#database honeypots

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Different Types of Honeypots and Where to Get Them

Understanding the various types of honeypots available is crucial for implementing effective security deception strategies. This comprehensive guide explores different types of honeypots across multiple categories, from database honeypots to industrial control systems, providing direct download links and resources for each solution. Whether you’re securing web applications, monitoring SSH…

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Olivia Troye at Living It With Olivia:

Elon Musk has officially announced his departure from the Trump administration, stepping down as head of the Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE, in name and irony. The announcement followed closely on the heels of a blistering CBS interview aired earlier this week, where Musk made his disillusionment unmistakably clear: [“I think a bill can be big, or it can be beautiful. I don’t think it could be both.”] He was referring to President Trump’s latest budget bill, a $3.8 trillion deficit driver loaded with pet projects, retaliation slush funds, and performative cuts dressed up as reform. It's the kind of legislation that tells you everything about this administration's priorities: consolidating power, not governing effectively. Let's not romanticize Musk's role. He signed up for this. He knew what he was getting into, or at least he should have. But even he couldn't survive the dysfunction. His exit, after just six months, speaks volumes. Granted, he does have to go legally, given the spot he occupied in the government as a Special Government Employee, but since when does the Trump Administration abide by the law? That to me is the biggest tell. No extension or lies covering up for you, Mr. Musk. The man who redefined electric vehicles and launched rockets into space just got grounded by Trump's Washington. Musk came in promising $2 trillion in government savings. Instead, he claimed $175 billion in government cost-saving initiatives, many of which can't be verified. The rest? Red tape, infighting, and a political environment where facts are inconvenient, and loyalty is currency. He got what he wanted, though, access. His companies benefited from proximity, and he walked away with the keys to more information than most Americans will ever know exists. Databases that were purposely separated to prevent one individual or group from gaining access to all that data at once. Russia also enjoyed a nice piece of it, and I'm not talking about the perfect American honeypot. At one point, Musk’s DOGE team was granted extraordinary access to data inside the Department of Treasury, including internal audits, financial compliance systems, and even elements of IRS enforcement targeting. Where did all that information go? Who has it now? What protections were put in place, if any? Remember this whole fiasco? But hey, if nothing else, in addition to destroying the lives and careers of many public servants, he gave us a government era defined by endless, bizarre references to “Big Balls.” Perhaps that’s the legacy he wanted. Someone should commission a plaque for the U.S. Department of Treasury’s lobby. 

Musk’s departure isn’t just a headline; it’s a symptom. A sign that even billionaires with moonshot visions can't navigate the wreckage Trump has made of governance. Too bad the Trump propaganda machine knew this day would come and has been laying the groundwork for months to ensure that the MAGA crowd doesn’t connect the dots enough to realize that his departure is a red flag. In recent months, Trump-aligned media and surrogates began deliberately distancing themselves from Musk. Once a vocal Musk fan, Steve Bannon dismissed him after Trump reportedly denied Musk access to a classified Pentagon briefing. Conservative outlets started pushing the narrative that Musk was no longer aligned with Trump’s agenda. The point was clear: if Musk walked away, they wanted the base primed to believe it was because he wasn’t loyal enough.

Elon Musk said his goodbyes to the Trump Administration. During his time as a part of it, he helped decimated our country along with TACO Trump.

See Also:

The Guardian: Elon Musk announces exit from US government role after breaking with Trump on tax bill

AP, via HuffPost: Elon Musk Is Leaving The Trump Administration After Criticizing President's 'Big Beautiful Bill'

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some ideas for Belphegor's disguised Overlord verse pt. 1 / ??

♦ her cover name is Ambrosia, thanks to the suggestion and help of @xxx-chazwickthurman-xxx !

♦ the design is based around jello shots, slime monsters, gummy worms, vampiric butterflies, fireflies, and honeypot ants ! may or may not also be of Greek / Athenian origins ? i'll iron out that detail later.

♦ one thing to know for certain is that she's 15ft. tall and CURVY because we all know how much the Greeks loved their women with somethin' to grab onto because it meant they were of HIGH STATUS and were healthy ! you can also have a live reaction to watching her non-existent guts getting rearranged and filled ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

♦ DEFINITELY an old-school sinner ; runs the Honeypot District that is more or less just a city-sized Wonka World that's accessible to the public. Belphegor's various brands are seen all throughout this city, from the vending machines to medicine bottles and syringes, as Ambrosia "works" directly with the Sin of Sloth to add additional information and financial gain to her databases and how to serve new and better drugs to the public.

