly enforced before granting access to any resource. COE stands for Common Office Environment.

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Network World

MAY 30, 2024

Forrester analyst Carlos Casanova says, “I think this acquisition presents a great opportunity for the combined company to excel in many directions and become legitimate leaders in multiple markets.” The problem for Cisco is that ‘normal’ in networking hardware is not a strong growth market anymore.

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The Verge

JUNE 29, 2021

Tragically for those who lost data, it seems that code that would’ve prevented this was actually present in the WD My Book Live’s software, but it appears to have been commented out (or deactivated) by WD at some point — because of this change, the software didn’t run authentication when asked to do a factory reset.

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Scott Lowe

JUNE 2, 2021

I hadn’t done a personal hardware refresh in a while; my laptop was a 2017-era MacBook Pro (with the much-disliked butterfly keyboard) and my tablet was a 2014-era iPad Air 2. As I mentioned a couple paragraphs above, the addition of a fingerprint reader at the hardware level isn’t revolutionary at all.

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CTOvision

JANUARY 24, 2017

Cloud computing provides businesses with quality solutions for their IT needs, as well as substantial cost savings over purchasing and maintaining their own hardware and software. In addition, all data should be encrypted before you send it , then authenticated at endpoints by the latest standards, such as IPsec or PAP. Data Breaches.

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GeekWire

JULY 24, 2020

Startup of the Year, presented by BCRA. Young Entrepreneur of the Year, presented by ALLTech. Deal of the Year: IPO and Acquisitions, presented by WSGR. Deal of the Year: Funding, presented by WSGR. Innovation of the Year, presented by Wave Business Solutions. Winner: Ally. Winner: Auth0. Auth0, the Bellevue, Wash.-based

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GeekWire

MAY 20, 2021

Keep reading for all the winners, honorees and acceptance speeches from the 2021 GeekWire Awards, presented by Wave Business : Startup of the Year, presented by West River Group. Young Entrepreneur of the Year, presented by First Tech. Deal of the Year – IPOs & Acquisitions, presented by Wilson Sonsini. Winner: Auth0.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 18, 2020

In 1984, Apple CEO Steve Jobs showed off the Macintosh’s features through onstage demonstrations, a slideshow presentation, and video segments like the famous Ridley Scott-directed ad. Early on, many companies appeared to simply take the presentations they would have otherwise done in person and move them online. Image: Samsung.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

"Preparing for a Post-Quantum World" is the topic of a panel presentation at SecureWorld Denver on September 19, and with good reason. As for the panel presentation at SecureWorld Denver , it features Edgar Acosta, Experienced Cybersecurity Professional (former CISO at DCP Midstream ); Craig Hurter, Sr.

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Scott Lowe

MAY 27, 2022

Along those lines, one of their latest articles discusses how to achieve identity-based mutual authentication leveraging eBPF. Servers/Hardware. The state of virtualization on Apple Silicon hardware has seen a few developments in recent days and weeks. network virtualization). Virtualization.

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The Verge

JUNE 10, 2021

So we’ve combed through the preview pages, Twitter, and a good chunk of the internet to see what interesting features got left out of the presentation. There’s a redesigned software Apple TV remote , which looks more like the new hardware version. iOS and iPadOS 15. EXIF data will be available in Photos, including camera and lens info.

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Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Servers/Hardware. Bruce Schneier writes about how some Chinese hackers are bypassing RSA software token authentication (the title is a bit more broad, implying other forms of two-factor authentication are affected, but the article focuses on attacks against the use of RSA software tokens). Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

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Scott Lowe

MARCH 10, 2023

Servers/Hardware Kevin Houston provides some instructions on backing up the Dell PowerEdge MX7000 settings and configurations. Security Jeff Warren discusses a potential way for malicious players to bypass multi-factor authentication, aka the “Pass the Cookie” attack. Both are great reads. Thank you for reading!

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Scott Lowe

MARCH 1, 2019

Servers/Hardware. Part 1 covers auto-unsealing Vault ; part 2 covers authenticating to Vault using instance metadata ; and part 3 discusses authenticating to Vault using an IAM user or role. I like some of the ideas Tauleria presents and hope to be able to implement some of them soon in my own project(s).

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 21, 2023

In this post, we will explore the history of computer hacking and cybersecurity threats from the 1950s to present day. “Hacker” referred to people who explored the limits of computer technology and found ways to modify or improve computer hardware and software.

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Phil Windley

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

The exchange of DIDs to form a connection with another party gives both parties a relationship that is self-certifying and mutually authenticated. Alice's agent uses Bob's public key to encrypt the JSON message to ensure only Bob's agent can read it and adds authentication using the private key Alice uses in the Alice:Bob relationship.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

They don’t broadcast where they’re from Jim Fields has seen his fair share of crowdfunding videos — he’s made more than a dozen of them for Chinese brands looking to expand abroad — and he knows how to make a not-quite-finished hardware product look like it’s ready to go in a video.

