Cashio Stablecoin: Not Stable—CASH Loses 99.99995% - Security Boulevard

George Looks Pissed: A hacker drove a stablecoin into the ground yesterday. Cashio, a dollar-backed coin, is now all but worthless, thanks to a simple exploit.

Schadenfreude for those of us who know this tulip-like craze for imaginary money is hilariously dumb.

In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we point and laugh, Nelson-like. At @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/xjHT9Pp6Cv

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) March 24, 2022

Apple Outage Outrage | Linux Random Redo | Okta Hacked (or Not) - DevOps.com

The moral of the story: This above all—to thine own self be true.

In this week’s #TheLongView:
1⃣ Why @Apple services were down,
2⃣ #Linux gets a huge #RNG overhaul, and
3⃣ we wonder if @Okta was hacked again.

At @DevOpsDotCom: https://t.co/PsqZXWY3DH #DevOps #DevSecOps

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

Bad Dog—Everyone HATES This FIDO Passwordless Idea - Security Boulevard

Dog’s Breakfast of a Plan: Behold! The next steps to passwordless nirvana. The FIDO Alliance is happy to present its plan for ridding us from the yoke of passwords.

Usually in #SBBlogwatch, I try to tell both sides of the story. But today, I couldn’t find anyone who thinks #FIDO is a good thing.

At @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/Tl5hTeLu8f

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

CSS-Tricks Sells Out | Peloton Spins Out | ARM Axes 1,000 - DevOps.com

The moral of the story: Every meeting must involve a parting.

In this week’s #TheLongView:
1⃣ @CSS-Tricks gets bought by @DigitalOcean,
2⃣ @onePeloton pedals while its business burns, and
3⃣ @Arm lays off up to 15% of staff.

At @DevOpsDotCom: https://t.co/8u2CFihBqg $DOCN $PTON $NVDA $9984

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) March 17, 2022

Russia Bans Instagram—Influencers Cry While Ukrainians Die - Security Boulevard

And Nothing of Value was Lost: Putin’s Kremlin has followed through on its threat to ban Meta’s Instagram app in Russia. Cue: Much wailing and gnashing of teeth among the класс инфлюенсеров.

🧵: #Putin’s #Kremlin has followed through on its threat to ban @Meta’s @Instagram app in #Russia.

Cue: Much wailing and gnashing of teeth among the класс инфлюенсеров.https://t.co/CB3LG2J8zc

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) March 15, 2022