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Real-Time Cyber Threat Intelligence: How EDSPL Detects and Neutralizes Breaches Before They Happen

Introduction: Why Real-Time Cyber Threat Intelligence Is No Longer Optional

In today’s hyperconnected world, cybersecurity has shifted from a passive necessity to an active business differentiator. Every second, organizations face a barrage of threats—from phishing emails and malware to ransomware and zero-day exploits. The question is no longer if a business will be targeted, but when. That’s where Real-Time Cyber Threat Intelligence (RTCTI) becomes the ultimate game-changer.

For modern enterprises, simply having network security or firewalls is no longer enough. You need an intelligence-driven, always-on, proactive system that can detect, analyze, and stop threats before they even get close to your data.

At EDSPL, we don’t just respond to cyber threats—we anticipate them. We predict attacks before they unfold, using real-time threat intelligence to shield your enterprise against both known and emerging risks.

What Is Real-Time Cyber Threat Intelligence (RTCTI)?

Real-Time Cyber Threat Intelligence refers to the collection, processing, and analysis of cyber threat data as it happens, enabling immediate threat detection and faster response. RTCTI goes far beyond traditional threat feeds. It uses automation, machine learning, and deep analytics to identify patterns, uncover malicious intent, and neutralize attacks in progress.

The High Stakes: What Happens Without Real-Time Intelligence

Imagine a scenario where a phishing email slips through filters. Within minutes, credentials are stolen, malware is planted, and lateral movement begins within your network. If you're relying on weekly scans or daily logs, by the time you catch it—your data is already gone.

Now contrast that with EDSPL's real-time approach:

A suspicious login pattern is detected in milliseconds. Threat intelligence confirms correlation with known malicious IPs. Automated response isolates the endpoint, cuts off access, and alerts the SOC team. Breach attempt thwarted—before any data is touched.

This is the power of EDSPL’s Real-Time Cyber Threat Intelligence.

How EDSPL Powers RTCTI: A Behind-the-Scenes Look

1. Global Threat Intelligence Feeds

At EDSPL, we integrate real-time threat feeds from:

Industry-leading platforms (FireEye, IBM X-Force, AlienVault, etc.)

Open-source intelligence (OSINT)

Government and ISAC advisories

Proprietary honeypots and decoys deployed worldwide

These sources constantly update our threat intelligence database, ensuring we stay ahead of even the most advanced threat actors.

2. Security Operations Center (SOC) 24x7x365

Our in-house SOC is the nerve center of our RTCTI system. With round-the-clock vigilance, our analysts monitor anomalies, respond to alerts, and hunt threats proactively. Every activity, from system logs to endpoint behavior, is streamed live into our monitoring environment, enabling real-time decision-making.

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3. SIEM + SOAR Integration

We use top-tier Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tools to correlate data across endpoints, cloud security, application security, and on-prem systems.

But we don’t stop there. Our Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) tools automate the playbooks. This ensures:

Faster incident triage

Reduced Mean Time to Detect (MTTD)

Reduced Mean Time to Respond (MTTR)

4. AI-Powered Anomaly Detection

Static rules and signatures aren’t enough. Our AI/ML models learn and adapt continuously, identifying deviations from “normal” behavior. Whether it's an employee logging in from an unusual location or a file being downloaded at an odd time, our system catches the smallest red flags.

5. Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR)

Our RTCTI stack includes next-gen EDR, which monitors every action on your devices in real time. From USB connections to command-line activity, EDR ensures no breach goes unnoticed.

Real-Life Use Case: How EDSPL Prevented a Ransomware Attack

In early 2025, a client’s internal user unknowingly downloaded a malicious attachment disguised as an invoice. The malware silently tried to encrypt files and escalate privileges. Within 4 seconds:

EDSPL's SIEM flagged anomalous activity.

Our SOAR platform triggered an auto-isolation of the device.

The malware was quarantined, and logs were sent for forensic analysis.

No data was lost. No operations were disrupted.

That’s what real-time threat intelligence looks like in action.

RTCTI Is Not Just for Enterprises—SMEs Need It Too

It’s a myth that only large corporations need advanced threat intelligence. In fact, small and mid-sized enterprises are often prime targets—because they have weaker defenses.

