Jacob F Davis

Cyber Security. General Dominance Theory. Complexity Science. Economics.

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WATCH: Ocasio-Cortez Gets Asked How She'll Pay For Her Programs. It Was A Disaster.
dailywire.com - Ryan Saavedra
Socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) was again unable to explain how she intends to pay for $40 trillion in far-left big government …
How The Turing Institute Is Helping the UK Address Cyber Threats
PCMag - S.C. Stuart
The UK is 'very underprepared in matters of cyber security,' according to Dr. Mark Briers, Programme Director at The Alan Turing Institute. Here's …
Google Shields Chromebooks From Sneaky USB Attacks
Forbes - Lee Mathews
The ubiquity of USB has made it a common vector for cyberattacks. A criminal can walk up to a machine, coolly slide a stick into a PC without arousing suspicions and wreak havoc on an entire network. only
FEC says lawmakers can use campaign funds toward personal cybersecurity expenses
The Washington Times - Andrew Blake
The Federal Election Commission ruled in favor of letting lawmakers use leftover campaign funds for personal cybersecurity-related expenses, citing …
Yes, You Do Want to Dominate Others: The battle of dominance vs superiority
cyberdominance.com - Jacob Foster Davis
Despite popular claims to the contrary, you – and everyone else – want to dominate. You want to have what you want, when you want it, despite any …
Police think Alexa may have witnessed a New Hampshire double slaying - now they want Amazon to turn her over
SFGate - Meagan Flynn, The Washington Post
Prosecutors in New Hampshire believe an Amazon Echo smart speaker may have recorded audio evidence of a homicide. Alexa might have been listening, as she almost always is, when Christine Sullivan was to
44 Teams Attending Cyber Robotics Coding Competition Finals
Patch - NH Dept Of Education
Students from around New Hampshire will compete at UNH on Dec. 15. CONCORD, NH – This Saturday, students from around New Hampshire will compete in the …
China's hacking against US on the rise - US intelligence official
itnews.com.au
NSA concern over disruptive operations.
The phone apps cyber security experts warn that you should delete immediately
walesonline.co.uk - Will Hayward
You may have noticed your battery or data disappearing Researchers have identified 22 apps that you should delete from phone. The warning is specific …
Mysterious 'deep biosphere' may harbor millions of undiscovered species
Euronews - euronews
Life on Earth takes billions of shapes, but to see most of them you'll have to dig deep below the planet's surface. For the past 10 years, that's what the scientists of the Deep Carbon Observatory (DCO)
To save America, we must rebalance our economic system
thehill.com - John Grossenbacher, opinion contributor
America’s economic system is a mix of free-market capitalism with government actions and controls. It evolved along with our nation. Many of us came …
Identical Twins Hint at How Environments Change Gene Expression
The Atlantic - Erika Hayasaki
Studying twins has long offered insight into the interplay of nature and nurture. Epigenetics is the next frontier. Monica and Erika Hoffman stand barefoot, side by side near a sign that reads “Twin Studies
The Dracula ant snaps its jaw shut 5,000 times faster than you can blink
Popular Science - By Sara Chodosh
It’s a snap, quite literally. Dracula ants sound like they should be good at sucking your blood, not moving fast, but they just set a new record for the fastest animal movement: a snap. Like human fingers,
A New View of Threat Intelligence: The Last Line of Defense
databreachtoday.com
The Role of Threat Intelligence in Cyber Resilience December 12, 2018 When security controls fail, can you detect unusual and anomalous activity …
American Waterways Operators Releases Cyber Risk Guide
maritime-executive.com - By MarEx 2018-12-12 17:35:35
The American Waterways Operators has released a best practices document to help the tugboat, towboat and barge industry manage cyber risk and detect …
What's Up With That Story About Secret Face-Scanning Tech at a Taylor Swift Show?
Gizmodo - Melanie Ehrenkranz
At a Taylor Swift concert earlier this year, fans were reportedly treated to something they might not expect: a kiosk displaying clips of the pop …
Dominate the Information Domain: Synchronize Strategy and Cyber Efforts
cyberdominance.com - John F Griffin
The U.S. is falling behind in the cyber war. We need to quickly synchronize our national strategy and our cyber efforts – including expanding to …
How learning from hackers can protect us from cyber attacks
ZDNet - Danny Palmer
Cyber criminals are often ahead of the cyber security industry when it comes to finding the right skills. That has to change. To protect against cyber …
The World's Biggest Hacking Powers Are Sitting Out Attempts To Bring An End To Hacking
buzzfeednews.com - Kevin Collier
Most of the world agrees that it's unacceptable to build programs that rapidly shut down computers around the world. But the countries most likely to …
You Know What? Go Ahead and Use the Hotel Wi-Fi
WIRED - Brian Barrett
As you travel this holiday season, bouncing from airport to airplane to hotel, you’ll likely find yourself facing a familiar quandary: Do I really …
AI Can Now Fake Fingerprints That Fool Biometric ID Scanners
Gizmodo - Jennings Brown
Artificial Intelligence researchers used a neural network to create fake fingerprints that could be a hacker’s dream tool. Five researchers, led by …
Once again, Facebook has a lot of explaining to do
Engadget - Edgar Alvarez
The turmoil continues. Just when you thought things couldn't get worse for Facebook, The New York Times has come out with a bombshell exposé of the company's tumultuous last two years. That, of course,
Memories Physically Transferred Between Snails Through Strings of RNA
Inverse - By Sarah Sloat
It just took one injection to teach these snails fear. To most of us, memories are intangible, like floating photo albums existing only in the mind. …
10 remarkable caterpillars and what they become
Mother Nature Network - Sidney Stevens
The 'before' is often as magnificent as the 'after.' It's hard not to be captivated by the fluttery fragile beauty of butterflies and moths. But the …
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Cloud Security: How to Secure Your Sensitive Data in the Cloud
gemalto.com - Prasun Srivastava
In today’s always-connected world, an increasing number of organisations are moving their data to the cloud for operational efficiency, cost …
This is how artificial intelligence will become weaponized in future cyberattacks
ZDNet - Charlie Osborne
Real-time, autonomous decisions are only some of the techniques AI can bring to the table. Artificial intelligence has the potential to bring a select …
US ready to hit Russia with cyberattack if it directly interferes with midterm elections
TechSpot - Rob Thubron
In brief: The US midterm election takes place next week, and while all eyes are on the results, many people are waiting for any evidence of Russia …
The Six Critical Controls
cyberdominance.com - Jacob Foster Davis
Want to achieve Dominance in the Cyber Domain? Learn to control yourself and your opponent with the Six Critical Controls of Cyber Dominance …