Self-Driving…
Hey, Folks! Guess Who’s Safer Behind the Wheel? You or AI?
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/09/are-self-driving-cars-already-safer-than-human-drivers/
🚗 Self-driving cars vs. humans👨💼: Who’s the real road warrior? 💥 Just read this spicy 🌶️ tidbit from Ars Technica: Self-driving champs Waymo and Cruise have logged 8 million driverless miles 🧭, with California crash reports showing examples of impressive safety records 📊. Sure, these robo-rides may occasionally bump into a shopping cart 🛒, but mostly it’s other drivers crashing into them 😮. So, are they safer than humans? 🤔 Still up in the air ✈️ – but evidence is piling up in favor of self-driving cars 🎉. Grab your popcorn 🍿 and watch this space 🕶️!
Worldcoin…
The Great Worldcoin Debate: Is Your Privacy at Stake with the New World-Wide Digital Currency?
https://www.context.news/big-tech/what-is-worldcoin-and-what-does-it-mean-for-our-privacy
Trading your eyescan for a chance to bag crypto. Wizardry or Privacy Wickedry?🔮 #Worldcoin, Sam Altman’s (OpenAI founder) new cryptocurrency project, stakes claims on being the future of UBI (Universal Basic Income). Each IrisHash 🎁 = tokens. Your eyes are now your passport in the digital world.👁️🗨️
Critics, though, are squinting at the privacy consequences. 🕶️ While Worldcoin assures all eye scans are deleted right after creating your unique IrisHash, skeptics say, “Don’t blink!” 👀
Time will reveal if this is a groundbreaking stride towards #financialinclusion or a monumental leap into the realm of privacy breaches. For now, I’m just wondering… is it too soon to start investing in ‘Premium Eyedrops?’ 👁️💧🤷♂️
Careers…
So Much for ‘Learn to Code’
🚀Remember when President Biden Biden told coal miners to “learn to code”? Idiotic then, worse now. Generative AI is shaking up Computer Science Degrees🤖
Remember when a computer science degree was every student’s ticket to ride in the 21st century? Well, watch out, graduates—generative AI is here to rewrite that narrative! 🧠💻 With bots like ChatGPT coding faster than a caffeinated keyboard warrior, even the savviest programmers face an uncanny job market rival.💼🤺
Whoever said, “If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em!” might’ve been onto something. 🤔 Best to pick up some AI skills before HAL-9000 comes a-knocking! 🩺➡🤖 // #GenerativeAI #ComputerScience #FutureOfWork
Admin Passwords…
CISA reveals ‘Admin123’ as top security threat in cyber sloppiness chart
Are you using Admin123 as a password? How the default password for your Firewall or router? Default credentials, admin privileges, & network monitoring! Oh my! 🙀 CISA & NSA say the biggest cyber-boo-boo is using ‘Admin123’ as your password.🔑🙊 Don’t make it easy for the bad guys! Shake things up! Use a secure-by-design policy in your systems, not the easy-to-hack, out-of-the-box settings. Plus, don’t fall for the privilege myopia – watching is NOT enough! Don’t take advantage of your dear company’s network blindspots – you’re just asking for trouble! Remember, a safe network is a happy network! 😉💻🔒 #cybersecurity #CISA #NSA #Admin123 #networkmonitoring #securebydesign
Ransomware…
MGM Resorts refused to pay hackers following ransomware attack
Something major went down at the MGM Resorts, and it’s got repercussions for all of us. Here’s the lowdown: hackers launched a ransomware attack on MGM Resorts, where they encrypted employee data and demanded a hefty sum to release it. 🙅♂️ But get this – MGM refused to pay up! 💪
You might be thinking, “What does this have to do with me?” Well, these kinds of hacks don’t just affect big corporations like MGM; they can impact regular folks like you and me, too. 😱 It’s crucial that we must stay informed about these incidents to protect ourselves from being victims in the future. Especially if you’ve ever stayed at an MGM Resort or shared your personal information online (who hasn’t?), you need to know what happened and how it could affect you.
And then there’s…
CDW data to be leaked next week after negotiations with LockBit break down
https://www.theregister.com/2023/10/06/cdw_lockbit_negotiations/
CDW slapstick in ransom negotiation! Offering peanuts, their mega-data gets the red carpet rollout. Next time, don’t lowball ‘em fellas! 💸 Like a tense tango, #LockBit jive is no joke. Tick-tock, will your data be next on the dancefloor? 🕺💃 #CyberSecurityGoneWild #RansomNoRomance
So grab your ☕️ and check your security, too!