At EDSPL, we’ve designed scalable RTCTI packages to suit organizations of all sizes, backed by our expertise in mobility, compute, storage, and backup.

Key Benefits of EDSPL’s Real-Time Threat Intelligence

Proactive Threat Detection

Stop threats before they reach critical systems.

Rapid Incident Response

Our automation ensures no time is wasted during an attack.

Intelligent Insights

Go beyond alerts—understand the context behind every threat.

AI-Driven Accuracy

Eliminate false positives. Focus only on real threats.

Customizable for Your Industry

From finance and healthcare to retail and manufacturing—we tailor defenses to your risk landscape, including switching, routing, and data center switching infrastructure security.

Industries That Trust EDSPL for RTCTI

We serve organizations across sectors, including:

BFSI (Banking, Financial Services, Insurance)

Healthcare

E-commerce

EdTech

Manufacturing

Government and Public Sector

How EDSPL Stays Ahead of Cyber Criminals

Cyber criminals evolve every day—but so do we. Here’s how EDSPL maintains a competitive edge:StrategyHow It HelpsThreat Hunting TeamsActively search for hidden threats before they strike.Red Team SimulationsSimulate real attacks to test & improve defenses.Zero-Day Threat MitigationHeuristic detection + rapid signature updates.Dark Web MonitoringTrack stolen credentials and brand mentions.Incident Drill PlaybooksBe ready with tested, automated response plans.

Why EDSPL Is the Right RTCTI Partner for You

Choosing a cyber partner is about trust. With EDSPL, you get:

✅ Experienced Cybersecurity Professionals ✅ Real-Time Visibility Across All Layers ✅ Custom Playbooks and Reporting Dashboards ✅ Compliance-Ready Solutions ✅ Managed and maintenance services that ensure long-term protection

Conclusion: Stop Attacks Before They Even Begin

The threats are getting smarter, faster, and more dangerous. If you’re waiting to react to a breach, you’re already too late.

With Real-Time Cyber Threat Intelligence from EDSPL, you gain an unfair advantage. You move from being a passive target to a proactive defender.

Don’t wait for the breach—predict it, detect it, and neutralize it with EDSPL.

Want to Get Started?

Reach Us or Get In Touch to future-proof your cybersecurity infrastructure. Understand our background vision and commitment to enterprise security excellence.

Ready to secure your business? Contact our experts today and get a free consultation tailored to your organization’s needs.

📧 Email: sales@edspl.net 🌐 Website: www.edspl.net

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Can Blockchain Technology in Healthcare Stop Medical Identity Theft?

1. Introduction

The digital evolution of healthcare promises better patient outcomes, faster services, and improved efficiency. Yet, this progress has been shadowed by a growing menace—medical identity theft. Unlike credit card fraud, medical identity theft can have life-threatening implications. As digital health systems expand, so does the need for ironclad security measures. Amidst rising concerns, blockchain technology emerges as a potential shield against this silent epidemic, offering transparency, control, and resilience.

2. Understanding Medical Identity Theft

Medical identity theft occurs when someone uses another individual’s personal health information—such as name, Social Security number, or insurance details—to fraudulently receive medical services, prescriptions, or file insurance claims.

This isn’t merely a data leak. It alters a patient’s medical records, jeopardizing diagnoses, treatments, and even emergency care decisions.

Patients may receive incorrect treatment due to falsified records.

Hospitals become vulnerable to litigation, regulatory penalties, and data recovery costs.

Insurance providers lose billions annually through deceptive billing and false claims.

In contrast to financial fraud, where damages are typically reversible, the implications of medical identity theft can linger indefinitely—costing not just money, but lives.

3. Limitations of Traditional Healthcare Data Systems

The majority of health institutions still rely on centralized databases. While these systems simplify access and data sharing internally, they also present a single point of failure—a honeypot for cybercriminals.

Weak internal protocols and inadequate encryption amplify vulnerability.

Health records are stored in isolated silos, often leading to data duplication and poor oversight.

Regulatory bodies like HIPAA and GDPR provide frameworks, but enforcement and compliance vary widely.

Breaches involving millions of patient records are no longer rare. The reactive nature of conventional cybersecurity protocols is simply not enough.

