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thenewstack.io 6y ago

Google Launches Organization to Protect Trademarks for Istio, Angular and Others

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www.theguardian.com 6y ago

Sweden's Klarna becomes biggest fintech firm in Europe

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www.theguardian.com 6y ago

Swedish town launches controversial £21 begging permit

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devclass.com 6y ago

Microsoft waves $300k at hackers, says 'do your worst' to Azure Security Lab

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www.engadget.com 6y ago

Apple may soon hand special iPhones to security researchers

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blog.springrole.com 6y ago

Employee threatens against background verification; absconds after being busted

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blog.diffbot.com 6y ago

Analyzing the EU – Data, AI, and Development Skills Report 2019

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www.forbes.com 6y ago

Forget About SaaS: Software-as-a-Lender Could Be the Next Big Thing

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SpaceX to mature Starship Moon landing and orbital refueling tech with NASA

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“trash-recognition” tech sorts out recycling woes in China

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Apple's CEO says that Apple Pay is growing faster than PayPal

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China’s ByteDance is developing a smartphone

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Swiss Post Suspends Drone Delivery Service After Second Crash

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medium.com 6y ago

The Cost of Artificial Intelligence

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North Korea's Kim Jong Un Says New Missile Launch Was Warning to South Korea

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Undersea networking company provides underwater networks for IoT

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Latest Firefox Release Available Today for iOS and Desktop

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www.zdnet.com 7y ago

Microsoft admitted to private Linux developer security list

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www.tutanota.com 7y ago

Secure email provider Tutanota launches free encrypted calendar

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www.gizmodo.com.au 7y ago

Top antivirus companies allegedly hacked By Fxsmsp

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Google searches for Notre Dame outnumbered Sri Lanka attacks 7:1

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Nasa Launching Astrobee Robots to Space Station

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Apple's iPhone struggles unravel ambitions of Japan Display

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Where Is Data Regulatory Compliance Worth the Cost?

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Experts Respond to Trump's Executive Order on AI

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www.aljazeera.com 7y ago

Iran's central bank issues draft rules on cryptocurrency

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Russian Startup Wants to Put Ads in Low-Earth Orbit

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I see and completely understand the need for having, let's say, a decentralized (from the Iranian) Internet. However, this requires resources, time and most likely money. I don't think you will be able to bypass/piggyback the Iranian Intranet or their Internet firewall, it will also make it easier for the Iranian government to track you if you try. The way I see it is trying to find your own Internet access. That sounds easy, but I can definitely see it not being the case. Maybe through satellite, maybe someone living close to a border and being able to use an Internet line from the neighboring country, there are more possibilities, I'm sure, but these come into my mind at the moment.

Let's say you manage to get independent Internet access, now you will have to find a way to get this Internet to all the people that want to use it, setting up the necessary network for that and keeping it hidden is another major task, will you risk using WiFi? If not, how will you get cable to necessary hubs? Can you trust all the people involved in setting this up or will someone inform the government because they love the current regime so much?

That being said, I'm sure that with enough money, motivation and maybe mobilization of help from people you can trust it is in theory, difficult, but doable.

Definitely the remote work stuff, it's ridiculous how many people sit at the desk in a stuffy or crowded office while they could do the same work at home or wherever. Less cars (and less company cars needed, so potentially better pay), less commuters, less pollution. This is something that could benefit the environment, overall health and happiness of people and so much more. Just wish companies would get on board already, it's improving but a lot of countries and companies are still far behind.

First off, reading your intro, I'd make sure to cover yourself from any liability the lack of security as well as the lack of apparent cooperation from the company so they can't hold you responsible for any breaches or problems.

That being said, I'd look into MSB (Minimum Security Baseline), there's quite some examples out there, like this one for example [0]

Besides that SANS has a very good reading room [1] where you can find a lot more information, as well as on individual items as on general ones.

The most difficult part will definitely be to change the way of working and thinking of the management of this company. Maybe show them an example of a company that was attacked using ransomware, they were down for a month, lost millions. I will try to find the example I'm thinking of, but there's plenty to be found out there.

