A new vulnerability that attacks Direct Memory Access through Thunderbolt or PCI Express ports. These are common on Macs, but also appears on other systems. Multiple OSes are susceptible to this issue.
Enjoy The Comedy Stylings Of... Lucidchart
OK, i run into the folks from Lucidchart at the trade shows and we chat. I like their product, but their comedy may be where they shine the brightest. I came upon this trove of awesome because my 13 year old daughter saw my Lucidchart shirt swag, and she said I love those guys, I follow them on Instagram.
Bunnie Huang talks Hardware Hacks
Several month ago, I had an opportunity to spend some time with Mike Rogers who was the commander of the U.S. Cyber Command and the Director of the NSA. He stressed how important it is to know the supply chain of your equipment in order to maintain a secure environment. He stressed that not only do you need to know your suppliers, but you need to know the entire supply chain of all the components.
Windstream Files For Bankruptcy
Windstream has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy following a $310 million dollar judgement against Windstream brought by the hedge fund Aurelius Capital Management.
The Wall Street Journal reports, "The rural broadband provider’s chapter 11 filing Monday is the culmination of a bruising 18 month legal fight between the telecom company and Aurelius, which had argued a two-year-old spinoff of the company's fiber-optic cable network violated the covenants on one of its bonds," regarding sale-leaseback restrictions.
Ready for SD-WAN?
There has been a lot of talk about SD-WAN these days, and a lot of questions about what to do. I have been working with a lot of clients on these questions and so I wanted to present my thoughts on the market.
The Pace Of Change
This is a really interesting visualization produced by Tarry Singh, CEO, founder & AI Researcher at deepkapha.ai. Tarry has kindly released this on to the Interwebs for the greater good.
What Tarry is trying to demonstrate here is that No matter how big you are, failure to continuously innovate can cause your demise. While this is definitely true, I would like to add to that.
On The Power Of Editing
This morning, I had a conversation with a friend of mine who produces music scores for TV and Movies. He was lamenting how the industry has declined because people have turned to free or low cost alternatives produced by amateurs or professionals with limited experience.
CB Insights Picks Their 2019 Unicorns list
For those not familiar with the term, Unicorn is used to describe a Venture Backed company that has achieved a pre-IPO valuation over a billion dollars. While this is something that was very rare in the past, it seems like there are unicorns everywhere now.
Apple Event To Be Held March 25th
Apple’s first big event of 2019 will be held at the Steve Jobs Theater at the Apple Campus on March 25th. The rumors are that there will be a big announcements around Apple’s subscription services offerings. There have been talks in the works for a long time around Apple offering a streaming video subscriptions service in addition to magazine subscriptions. While there have been initial complaints about the oversized cut that Apple intends to take, it still remains to be seen wha the model will be.
So Much For Drinking The Blood Of The Young, Try Sucking The Marrow From Their Bones
Well, for those of you chasing the fountain of youth by getting transfusions of the blood of the young, the FDA has just shut you down. Ambrosia the clinic that has been topping up the elderly, was shut down by the FDA who labeled it a “dangerous scam.”
But don’t despair! If you are looking to find ways to satisfy your gruesome quest for youth, there is bone marrow. Hannah Osborne over at Newsweek is reporting:
The Real Fake News
Meet Xin Xiaomeng, Xinhua’s newest news anchor.
Xinhua, has just debuted their latest AI news reporter to complement the previous two they introduced in November.
Google Ends Forced Arbitration
Forced arbitration has been a sticking point with me for some time. It is an increasingly common practice in many companies to force their workers to sign binding arbitration agreements.
Companies say that this is to reduce the overwhelming costs of litigation (what the heck are you doing to get sued that much), but the real reason is that it tips things heavily in favor of the company who chooses the arbitrator and manages the process.
Palo Alto to Buy RedLock for $173M
CRN is reporting that Palo Alto Networks is in the process of acquiring Cloud Security company RedLock for $173M.
Palo Alto has been making moves to expand its portfolio and this fits in with their desire to grow their Cloud based capabilities.
3 Cheers for Allstate
I just wanted to give a shoutout to Allstate for jumping in to help fight the good fight for the right to repair movement. Recently, Allstate purchased iCracked, one of the largest phone repair companies in the country.
Lacework Demo from Re:Invent
Lacework is a company that has been on our radar since Mike Speiser at Sutter Hill Ventures introduced us to them. They have some very strong backing from the VCs community, and they offer some interesting insights into the flow of data across your environment. They have some handy tools to do forensic analysis on events.