4. The Use of Blockchain in the Medical Field

Blockchain reimagines data storage through a decentralized and cryptographically secure architecture. Unlike traditional databases, blockchain is a distributed ledger where each transaction is recorded across numerous nodes, making unauthorized changes nearly impossible.

Key elements include:

Immutability: Once data is recorded on the blockchain, it cannot be altered or deleted.

Smart Contracts: Self-executing contracts with predefined rules can automate patient consent, claims processing, and prescription verification.

The use of blockchain in the medical field creates a reliable chain of custody for every interaction, reducing reliance on trust and increasing system integrity.

5. Benefits of Blockchain Technology for Healthcare Security

Blockchain’s unique properties bring distinct advantages to the healthcare sector, particularly in combating fraud and enhancing patient privacy.

Unalterable Records: Each entry is time-stamped and linked to the previous one, preventing retroactive tampering.

Controlled Access: Patients can grant or revoke permission to view or use their health data—shifting power from institutions to individuals.

Enhanced Encryption: Public and private key infrastructure secures data exchanges, minimizing the risk of unauthorized access.

Decentralized Storage: Spreading data across a network instead of storing it in one location reduces vulnerability to mass attacks.

These features collectively create a system that is not only harder to infiltrate but also easier to audit.

6. Implementing Blockchain Development Services in Healthcare Systems

In theory, blockchain can resolve many of the healthcare sector’s pressing data issues. In practice, integration poses several challenges.

Scalability: Healthcare generates massive volumes of data. Ensuring a blockchain network can handle these volumes without slowing down is critical.

Legacy Systems: Existing EHR systems are often outdated or incompatible, requiring costly overhauls.

Legal & Ethical Concerns: Questions around data ownership, cross-border sharing, and consent require thoughtful regulatory frameworks.

Despite these hurdles, several nations and private firms are leading the way with blockchain development services tailored for healthcare.

Estonia has implemented a nationwide blockchain framework to track every instance of data access across its health system.

In the U.S., firms like BurstIQ and Medicalchain are testing patient-managed health wallets and identity verification systems.

Such initiatives demonstrate blockchain’s capability to move beyond theory and into impactful, real-world application.

Conclusion

The rise in medical identity theft is a clarion call for a foundational shift in how healthcare manages its most sensitive asset—data. Blockchain offers a compelling response: decentralized, transparent, and secure systems that place control back in the hands of patients. Although implementation comes with complexities, the potential to mitigate fraud and reinforce trust in digital health systems is immense. In a world where trust is the currency of care, can the immutable logic of blockchain finally dismantle the dark economy of medical deception?

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Summary

🛡️ What is Threat Research? Threat research is essential for identifying, understanding, and mitigating evolving cyber threats. It involves gathering, analyzing, and acting on data from diverse sources.

🌐 Key Information Sources:

Vendor Vulnerability Databases: Companies like Microsoft and Cisco provide updates on vulnerabilities specific to their products.

National Vulnerability Database (NVD): Maintained by NIST, it catalogues vulnerabilities using Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs).

Conferences and Journals: Provide insights into new vulnerabilities, attack methods, and defensive strategies.

RFCs and Standards: Detail protocols and associated vulnerabilities (e.g., DNS analysis in RFC 3833).

Social Media and Threat Feeds: Real-time updates from trusted sources, such as Twitter honeypot accounts.

🔒 Practical Applications:

Using vulnerability management systems to track and mitigate risks.

Leveraging Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) to understand attacker behaviors and strengthen defenses.

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Best Free WordPress Plugins for Enhancing Your Website

WordPress is one of the most popular content management systems (CMS) globally, powering millions of websites. One of the primary reasons for its widespread adoption is the extensive collection of plugins that can enhance your website’s functionality. Whether you’re building a blog, an eCommerce store, or a professional portfolio, there’s a plugin for almost every feature you need. And the best part? Many of them are free.

In this blog, we’ll highlight some of the Best Free Wordpress Plugins you should consider installing to improve your website’s performance, security, SEO, and user experience.

1. Yoast SEO

SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is crucial to getting your content seen by your target audience. Yoast SEO is a highly trusted plugin that simplifies on-page SEO optimization. It allows you to manage meta descriptions, titles, sitemaps, and even keyword density.

Key Features:

Real-time SEO analysis.

Optimization for social media sharing.

XML sitemap generation.

Ability to control indexing of individual pages.

