ArchiveApril 2017

Everything wrong with TalkingPoint’s “Cybersecurity” episode

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Channel News Asia posted last week that hackers could steal your info by just knowing your phone number. Woah!! Must be some uber NSA stuff right–but no, it was a couple of guys with Metasploit and they required a LOT more than ‘just’ the phone number. The post was an add-on to a current affairs show called Talking Point, that aired an episode last week about cybersecurity...

Cyberwar assessment of Malaysia vs. DPRK

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Would North Korea ever declare war on Malaysia? Probably not. But nothing is predictable when you’re dealing with a erratic despot who killed his own uncle with an anti-aircraft gun. Realistically though, few nations have the resources and political will, to launch a war, half-way across the world. And neither Malaysia nor North Korea are one of those ‘few’ nations. But what if...