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Phil Windley

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Figure 2: Binding of controller, authentication factors, and identifiers in identity systems. Interoperability ensure that we can operate using a choice of software, hardware, and services without fear of being locked into a proprietary choice. From Key Event Receipt Infrastructure (KERI) Design Referenced 2020-12-21T11:08:57-0700.

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Dataconomy

JUNE 27, 2023

Enable two-factor authentication Two-factor authentication adds an extra layer of security to your accounts. Firmware refers to the software embedded in hardware devices such as routers, printers, and smart devices. By changing passwords frequently, you minimize the risk of unauthorized access to your accounts.

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Phil Windley

JANUARY 26, 2021

She might also use it at partner websites (like the benefits provider) to provide shared authentication without federation (and it's associated infrastructure). Interoperable —verifiable credentials have a standard format, readily accessible schemas, and a standard protocols for issuance, proving (presenting), and verification.

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CTOvision

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Mobile and embedded Agile environments – Proliferation of new device types, form factors, firmware and OS versions, and native hardware all present new complications for testers. This is accomplished using virtualisation software to create a layer of abstraction between workloads and the underlying physical hardware.

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CTOvision

MARCH 27, 2017

PKI, provides stronger protection, but presents serious challenges in usability and key management. Smartkeys are automatically generated, shared, and synchronized between authenticated devices without changing or interrupting user workflows. Takes advantage of IBM and Intel hardware encryption accelerators. Hardware: KMIP HSM.

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CTOvision

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Network Hardware: D-Central is a mesh-networking device probably utilizing either 900mhz or 2.4Ghz wireless technology. Issues: How will D-Central provide authentication without static identity on the public networks? At the bottom I’ve provided a transcript of his talk and a link to the video I used.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Although Amazon One will initially be used for payments only, it’s clear the tech giant has much bigger ambitions for this hardware. Amazon seems to recognize this in its copy for its palm scanning tech and says that presenting your palm to a scanner “requires an intentional action” by the customer.).

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CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 1, 2023

We’ve enabled customers to leverage unprecedented productivity and connectivity because, in hardware, we’ve pioneered seven generations of Wi-Fi products over the last two decades and increased Wi-Fi speeds by 100 times since our first smartphone chip.

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Dataconomy

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Among these, Fantastical offers a comprehensive calendar and task management system, while JigSpace provides an augmented reality platform for creating 3D presentations that include animated slides and detailed views inside objects. When one asks “What does Apple Vision Pro do?”,

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Dataconomy

JUNE 6, 2023

You access Vision Pro with your retina using a new authentication approach for analyzing your iris called Optic ID. By whirling the Digital Crown on the headset, you may change how focused or present you are. Today marks the beginning of a new era for computing.

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Dataconomy

AUGUST 29, 2023

IoT-driven precision agriculture will optimize crop yield and resource usage through real-time data analytics and monitoring ( Image credit ) The future of IoT must take a bumpy road While the future of IoT is promising, it also presents its fair share of challenges. Regularly update firmware and software to patch vulnerabilities.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 28, 2021

They come with new cameras, new materials, new hardware, new software, and new thoughts on what a smartphone should be able to do for you. In practical use, the 6’s lesser amount of RAM did not present issues — streaming apps do not aggressively close in the background like they did on older Pixel phones.

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ForAllSecure

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Fuzzing firmware presents a specific set of challenges that are not often present together in other targets. This requires an increased level of expertise and know-how to deal with efficiently: Dependency on specific hardware features present on the physical device. Is a MIPS Linux firmware. First look at httpd.

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ForAllSecure

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Fuzzing firmware presents a specific set of challenges that are not often present together in other targets. This requires an increased level of expertise and know-how to deal with efficiently: Dependency on specific hardware features present on the physical device. Is a MIPS Linux firmware. First look at httpd.

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Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

” The presenters are Girish Gopal and Malini Bhandaru, both with Intel. Next, Intel talks about how they have worked to expose hardware features into OpenStack. General Linux Networking Storage Virtualization Hardware IDF2013 OpenStack' This would allow encryption of Swift objects, Glance images, and Cinder volumes.

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Scott Lowe

MAY 22, 2015

Servers/Hardware. I suppose this could go under “Networking”, but it’s really focused on hardware—specifically, the NoviSwitch line of OpenFlow-optimized switches from NoviFlow. Eric Gray has a nice write-up on using Lightwave for authentication with Photon. Operating Systems/Applications.

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