For anyone looking to increase visibility and drive more traffic, Yoast SEO is indispensable.

2. Elementor

Elementor is one of the most popular drag-and-drop page builders for WordPress. It allows you to create beautiful, professional-looking pages without needing any coding skills. With its visual editor, you can build custom designs and layouts in real-time.

Key Features:

Responsive design tools for mobile, tablet, and desktop.

Pre-built templates and widgets.

Integration with other WordPress plugins.

Extensive design customization options.

Whether you’re building a landing page, blog post layout, or eCommerce product page, Elementor helps you bring your creative vision to life effortlessly.

3. WooCommerce

If you’re looking to build an eCommerce store on WordPress, WooCommerce is the go-to free plugin. It powers over 30% of online stores and offers all the essential features to create and manage your store, from product listings to payments.

Key Features:

Product management tools.

Support for physical and digital goods.

Integration with major payment gateways like PayPal and Stripe.

Flexible shipping options.

WooCommerce is highly scalable, meaning you can start small and expand your store as your business grows, all while enjoying the support of a vast plugin ecosystem.

4. WPForms

Every website needs a reliable contact form, and WPForms is the ideal plugin for this purpose. It’s a user-friendly, drag-and-drop form builder that allows you to create contact forms, surveys, and even payment forms without needing to write code.

Key Features:

Pre-built form templates.

Mobile-responsive forms.

Easy integration with email marketing services.

Spam protection using CAPTCHA and Honeypot techniques.

WPForms ensures you can stay connected with your visitors while protecting your site from spam submissions.

5. UpdraftPlus

Website backups are crucial for the security of your site. UpdraftPlus is one of the best free backup plugins available. It allows you to create manual or scheduled backups of your WordPress site and store them in various remote locations, like Google Drive, Dropbox, and Amazon S3.

Key Features:

Automated backup schedules.

Restoration of site files and databases with a single click.

Options for incremental backups (premium feature).

Remote storage support.

UpdraftPlus ensures that if anything ever goes wrong with your site, you can restore it quickly without losing data.

6. Smush

Optimizing your images is critical for website speed and performance. Smush is a popular image optimization plugin that compresses images without losing quality. This helps reduce page load times, enhancing the user experience and improving SEO.

Key Features:

Lossless image compression.

Bulk image optimization.

Automatic resizing of images.

Lazy loading for improved page speed.

By reducing the size of your images, Smush helps your website load faster, which can reduce bounce rates and improve search engine rankings.

7. Wordfence Security

Security is a top priority for any website, and Wordfence is one of the most powerful free security plugins available for WordPress. It offers features like firewall protection, malware scanning, and brute force attack prevention to keep your site safe.

Key Features:

Web application firewall.

Malware scanning for files and plugins.

Real-time traffic monitoring.

Alerts for potential security breaches.

Wordfence is an essential tool to safeguard your WordPress site from hackers, malware, and other online threats.

8. MonsterInsights

Understanding your website’s traffic and user behavior is key to improving its performance. MonsterInsights is a Google Analytics plugin that allows you to track important metrics directly from your WordPress dashboard.

Key Features:

Easy integration with Google Analytics.

Real-time analytics for traffic and user behavior.

eCommerce tracking for WooCommerce.

Customizable reports.

With MonsterInsights, you can make data-driven decisions to optimize your content, improve conversions, and grow your website’s audience.

9. Rank Math

Similar to Yoast SEO, Rank Math is another powerful SEO plugin that provides advanced features to optimize your site for search engines. It’s especially popular among developers for its lightweight design and detailed SEO tools.

Key Features:

SEO analysis for posts and pages.

Schema markup for rich snippets.

Integration with Google Search Console.

Support for local SEO and WooCommerce SEO.

Rank Math is highly customizable, making it an excellent choice for both beginners and advanced users who want to improve their site’s SEO.

10. Sucuri Security

Sucuri Security is another robust security plugin that provides malware detection, monitoring, and firewall protection. It’s a free tool to audit your site for potential security vulnerabilities and take preventive action.

Key Features:

Malware scanning and cleanup.

Website firewall for blocking malicious traffic.

File integrity monitoring.

Security activity logging.

Sucuri ensures your website is protected from common threats like malware, brute force attacks, and DDoS attacks, giving you peace of mind.

