Luckovich's 'Friend Request' →
Security Platitude of the Day: Flaw River
Security flaws, like a mighty river, will never stop (unless a drought condition is evident...) - nor cease to astound... Hat Tip!
XKCD, USB Cables →
Equifax Sending Victims of Data Theft to Phishing Site →
Evidence, reported by Dani Deahl and Ashley Carman, writing at The Verge of Equifax Customer Service representative's sending victims of the company's data loss to phishing sites. Apparently, extraordinary incompetence is nominal functionality at the company.
Business, Risk Thereof →
via Ben Lovejoy, writing at 9TO5mac, comes word of warnings industry and academics are flagging regarding the enormous risk Apple Inc. (NasdaqGS: AAPL) has assumed in management of user data and the secure implementation thereof. In this case - specifically - the concern exists in the so-called 'differential privacy (PDF)' realm. Also this... Todays Must Read!
Seth Juarez's 'Inside Coco Framework, the Foundation of Blockchain for Enterprise with , Mark Russinovich' →
Another well crafted video explaining the Coco Framwwork and Blockchain componentry from Seth Juarez and Mark Russinovich.
The Confusion❊ →
❊With Apologies to Neal Stephenson!
Monday's Feet of Clay →
via Mike Murphy, writing at Quartz, comes the truth regarding inherent tech industry rascism (evidenced by Facebook, Google, Bing and others). Monday's Feet of Clay report. Read it and weep.
XKCD, What to Bring →
deGrasse Tyson's View, Cassini's Final Moments →
' Cassini gave us Saturn, but also gave us Earth — as only deep space could reveal: Small. Frail. Lonely. Steeped in darkness. pic.twitter.com/zjF6jNUFyU ' - Neil deGrasse Tyson, via Twitter