WYSK WYSK: 05/26/2023 This Week: OGT: Governance! 1. 'Flee Emirates'; 2. Debt Ceiling; 3. Social Teens; 4. Metaverse Informers.
QuickThoughts Le Grand K - Our Need for a Moral Constant Cooperation requires common standards, but how do we address this when it comes to morality and society?
How-to Taking notes with Obsidian Obsidian is a powerful note-taking application, but with a bit of a learning curve. This post provides a brief overview and detailed setup instructions.
Cybersecurity Open Source and Apple Pie Software security can be achieved through liability; companies must be responsible for software they choose to adopt.
Cybersecurity Critical Infrastructure Security A quick US Critical Infrastructure Security primer, largely based on a report from the Congressional Research Service. What is Critical Infrastructure Security, what regulations govern it, and how has it been done so far?
Governance Biodiversity Losses The earth is losing biodiversity at a catastrophic rate during Earth's 6th mass extinction event. Urgent action is needed to slow and reverse the effects that we can.
Governance Section 230: Reinterpret, don't Abolish When they provide a curated subset of the content they believe will be most relevant or meaningful, companies create new content and become Information Content Providers as defined in Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
Cybersecurity Taking down 'the grid:' simple is strong A third viewpoint in OT security discussions: disrupting OT processes is technically complex, but there are easier ways to impact OT. Simple attacks are not the gravest threat to OT, but they are the most under-estimated threat to OT.
Christianity Isaiah 29:13-16 Learning from Isaiah how to love God personally, depend on Him, and submit to His plans.
Hacking Hacking/Infosec Resources Hacking resources: links, tutorials, courses, and books on security. This post will continue to be updated with new resources.
QuickThoughts The Rubicon Theory of Social Media Social media's stated function as a vehicle for relationship and connection is generally inaccurate. Instead, social media's structure most often causes users' mindsets to become more aggressive, overconfident, and less rational.
Cybersecurity Ransomware as Pain: heeding pain stimuli for survival Ransomware is currently providing a pain stimulus to our country; the US has an opportunity to take action to avoid larger impacts. If the US responds poorly to that stimulus, the outcome will be fatal.
Cybersecurity Ransomware Get-well plan The US Government should pursue five policies through legislation, investment, and action, to drive the right incentives for asset-owners to improve security.
QuickThoughts Counterfeits Unknown: Deepfakes of Anthony Bourdain Deepfakes present greater risk to societal cohesion through our entertainment than they do through disinformation.
Cybersecurity Regulation and Ransomware: Fix the *Right* Problem Any ransomware solutions dictated to industry that fail to primarily address the business side will be ineffective at best, and are most likely to be costly, ineffective, and burn political capital with industry and voters.
Governance Dances with Wolves: A Response to Nick Clegg's 'It Takes Two to Tango' There are three critical issues with Clegg's analysis of Facebook that need to be considered.
QuickThoughts From Globalization to Factionalization Several years ago we reached 'peak globalization' and since then we are rapidly descending into a factionalized world. Freedom-loving governments must adapt to this new reality.
Governance Form Letter to Respond to Belarusian Crimes / Hijacking of Flight 4978 Tell your congressmember that the US should require the release of Roman Protasevitch and Sofia Sapega.
Hacking Wrapper Development for Mythic C2 This how-to walks through building a generic C# wrapper for Mythic C2 version 2.1
Governance Taxes, Wealth, and Patriotism The wealthiest Americans are facing lower taxes than their lower-income fellow citizens. The beliefs underpinning the policies causing this imbalance are un-American, foolhardy, and defeatist.
Governance Letter to the Editor I wanted to write to you in response to the Editor's letter from the April 17 issue. I agree with much of what you wrote, but I was struck by the portion: "Given how well technology has worked where much else has failed, I now wish we'd left more in the hands of technology companies."
Governance Political Christianity The Rise of ‘Christianism’ in America: in many ways, Christianity in America today is being transformed into a ‘Christianism’ that bears striking resemblances to Islamism.