11. ShortPixel

If you’re concerned about website speed, particularly image-heavy websites, ShortPixel is a must-have. It’s an image optimization plugin that compresses your images to ensure faster loading times without sacrificing quality.

Key Features:

Automatic image compression.

Bulk optimization of past images.

WebP image support.

Support for both JPEG and PNG file formats.

ShortPixel works silently in the background, optimizing your images to make your site quicker and more efficient, which positively affects both user experience and SEO.

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Conclusion

Choosing the right plugins is vital to ensuring your WordPress website runs smoothly, efficiently, and securely. The plugins mentioned in this list are not only free but also offer significant features to enhance your site’s performance, user engagement, and SEO. From improving your website’s security with Wordfence and Sucuri to optimizing its speed with Smush and ShortPixel, these tools provide essential functionality without breaking the bank.

At Aim Act Grow, we believe that using the right WordPress plugins can make a huge difference in your online success. Whether you’re just starting or looking to improve an existing site, these plugins will give you a solid foundation to build on.

For more insights on how to grow your online presence, feel free to explore our resources at Aim Act Grow.

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💋 from tadashi

x | meme status: accepting!

TW: Faking sickness, honeypot missions, seduction, aggressive flirting, jealousy

"Go, are you all right?"

Amelie closed the bathroom stall door firmly behind her and pressed her back against it. She let out the breath she had been holding in and quietly confirmed she was okay.

"He's not the firm slimy guy I've dealt with," Amelie replied. She slowly opened her palm which held the guy's ring, which served as the key to unlocking his database on his sketchy dealings around the world. "I've got it. Not sure about Kitsune though – he had a horde of admirers clawing to get his attention. The other target was one of them though."

Jimin peered at his other camera on his tablet feed, trained on Tadashi, AKA Kitsune, who was busy dancing with their female target, a cousin to their male target who seemed to be involved in some seedy business of her own as well. "I have eyes on Kitsune – he's dancing with Lady Beatrice and all he needs to do is swipe her necklace."

Jimin quickly looked back at Amelie's feed as she slipped his ring into her clutch and flushed the toilet. She emerged from her stall and pretended to act ill in front of the washroom attendant.

"Think it was the puff pastries – my dietician told me to stay away from them, but they were too tempting," Amelie lied to the attendant. "If anyone asks for me, please tell them I've excused myself – I should go home before I make a fool of myself."

The attendant looked sympathetic and held the door open for Amelie as she slipped out and tried to avoid crossing paths with the male target again. She muttered something under her breath about hating honeypot missions and Jimin shook his head as he checked his watch. Seoul was short-staffed due to many personnel being ill and despite Amelie's protests, she was asked to handle a honeypot mission with Tadashi on loan from the Japanese branch.

Jimin diverted his attention back to the feed from Tadashi and urged him to speed things up. "Go has her target's ring and we need to think about making a graceful exit before we draw too much attention." He addressed Amelie again and informed her he was going to bring the car around right away. "Before you give me the stink eye, I'll be handing you a motion sickness bag to play up the charade you started."

"Smart, thanks," Amelie confirmed as she made her way to the entrance. She gulped in some fresh air and hung her head low, continuing to play up the act.

Jimin put his tablet face down and pulled the car out of park, turning the wheel sharply to move out of his parallel spot in the structure. He slowly drove down the ramp and made a right turn, then a left to make his way to the grand mansion where the gala was being held. He rolled down the window when he approached the guard tower and explained that he received a call from his boss saying she wished to leave now. The guard nodded before lifting the gate arm up and Jimin drove through to pick up Amelie.

He put the car's emergency blinkers on and stepped out of the driver's seat, retrieving a motion sickness bag and a room temp bottle of water for Amelie.

"Fantastic Mycroft, you *cough* know me too well *cough*" Amelie said as she reached for the bag and coughed into it for the act. Her free hand accepted the water and she slowly made her way to the back seat of the car. Jimin got the door for her and waited for her slide in, before closing the door and jogging to the driver's door to start driving again.

Once they got a couple miles away, Amelie put the bag down and straightened up in her seat. She fished out the ring and dangled it so it was visible in Jimin's rear view mirror. "No word from the Rookie, huh?" she asked.

"I am driving now Go so I can't check my feeds now," Jimin reminded her. "By the way, I'm taking you to the hotel so you can get changed and finish your paperwork. I'm going back for Kitsune. Merlin said he can either send for an immediate transport back to Seoul, or you're welcome to wait for Kitsune and me."

