YouTube Bans Hong Kong Election Candidate, Lee Ka-chiu - Security Boulevard

Leekachiu, I Choose You: Google and Facebook have acted against China’s candidate in Hong Kong’s upcoming elections. John Lee Ka-chiu (pictured) was sanctioned by the U.S. in 2020.

But when you’re the only candidate, can it even be called an #election?

In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we worry about semantics. At @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/NBQ82NBw3k

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) April 22, 2022

Wi-Fi 7 Chips Ahoy | Google ‘Gone Downhill Fast’ | Real-World ‘Severance’ - DevOps.com

The moral of the story: Modest doubt is called the beacon of the wise

In this week’s #TheLongView:
1⃣ The first silicon for #WiFi7,
2⃣ @Google’s search quality “is” failing, and
3⃣ what #Severance tells us about #TheGreatResignation.

At @DevOpsDotCom: https://t.co/a6yLMwpOWa

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) April 21, 2022

China Conquers Confidential Comms – U.S. Utterly Undone - Security Boulevard

No ‘Quantum Leap’ Gags, Please: Chinese researchers have achieved yet another advance in spy-proof data transmission. For the first time, they managed to communicate securely across a distance of more than 60 miles.

60 miles might not sound much, but it was a big deal when they broke 10 miles a couple of years ago.

In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we wonder what the West is up to. At @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/YeMumRfBCm

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) April 19, 2022

Russian Dev Exodus | Puppet IPO FAIL | Intel 18A Ahead of Sched. - DevOps.com

The moral of the story: Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot that it do singe yourself.

In this week’s #TheLongView:
1⃣ More than 100,000 tech workers leave #Russia,
2⃣ @Perforce buys @Puppetize, and
3⃣ @Intel moves faster than planned.

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

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) April 14, 2022

Russia Tries to Kill Ukraine’s Power Grid—and FAILS - Security Boulevard

Re-Enter Sandworm: Russia’s infamous Sandworm APT group is at it again: The scrotes have been trying to cut power to the Ukrainian capital, destroy the grid and wipe the computers used to control it.

Say your prayers, little one. In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we don’t forget to include everyone.

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

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) April 13, 2022