Theranos’s Holmes VC Reverb | 5G C-Band Marches On | Mozilla Jumps Shark - DevOps.com

The Moral of the Story: What is safety to one is not always safety to another.

In this week’s #TheLongView:
1⃣ Conviction of #Theranos CEO #ElizabethHolmes increases scrutiny of #startups,
2⃣ higher-frequency #5G NR is creeping towards reality, and
3⃣ @Mozilla gets criticized for promoting #climate-harming scams.

At @DevOpsDotCom: https://t.co/HTKujit7P9

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) January 6, 2022

Did U.S. Charge Klyushin to Reveal 2016 DNC Hack Info? - Security Boulevard

Vladislav vs. Vladimir: A Russian man, extradited from Switzerland last month, is thought to be helping U.S. authorities learn more about the 2016 Democratic Party breach. The original charge was one of insider trading, but now we might find out more about that alleged election manipulation.

But something doesn’t add up. In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we do the math.

At @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/ZPjdWte12P

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) January 4, 2022

Apple AirTag: Absolutely Awful, Say Stalking Victims - Security Boulevard

Immoral Compass: Apple is under renewed flak for its AirTags—and how they make life easy for stalkers and carjackers. A tsunami of anecdata shows Cupertino’s location tracker toy being misused by criminals.

Slow news week or genuine concern? In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we chew the fat.

At @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/UxyqQBSlto

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) January 3, 2022

Rails 7 FTW | WFH is SOP | 586M Passwords Dumped - DevOps.com

In this week’s #TheLongView:
1⃣ Ruby on @Rails 7.0 is go,
2⃣ #WorkingFromHome is still de rigueur, and
3⃣ @HaveIBeenPwned gets far, far bigger.

At @DevOpsDotCom: https://t.co/hcEzoNdi99

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) December 21, 2021

Boston Cops buy Stingray Spy Stuff—Spending Secret Budget - Security Boulevard

Evil Twin Paid For by … Police all over the nation are using IMSI catchers—such as the infamous Stingray device—to surveil suspects. For example, Boston police spent over $600K in 2019 from a hidden budget (despite Stingray use being effectively illegal in Massachusetts).

Shame about that, because the @ACLU is off to court.

In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we plead the fifth (and the fourth). At @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/3gIfaiFAw2

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) December 20, 2021