Amelie sighed as she looked out the window of the car. "I hate to waste the fuel, but I sorta wanna get back sooner than later, you know? I promised Cham I would get her some soup – she's almost over her cold, but she hasn't had good luck with delivery apps these past couple of days."

"That's very kind of you," Jimin noted. "Don't worry – Merlin said it was no trouble. He did say he successfully managed to convert all of our aircraft to carbon neutral, so it is a little less harmful at the end of the day."

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Jimin returned to his original spot in the garage after dropping off Amelie at the hotel. His feeds had shown that Tadashi had been unsuccessful in getting the woman to part with her necklace during their dance, and instead, she was more interested in trying to get him alone.

"Miss, I mean Lady Beatrice," Tadashi apologized, "surely there are other guests you must meet with at this time?"

"Oh they're such a bore," the woman sighed a bit dramatically. "I was hoping to get to know you a little more, you know, without all the people around."

"Bea!" another woman declared as she accosted the female target. "You promised to let me have a dance with this handsome man!"

"Now Liza, I never promised that!" Lady Beatrice insisted as she turned to face her friend.

Jimin squinted as he looked at the feeds and noticed another woman rudely shoved Lady Beatrice and declared she was doing the exact same thing she used to do when they were kids. Hang on, was that the girl from Germany's I.T. team?

The trio began arguing with each other and a fourth woman joined in to accuse Lady Beatrice of hogging the best guys since they were younger. Tadashi blinked as he watched the situation unfold into a dramatic mess and realized he could act now and try to get the necklace. His chance came when the fourth friend, who happened to be a bit tipsy, took a swing at Lady Beatrice and almost hit the girl from the Kingsman Germany I.T.

"Er Merlin, did you send Amelia from Germany too?" Jimin asked as he watched the women fight with each other.

"Yes I thought we might need some assist with expediting the intel from Lady Beatrice," Merlin explained. "Turns out she did have a brush with Lady Beatrice as children so I said as long as she doesn't kill our target, she was welcome to help."

Beatrice dodged a punch thrown by Amelia and in the process, she fell back and Tadashi tried to help her to her feet. The former straightened up on her own and removed her earrings and necklace, throwing them into Tadashi's hands before she lunged at Amelia. He winced and quickly backed away to get security to help, making sure to swap Beatrice's real necklace with a copy he brought in case. As he flagged down someone in security to notify them of the fight, Jimin took this moment to pull the car out of park and to head for the venue immediately.

The quartermaster made it before Tadashi got outside and he emerged from the car to get the passenger door open for his agent. He nodded at a male guest leaving and fixed his glasses as the guest told him he should leave ASAP.

"Oh?" Jimin pondered.

"The host started wrestling with her friends about some guy – real bloody mess. You wonder how someone like her got all this money and zero class," the guest added.

Jimin made a face and folded his hands as he looked around for Tadashi. He noticed one of the women who started arguing with Beatrice had come outside, her perfect hairdo falling out of place.

"Never again!" the woman declared as she glanced over her shoulder. She rushed down the steps and slowed down when she saw Jimin looking around for someone. Quickly, she fixed her hair as best as she could and approached him.

"Excuse me, but I don't think I've met you or your employer before," the woman said.

Jimin turned his head and explained that he served Lady Hyo and her business partner Chiaki Kang. (Amelie and Tadashi's covers for this mission.) "Actually Miss, I'm waiting for Mr. Kang – he said he had an important meeting in New York early tomorrow and needed to leave to catch his flight."

The woman noticed that no one was coming down the stairs looking for Jimin and she tilted her head slightly with a charming smile. "But he's probably caught up in the party. Typical boss behavior, I'm sure." She sidled up to Jimin and placed a hand on his arm. "Are you looking for a new employer? I had to fire my recent butler because I caught him using my car for his own errands."

Tadashi caught his breath once he got outside. It had taken a while to get the security personnel to go and take care of the fight, and in the meanwhile, he had to find someone else to trust with Beatrice's earrings and the copy of the necklace. He fixed his jacket and jogged down the stairs, slowing down when he saw one of the women who had been fighting getting touchy-feely with Jimin. He straightened up and swallowed the lump in his throat as he strode over to the pair. Normal Tadashi would have broken character to grab the quartermaster by the face and kissed him right there, but he knew Merlin would report on his behavior to his branch if he didn't keep the charade up until the end.