[0] http://www.rn.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4349/2016/01/... [1] https://www.sans.org/reading-room/

After what seems a very long wait Tutanota now provides a free encrypted calendar along their secure email, a most requested feature. It's still beta for now but usable and I for one welcome it. I like the simplicity of the Tutanota interface but a calendar was definitely something I was sometimes missing.

I share your sentiment, my experience exactly, hence I've steered towards architecture and (team) management roles instead since there experience is highly valued over age or better yet, you get positive discrimination because of the age. The funny part is that I get to lead DevOps teams now who are surprised I know as much as they do or most of the times more than them.

SEEKING WORK | GLOBAL/EUROPE | REMOTE - TRAVEL POSSIBLE

Hi! I'm a freelance Cloud and Infrastructure Architect. Wonder what I'm doing here? Well, I can offer my consultancy for helping you in designing a state-of-the-art Cloud environment, making sure it's secure, automated, expandable and affordable. I can also assist with Hybrid Cloud solutions, on-prem or private (Cloud) solutions, anything that has to do with infrastructure is my cup of tea. I also design for Docker/Kubernetes solutions, lead DevOps/SysOps teams, help setup automation, and many more things. I've been in the industry for 20 years and can bring all that experience with me.

If you require more information, don't hesitate to reach out: hello [at} zephyrict . com (or just type in that last part and check out the website).

I recently talked about Pi-Hole in another thread[0]: I'm using Wireguard in combination with Pi-Hole on a cheap VPS as a VPN on my iPhone, it's blazingly fast and super stable. Will be trying this on my Mac as well now. I only allow access to the console from a fixed IP-address to add whitelists when needed. Everything loads much faster, websites, even apps I feel, though it might just be wishful thinking that last one.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19186795

I use it also on my iPhone with WireGuard VPN, it's super easy with the app from WireGuard and it's blazingly fast, so I can definitely recommend this. Would be interested to know how you'd approach this and provide some insights if needed.

I'm using Wireguard in combination with Pi-Hole on a cheap VPS as a VPN on my iPhone, it's blazingly fast and super stable. Will be trying this on my Mac as well now.

SEEKING WORK - Remote

Are you looking for an experienced Infrastructure/Cloud Architect? Is your company stuck in endless loops of starting over from scratch. No idea how to prepare for future growth or looking to become more flexible in your infrastructure?

These are just some of the questions I can help answer for you.

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My name is Dave and I'm happy to help anyone looking for advice on some of the following topics: - Design a Cloud or Hybrid/On-Prem Architecture (secure/flexible/HA/cost-effective) - Keep a helicopter view of your current architecture and look for improvements or modernize. - Help you get your development environment setup (CI/CD, Docker/Kubernetes, Cloud, on-prem, ...) - Introduce automation and/or infrastructure as code (Ansible, Terraform, Packer, Git, ...) - Steering and leading people and projects - Think on my feet while helping resolve 3rd line production issues and coming up with a plan or a solution - Bridge the gap between operations and development - Act as a Single Point Of Contact between the company and the client, making sure everyone gets on board and everything is a success story.

And many more tasks I'm able to take on, I'm a quick study, hard working, self-made Freelancer. My company or myself are ready to tackle whatever you throw at us!

email: hello[at]zephyrict.com www: https://zephyrict.com

Remote work doesn't mean solitude, it means being free to work wherever, and often times whenever, you feel comfortable. It also means less commute, less cars, less pressure on the environment. If friendship/relationship/community is a worry go work in a nearby co-work space or a coffee shop or the park even, it might be a walk or bike ride away.

Is this a normal price for an engineering unit, no cellular modem or SIM-card capabilities? I get they need to get some funds together but on the other hand they need to attract engineers to develop on these phones no? Genuinely curious.

The search for decent software architects is not minimal. Maybe look into that? Use your writing skills to help with getting you into that trajectory. If you do it as a consultancy you can arrange your own schedule and choose where to work and on what.

Iran is an amazing country and the people even more so, never ever met people more kind, giving (even when they don't have anything they give you all they've got), helpful, funny and down to earth. The fauna, flora and architecture alone is worth it, the people is just the icing on the cake.