For the CISO Series, I get to brainstorm ideas for podcast titles. I was told by David Spark in no uncertain terms these titles will never be used. I share them here because I love them so.
Schroedinger’s Cryptography Horse Barn
Will Post-Quantum Cryptography Leave Cybersecurity in a Superposition?
Upgraded to macOS Sonoma and my machine didn’t launch Magnet on reboot. Made me realize how unfriendly macOS window management is by default, especially on multiple monitors.
I’ve said I’m a single-issue phone buyer and the new Pixel’s are now viable. Seven years of updates, not just security updates, may surpass Apple’s iPhone commitments. I really hope this keeps pushing the rest of the Android ecosystem. My kid will be a teenager when this is out of support. GULP.
GPU Driver Exploit On Flagship Android Devices
Driver exploits like this make me hesitant to move back to Android. Given, this seems like a very limited exploit. But t...I subscribed to get the Sunday NYT at home because I’m becoming an old man and the Plain Dealer is just the sports page and the penny saver ads anymore. It’s a pleasant anachronism.
My son discovered the movie Cars which means I am now listening to non-zero amounts of Rascal Flatts.
Does the Raspberry Pi 5 Lose the Plot?
There’s a new Raspberry Pi out! And it finally adds PCIExpress connectivity, the biggest bottleneck of all the old board...I am a YouTube Music subscriber and generally like the service. However searching for YouTube Music is unconfusing to exactly no one.
This visualization on the increase in Kia-Hyundai thefts is insane. Good roundup by Motherboard on this.
This is odd phrasing from Logitech:
2023 has been an exciting year for Logitech. Following its acquisition of the popular audio equipment brand Blue Microphones, Logitech is rolling out several new products in the Logitech G line of gaming devices.
“Following its acquisition…” It acquired Blue Microphone in 2018. You didn’t acquire it this year, you phased out a brand.
For all the fun to be had poking fun at Apple calling a phone Pro, the iPhone 15 Pro does let you record ProRes video to an external SSD, something you only find on prosumer cameras. It’s incredibly niche, but actually is a pro feature.
How useful is it given the sensor size? ¯_(ツ)_/¯
Well due to my healthcare provider using the MoveIT MFT, both my kids have now had data leaked. So at age 5 and 6 they’ve had SSN, DoB, and medical conditions exposed. Good thing they get (checks notes) two years of credit monitoring.
I’m sorry T2, there can only be one Pebble in my heart.
iPhone 15 Pro or a Honda Motocompacto e-scooter for a cool grand? I know I’m going cool mod scooter.
X and the FTC Consent Decree
So in 10 minutes, I read two amazing things. From this Guardian piece on X potentially violating its consent decree with...The Surface Duo was an experimental form factor and I appreciate Microsoft taking a swing at it. But ending software support (including security updates) this soon after launch is just another reason why I’m a single-issue phone buyer.
Going live at 3:30pm ET with VillageMD CISO Dan Walsh for the Cyber Security Headlines Week in Review! Going to be talking about the details of Microsoft’s MSA key leak, Mudge working for the feds, how the LastPass breach got worse.
Polaroid actually made a high-end camera again!
Polaroid just announced the I-2, a high-end instant camera like they haven’t made since the venerable SX-70 or SLR...A Single-Issue Phone Buyer
I’ve seen a little bit of Android versus iPhone talk come up lately. MKBHD recently did a video on it, and it&rsqu...Microsoft is forced to unbundle Teams in the EU, just over two years after Slack was acquired by Salesforce. It seems so late for that kind of move given that Microsoft already disrupted the innovator in that space. As Casey Newton noted when the deal was announced:
But the 4 million users it had at the time would increase to just 12 million four years later, while Microsoft — which added Teams to its 365 bundle without increasing the price — took Teams from zero to 115 million users.
No one brandishes the cudgel of Office like Microsoft.
Death, taxes, and…
Pleasantly surprised that the Beeper cross messaging app doesn’t break or punish you for switching back to first party clients. Occasionally need to do that if you want to send gifs or other rich media. I’ve had email clients that made going back to webmail a pain.
Why is the Washington Post offering an 11% discount to not subscribe annually? Their monthly special works out to $26 a year versus $29 all up front…
The former e-bike giant VanMoof found a buyer, the private equity-owned former tech arm of McLaren. Not surprising, but I can’t imagine it won’t be long before VanMoof owners are faced with paying a subscription to maintain access to previously free services for their bikes.
One of the under appreciated joys of the Aeropress is that it’s almost more difficult to leave it dirty than to just clean it right away. Love my French press but that thing languishes in squalor after I use it.