I have some interesting thoughts going into the big day tomorrow, and I wanted to try to capture them concisely. The best overview debate (Harris vs. Shapiro) But first, here’s the best debate to listen to if you want the strongest arguments on each side. It’s Sam Harris against Ben Shapiro—with Bari Weiss moderating (and … Read more
So you want to help the environment, but you don’t think that you have enough time? Here are 10 simple things that you can do in under a minute that will help the environment and save you money at the same time: 1. Use Half The Amount (time: none): Try using half the amount of … Read more
There’s nothing quite like a conference to bring together colleagues, peers and competitors aligned under a common goal – and to take the temperature of a sector. The recent International Life and Annuity Conference was an opportunity to do just that, with BILTIR CEO Suzanne Williams-Charles (pictured) highlighting that: “People are feeling optimistic about the … Read more
IoT Devices in Password-Spraying Botnet Microsoft is warning Azure cloud users that a Chinese controlled botnet is engaging in “highly evasive” password spraying. Not sure about the “highly evasive” part; the techniques seem basically what you get in a distributed password-guessing attack: “Any threat actor using the CovertNetwork-1658 infrastructure could conduct password spraying campaigns at … Read more
Introduction The sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) finished last week in Colombia, kicking off the 2024 COP season. A large part of the international legal community turned its attention to the discussions held in Cali, and will now focus on the upcoming debates in … Read more
