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Open-Source Intelligence: Using Public Data to Fortify Security

SecureWorld News

In the interconnected digital landscape, vast amounts of valuable intelligence can be gleaned from publicly available open sources on the internet. Enter open-source intelligence (OSINT), the practice of legally collecting, analyzing, and making decisions based on public data.

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Open source algorithm helps spot social media shams

Network World

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University say they have developed an open source algorithm that can help spot social media frauds trying to sway valuable community influence.

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Social media companies are already losing the vaccine misinformation fight

Vox

Social media companies like Facebook and YouTube have ramped up their policies against coronavirus misinformation and banned false claims about Covid-19 vaccines. Open Sourced is made possible by Omidyar Network. All Open Sourced content is editorially independent and produced by our journalists.

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Social Engineering 2.0: The Rise of Deepfake Phishing

SecureWorld News

And one of the most successful and increasingly prevalent ways of attack has come from social engineering, which is when criminals manipulate humans directly to gain access to confidential information. Social engineering is more sophisticated than ever, and its most advanced iteration is the topic of today's discussion: deepfakes.

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Technology Short Take 173

Scott Lowe

Networking This article on running WireGuard in Docker may prove useful if that’s an approach I decide to adopt for my AWS lab infrastructure. Russ White laments some of the issues facing network engineering. A set of vulnerabilities in the open source reference implementation of the UEFI specification has been uncovered.

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Amy Klobuchar takes aim at 12 vaccine misinformation influencers

Vox

Now, two senators are turning their attention to the vaccine misinformation superspreaders that push the bulk of conspiracy theories and lies on social media — and asking the social media giants to take more aggressive action. Open Sourced is made possible by Omidyar Network.

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Tech Moves: Washington STEM names CEO: Former Nike exec joins Nordstrom board

GeekWire

LinkedIn Photo) Washington STEM, a nonprofit focused on statewide STEM education and social change, named Lynne K. Varner served on the boards of the American Red Cross, the National Association of Black Journalists, and Cascade Public Media. Varner as its new CEO, effective Aug.