av Mikael Winterkvist | okt 9, 2019 | Lästips
The FBI has warned that “the threat” to U.S. election security “from nation-state actors remains a persistent concern,” that it is “working aggressively” to uncover and stop, and the U.S. Director of National Intelligence has appointed an election threats executive, explaining that election security is now “a top priority for the intelligence community—whoch must bring the strongest level of support to this critical issue.”
With this in mind, a new report from cybersecurity powerhouse Check Point makes for sobering reading. “It is unequivocally clear to us,” the firm warns, “that the Russians invested a significant amount of money and effort in the first half of this year to build large-scale espionage capabilities. Given the timing, the unique operational security design, and sheer volume of resource investment seen, Check Point believes we may see such an attack carried out near the 2020 U.S. Elections.”
Källa: Russian Secret Weapon Against U.S. 2020 Election Revealed In New Cyberwarfare Report
av Mikael Winterkvist | sep 29, 2019 | Lästips
I can’t tell you what’s going to happen to his blockbuster complaint about the president’s behavior, but I can tell you that the whistle-blower’s college writing instructor would be very proud of him.
As a writing instructor myself for 20 years, I look at the complaint and see a model of clear writing that offers important lessons for aspiring writers. Here are a few:
The whistle-blower gets right to the point.
We know right away what his purpose is and why we should care. He wastes no time on background or pleasantries before stating that he is writing to report “an ‘urgent’ concern.” And then he immediately states it:
“In the course of my official duties, I have received information from multiple U.S. Government officials that the President of the United States is using the power of his office to solicit interference from a foreign country in the 2020 U.S. election.”
Källa: Opinion | The Whistle-Blower Knows How to Write
av Mikael Winterkvist | sep 22, 2019 | Lästips
Justin Mann är fotograf och han har testat nya iPhone 11 Pro, grundligt.
iPhone 11 Pro Camera Review — Austin Mann
I’m here as I continue on-going work photographing The Bach Project w/ Yo-Yo Ma, a world tour where Yo-Yo is performing Bach in unconventional places around the globe. It’s been a privilege to photograph this amazing journey, and when I considered how to test the iPhone 11 Pro’s new capabilities, I thought a shoot on this project could be a great fit as many of these shoots have been in extremely low light!
Of course, I’ve also been anxious to see what this Ultra Wide lens can do, so shortly after the performance I popped out to the countryside to find some epic landscapes and have been out exploring this big, beautiful country ever since.
Källa: iPhone 11 Pro Camera Review — Austin Mann
av Mikael Winterkvist | sep 17, 2019 | Lästips
Nordkorea, en av världen hårdaste diktaturer, har statligt anställda hackare och enligt underättelsekällor så finansieras landets vapenprogram, kärnvapenprogram, genom intrång och stölder av bland annat kryptovalutor.
Även om tonen utåt ter sig rätt avslappnad, i varje fall mellan Donald Trump och diktatorn Kim Jon-un, så pågår en helt annan typ av kommunikation ute på nätet. Här möts västerländska underättelsetjänster och de olika grupper som anses vara knutna till Nordkorea, Lazarus Group och undergrupperna Bluenoroff och Andariel.
Sanktioner
USA har nu infört ännu hårdare sanktioner riktade mot Nordkorea som en direkt följd av att USA anser att Nordkorea är skyldig till en rad intrång, försök till intrång och informationsstölder.
av Mikael Winterkvist | sep 15, 2019 | Lästips
Edward Snowden satt inne i det allra heligaste. Han hade tillgång till topphemlig övervakningsutrustning och hans jobb var att övervaka, kartlägga och samla in information på uppdrag av den amerikanska och den brittiska underrättelsetjänsten.
Hans avslöjande slog ned som en bomb. Det stod nu klart att övervakningen befann sig på en grotesk nivå, långt mer omfattande än vad som framkommit tidigare. Enorma mängder data samlades in, telefonsamtal, meddelanden, e-post och SMS. Idag lever Edward Snowden, 36, i Moskva, Ryssland, dit han lyckades att fly undan efter det att han lämnat över stora mängder bevis till ledande nyhetsmedier.
The Guardian har gjort en två timmar lång intervju med världens mest kända visselblåsare.
The Guardian
av Mikael Winterkvist | sep 6, 2019 | Lästips
Uber told investors last month that it had lost $5.2 billion in the second quarter, a record loss for a company that has never been profitable even as its ride-hail app has reshaped how many cities work. As it ballooned into a unicorn while bringing millions of riders and drivers onto its platform, Uber became embroiled in just about every kind of scandal possible in today’s tech industry: privacy invasions, sexual harassment, a toxic bro culture, intellectual property lawsuits, mistreatment of gig workers. In 2017, co-founder Travis Kalanick was finally ousted as CEO.
The new book Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber, by New York Times technology reporter Mike Isaac, chronicles this pileup of scandals in rubbernecking detail. It’s an account of the company’s founding, its rapid rise, and the careening troubles that led to an investor-led putsch against Kalanick.
Källa: The Bonkers Story of Travis Kalanick’s Downfall
