Bad EV Charging News
Friday, February 07, 2025
From Wired: "Feds Halt the National Electric Vehicle Charging Program - The US government has ordered states to retract their plans to build hundreds of federally funded EV charging stations."
Here is a link to the memo: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/nevi/resources/state-plan-approval-suspension.pdf.
And more coverage at Washington Post.
Google February 2025 Updates For Pixel Phones
Wednesday, February 05, 2025
Tip - Where Does Your Rain Go?
Sunday, February 02, 2025
This came in this morning's email newsletter from Recommendo.
This website will map out where rain goes based on the topography of the land:
Legacy SCR3310 USB Smart Card Reader Driver Issue With Windows 11
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
During a recent upgrade to the latest version of Windows 11, the SCR3310 USB Smart Card Reader I was using stopped working due to security issues with Microsoft's Device Security related to Core Isolation (Memory Integrity, Local Security Authority Protection), and the Security Processor.
The fix was to go into Device Manager and uninstall the SCR3310 USB Smart Card Reader.
Then, unplug the card reader and put it back in a USB port.
This should load the new Microsoft Usbccid Smartcard Reader (WUDF) drive, and the SCR3310 should be ready.
Printer Option In Coffee Shop
Monday, December 30, 2024
During a recent trip to Arizona, I found this "printer" option for those who don't have a printer in a coffee shop.
I thought it was a good idea.
Hopefully, it will be profitable.
More Information - Three Scammer Alerts
Wednesday, December 04, 2024
My Google Pixel 6a Just Got Android 15
Saturday, November 16, 2024
I got the Google Pixel 6a two years ago, in August 2022, as a free phone on T-Mobile.
I was surprised to get the latest Android 15 upgrade recently.
Links From My M-Conference DEFCON Presentation
Friday, October 04, 2024
I recently presented the following presentation at Manager-Tools.com's M-Conference 2024.:
"From The Dark Web To the Boardroom: Cybersecurity Strategies from 15 years of attending DEFCON" (PDF presentation download)
These are all the links I referenced in my presentation:
- https://www.technewsradio.com/2024/09/defcon-32-2024-notes-references.html
- https://media.defcon.org
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Tzu
- https://www.wired.com/story/russia-gru-unit-29155-hacker-team/
- https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/malware-service-top-threat/
- https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/02/02/ddos-attacks-h2-2023/
- https://www.nsa.gov/Podcast/
- https://stpetecatalyst.com/local-cybersecurity-firm-we-hired-a-north-korean-hacker/
- https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/malware-service-top-threat/
- https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/02/02/ddos-attacks-h2-2023/
- https://www.hivesystems.com/blog/are-your-passwords-in-the-green
- https://informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/most-common-pin-codes/
- https://gizmodo.com/google-just-made-entering-passwords-on-desktop-a-thing-of-the-past-200050128
- https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/innovation-at-amazon/what-is-amazon-project-kuiper
- DEFCON Examples:
- https://www.blackhillsinfosec.
com/satellite-hacking/ - ZERO TRUST
- https://dodcio.defense.gov/Portals/0/Documents/Library/CS-Ref-Architecture.pdf
- https://dodcio.defense.gov/Portals/0/Documents/Library/(U)ZT_RA_v2.0(U)_Sep22.pdf
- https://dodcio.defense.gov/Portals/0/Documents/Library/ZeroTrustOverlays.pdf
- https://dodcio.defense.gov/Portals/0/Documents/Library/DoD-ZTStrategy.pdf
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-use-poc-exploits-in-attacks-22-minutes-after-release/
- CROWD STRIKE Updates/Patching Issues:
- https://www.wired.com/story/microsoft-windows-outage-crowdstrike-global-it-probems/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/crowdstrike/comments/1e6vmkf/bsod_error_in_latest_crowdstrike_update/?rdt=35791
- https://x.com/Xaaavier_8613/status/1814180533108400569
- https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/07/global-microsoft-meltdown-tied-to-bad-crowstrike-update/
- https://www.wired.com/story/microsoft-crowdstrike-outage-cash/
- https://www.wired.com/story/hospitals-crowdstrike-microsoft-it-outage-meltdown/
- https://www.wired.com/story/crowdstrike-windows-outage-airport-travel-delays/
- https://www.wired.com/story/crowdstrike-outage-update-windows/
- https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/falcon-update-for-windows-hosts-technical-details/
- https://owasp.org/www-project-top-ten/
- https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2024/09/cisa-review-low-hanging-cyber-lapses-plague-critical-infrastructure/
- Bonus:
- AFCEA's "Cybersecurity in the Boardroom" resource (behind a soft paywall):
- Graphics:
- Backup Material
- https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/07/new-blast-radius-attack-breaks-30-year-old-protocol-used-in-networks-everywhere/
- https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/08/local-networks-go-global-when-domain-names-collide/
- https://federalnewsnetwork.com/artificial-intelligence/2024/09/state-dept-looks-to-test-cyber-data-automation-project-by-years-end/
- https://informationsecuritybuzz.com/generative-ai-fuels-new-cyberattacks/
Let me know if you have any questions, comments, etc.
I am open to presenting this in other venues if you are interested. Just let me know!
Recommendations For Distracted Free Writing
Sunday, August 25, 2024
Wired recently published their recommendations in an article entitled "The Best Apps for Distraction-Free Writing: Focus on your words and not on your toolbars with these eight minimal writing apps for your computer, your tablet, and even your phone.".
I use two of those recommendations:
- Obsidian (only application open, one tab open using the plugin
- Google Docs (full-screen mode, only one document open)
Other best practices: turn off all notifications and close all the other applications on your computer or tablet.
These suggestions work well for Chromebooks, PCs, and Apple iPads.