I’m catching up on my backlog of interesting links.
Why Not Use All Three Browsers At Once?
Because I’m a masochist I’m literally using FIrefox, Chrome, and Edge (also Chrome) for various tasks. I have intentionally left ad filtering off for both Chrome and Edge and oh boy is this gonna be fun!
Microsoft® is modifying your keyboard. Can you guess what they’re doing?
Microsoft® is adding a new key to PC keyboards for the first time since 1994 – Ars Technica
Microsoft® is adding a key for Copilot®. I think I’m going to stick with what I have and maybe just continue using Linux?The Windows® key was okay I guess, but adding a new “Copilot® key” just tells me they’re going to force Copilot® on everyone.
Security Is Everyone’s Responsibility
23andMe: “Negligent” Users at Fault for Breach of 6.9M Records (darkreading.com)
I can understand where 23andMe’s lawyers are coming from. Their bias is to their client (or employer). I’m not saying that the company’s response to the class action lawsuit against them is right. In fact I think it’s utterly typical “corporate personhood” BS. At least they said something this time and didn’t just “stay silent” against the naysayers.
I also feel that the thing highlighted below in bold proves how far we in the cybersecurity sector have yet to go.
“Everyone should know better than to use an unhygienic credential,” says Steve Moore, vice president and chief security strategist at Exabeam. “But at the same time, the organization that provides the service ought to have capabilities to limit the risk of that.”
23andMe: “Negligent” Users at Fault for Breach of 6.9M Records (darkreading.com)
Everyone SHOULD know better. Everyone should know that the best time to deal with a security breach of your account is before it even happens. Not just “assume breach” but actually prevent the breach in the first place by using multifactor, considering hardware tokens, biometrics, passkeys, etc. Just keeping your stuff up to date is only part of the picture, you MUST remain vigilant. Not a paranoid type of vigilant that Hollywood and the news media, and even some cybersecurity companies LOVE to take advantage of (just look at the whole “juice jacking” hype). Just basic things like not re-using passwords, and using long passphrases (with spaces) goes a long way.
And we should be doing this every day when we have conversations with people. We should be educating people and also following our own best practices to boot.
Facebook introduces another way to track you – Link History | Malwarebytes
No really. I’m shocked. Shocked I tell you. Go to the article for instructions on how to control this.
ChatGPT bombs test on diagnosing kids’ medical cases with 83% error rate – Ars Technica
I do have some concern that people could be using ChatGPT for life advice though. It shouldn’t just be concern that people might be out of a job that drives this research. The amount of harm that could already be happening even with guardrails in place is something that should give everyone pause.
Awesome AD Alert!
DO NOT STICK THINGS INTO ELECTRICAL OUTLETS!
I REPEAT! DO NOT STICK THINGS INTO ELECTRICAL OUTLETS!
Is this a war game or an erotic dating sim?
TTFN!