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Alpha Homora V2 Post Mortem(blog.alphafinance.io)
2 points by eswat 6y ago|0 comments
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by eswat 6y ago
Pretty much. Many want exposure to the price appreciation without having to deal with minutae like custody.
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by eswat 6y ago
If we're talking about the ransomware attack specifically, nothing has really changed. We're just shy of 18 years from the Half-Life 2 source code leak. But in other ways, yes, the gaming zeitgeist does seem more toxic than what I
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by eswat 6y ago
When I used to build MVPs for clients I stuck to Ruby on Rails, even though I mostly worked with Python and/or JavaScript on mature products. Fast to get features usable – as in deciding whether this should be developed further or not
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by eswat 6y ago
> “If you have a bank account but you can - at the click of a button - move your money to the central bank ... that could risk instability in the system,” Yazdi said. > Riksbank Deputy Governor Cecilia Skingsley has dismissed such con
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What History Can Teach Us About the Post-Covid Economy(morningstar.ca)
3 points by eswat 6y ago|0 comments
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Capcom hit by Ragnar Locker ransomware, 1TB allegedly stolen(bleepingcomputer.com)
3 points by eswat 6y ago|0 comments
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by eswat 6y ago
I hadn’t realized how travel played a valuable role in my life until that was severely restricted this year…
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by eswat 6y ago
Electric toothbrush: gets the job done quicker and results in less awkward conversations with my dentist (we talk about travel stories instead).
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by eswat 6y ago
It depends on your threat model[0]. Keep in mind that InfoSec people that do the things you mentioned are doing it either out of necessity (see [0]), they see it as a fun hobby or are taking things to an unecessary extreme. There are plenty
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by eswat 6y ago
> I want to work in security but I don't have the credentials. Well, you got to start somewhere! I burnt out from front-end development last year and decided to pivot into security. There are plenty of entry-level certifications you
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by eswat 6y ago
Seems these animations are not really in the sign up process, rather at certain completion milestones. From the article: > [We improved the Sign-up flow by] Removing anything extra like images, so you could move faster without distractio
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A Deep Dive into K-pop(dormin.org)
3 points by eswat 6y ago|0 comments
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by eswat 6y ago
Find a site the target visits frequently that lets you inject something that will make a request to your server (“poisoning the well”). Use the gathered IP address, User-Agent and Language headers to start building a persona to look for.
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by eswat 6y ago
> It's a little bit like scyscrapers in Dubai, which look like someone in the 90s read sci-fi from the 60s, rather than futuristic it looks retro and nostalgic, missing the entire point. Keep in mind this game is loosely based on a
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GOG Galaxy Client Local Privilege Escalation Deuce(positronsecurity.com)
2 points by eswat 6y ago|0 comments
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by eswat 6y ago
There’s a difference between certificates and certifications. Certificates are just a document showing you completed a course. Certifications are for those that have proven to a certifying body that they know the requisite skills and knowle
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by eswat 6y ago
If your goal is to learn something deeply and not just get something out the door, I don’t believe “just build something” is not the prevailing wisdom. Building something is a part of how you reinforce what you've learned from actual m
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by eswat 6y ago
Most gig work is done through middlemen/platforms where only some contract work like that exists and typically for longer engagements (ie: through agencies and temp staffing). Contractors also have more flexibility to develop a relatio
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by eswat 6y ago
Developing software that fulfills functionial or gameplay requirements is going to require a very different skillset compared to fulfilling security requirements (user stories become abuser stories, and they aren't always easy to wrap
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by eswat 6y ago
SpyCloud did an interesting writeup on at least one credential stuffing tool used months ago in this attack: https://spycloud.com/technical-analysis-nintendo-account-che...
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by eswat 6y ago
This attack affected regular Nintendo accounts that are free, not just those using Nintendo Online (the paid service).
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by eswat 6y ago
Did you have a Nintendo Network ID linked to your Nintendo account though? Was that NNID password secure?
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by eswat 6y ago
Source (Japanese) https://www.nintendo.co.jp/support/information/2020/0424.htm...
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by eswat 6y ago
> article said possible downloaded "booby-trapped files" They gave that as a general example, not for this attack specifically. The article doesn't rule out an attack originating from outside the network (ie: phishing).
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by eswat 6y ago
Past how robust the tech scene is in your desired location, you also have to ask how the pandemic will affect your time outside of work. ie: Montréal will be just as boring as Ottawa in terms of the nightlife scene for a while.
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by eswat 6y ago
> However, if your version of getting ahead is to have a loving family, or to spend time on the hobbies you like or traveling or <insert other non-monetary thing here> then you can (and sometimes even have to) spend less effort on
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by eswat 6y ago
Yup. It's "digital by default" not "digital at all costs". Seems they'll keep their current offices but reformated as spaces for people that really want to work amongst each other physically, instead of expecti
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by eswat 6y ago
Notice of cyber security incident: https://otp.investis.com/clients/uk/easyjet1/rns/regulatory-...
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by eswat 6y ago
The economy ≠ the stock market Investors are expecting things to get better in the future and pricing stocks based on that.

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