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Seattle-area inventor wins global COVID hackathon for tech that alerts public about crowded spaces

GeekWire

The hardware for the basic set up costs $54, and Mercer suggested different options for signs to let people know if a space is safe to enter. Mercer ultimately created an algorithm that sifted out duplicate signals to give an accurate read on the crowd. Photos courtesy of Ian Mercer). The technology has uses beyond the COVID pandemic.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Industrial Control Systems

ForAllSecure

So there’s a need, a definite need, for information security professionals to have access to industrial control systems -- not virtual, but actual hands on systems -- so they can learn. In a moment I’ll introduce you to someone who is trying to do that--bring ICS equipment to security conferences. valid points.

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