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OpenHaystack is a new open-source tool that lets you create DIY AirTags on Apple’s Find My network

The Verge

But ahead of that, there’s a new tool that will let anybody make their own Bluetooth tracking tag to use with the Find My network so they can track its location. Once registered on Apple’s Find My network, the OpenHaystack app will be able to report the tag’s location just like Apple’s Find My app works for iPhones and other Apple devices.

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Scott Lowe

Networking Lee Briggs (formerly of Pulumi, now with Tailscale) shows how to use the Tailscale Operator to create “free” Kubernetes load balancers (“free” as in no additional charge above and beyond what it would normally cost to operate a Kubernetes cluster). Rory McCune explains Kubernetes authentication.

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Top 5 Security Trends for CIOs

CIO Business Intelligence

Multifactor authentication fatigue and biometrics shortcomings Multifactor authentication (MFA) is a popular technique for strengthening the security around logins. Most commercial enterprise software products and nearly all open-source ones depend upon numerous software packages and libraries. And how do you tell?

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Increasing access to blockchain and ledger databases

All Things Distributed

With HARA, this hard-to-obtain data on small farms is collected and authenticated, giving these farmers access to resources they've never had before. This is a technology used to build applications where multiple parties can interact through a peer-to-peer-network and record immutable transactions with no central trusted authority.

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There’s a better way to protect yourself from hackers and identity thieves

Vox

Authenticator apps like Google Authenticator might seem intimidating, but they’re easy to use and safer than texts. If you’re using texts for two-factor authentication, it’s time to change to an app. And you always use two-factor authentication, or 2FA. How to choose and use an authenticator app. No, “Passw0rd!”

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The High-Stakes Game of Ensuring IoMT Device Security

SecureWorld News

This and many other vulnerabilities pose a significant risk, as they not only permit unauthorized access to individual devices but also enable hackers to infiltrate huge hospital networks and cause mass disruption through malicious software. They often exploit this information by demanding ransom or selling it on the Dark Web.

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How to manage cloud exploitation at the edge

CIO Business Intelligence

This can occur through techniques like phishing, social engineering, or exploiting vulnerabilities in authentication mechanisms. First, adversaries are adept at learning from open-source intelligence to develop new tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) making rapid security response imperative. Network Security

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