"Mycroft there you are," he declared. "I have 4 hours before my flight – let's go now."

Jimin nodded and quickly opened the door for Tadashi. He shot the woman an apologetic smile before closing the door and making a run for the driver's seat.

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Tadashi remained silent throughout the drive to the hotel and Jimin turned into the parking lot for the hotel. The pair were quiet until they reached the hotel room and Jimin held the door open for Tadashi.

The taller male checked to make sure no one else was around in the hall and he made the decision to grab Jimin by the arm and yanked him into the room after him. The door closed a bit loudly behind them and Jimin blinked as he removed his glasses in surprise.

Without warning, Tadashi leaned down and pressed his lips against the quartermaster's, his hands pressing against the door and caging Jimin in.

"That was..." Jimin trailed off once they broke away for air.

"Overdue," Tadashi admitted. "Believe me, I almost grabbed you outside, but I think Merlin would have put both of us on probation."

@sovrumana

[blackwoolncrown]

Her’s the other thing: part of what they want to do with the facial recognition is purportedly making it necessary for any person using the site to be confirmed adult by more astringent means.

The only way this would help keep porn away from kids is if imageboards, social media apps and tubesites used it on the users. However it is being used primarily on the producer end of pay-to-view sites.

Its only on the user end- the “You  have to be 18 or older to view this content, click yes or no” part that this would work. But that would mean, by these laws, that any  site that had any adult content on it would have to scan the face and ID of each and every USER- content maker or CONSUMER equally-- and keep that information in a hackable database along with their address.

That’s where they’ll be headed if this is actuallly going to make sense. This is a wedge for increased government surveillance that additionally puts user information at risk bc it’s just collecting them in virtual honeypots but now ones attached to the porn you watch.

Not great.

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I bet this goes on all over the world like in Germany, Australia, other NATO countries etc. like Maria Butina

They’re pro Russia, hard right, anti american imperialism, anti nato, and most importantly anti Jews and 100% anti-soros.

This is a very important article. I believe china is doing the same.

Trace their money. If they’re paid to have relationships with people, they should be expelled.

I’ve always felt something fishy going on with every russian expat I know sympathizing russia but fucking living in United States. that is very different from other countries when they know living in america is a better life.

2 countries of expats and immigrants most reliable that they’d be criticizing america in favored of where they came from. China and Russia.

[kinetic-elaboration]

September 4: 1x13 The Conscience of the King

Past midnight and I’m tired but!! The Conscience of the King!

This was a wild ep. A lot to untangle about it.

Dramatic Shakespeare! Jim’s very invested in the performance.

I legit thought that the guy next to him was McCoy the first time I watched this. I hadn’t seen much ST at the time and that’s my excuse but also in my defense he has a similar facial structure and it’s dark.

“What do I do about my log???” New hydration game: drink whenever someone mentions their logs.

So Tarsus had only 8,000 people--that’s not very many. They must have been very isolated and new. And Kodos killed 4,000.

The Karidian players are part of the “Galactic Cultural Exchange Project.”

One of my problems with believing this Kirk/Lenore romance outside the usual honeypot aspects is that she is a little young for him perhaps??? I say as if I didn’t know couples with a bigger age gap but--she’s only 19 so it’s different.

So Kodos faked his death, fairly immediately had a daughter, and then changed his identity. Her age being exactly 19 is probably just about keeping math simple but I would like to read more into it than that.

Major plot hole that there’s a PICTURE of Kodos in the database. Like???? Then everyone knows what he looks like? The idea that only 9 people have the secret knowledge to bring him to justice and yet also everyone with an internet connection can see his photo is just nonsense.

Kirk, being charming at a party. I feel like his flirt game isn’t so strong at first (here, have this glass I’ve already sipped from?) but it gets stronger as their conversation goes on. He doesn’t have the greatest lines but his attitude is so charming and attractive it legit does not matter what he’s saying.

I used to feel, at least, that Lenore was one of his real, legit love interests, probably because of the ending and because it was one of the first eps I saw so I took it as more face value, but on a rewatch... not really sure. At any rate this initial flirting is all about the Strategy.

I find it somewhat disturbing that Lenore played her father’s wife.

The Astral Queen??

Lenore is really bad at judging Kirk, like from beginning to end. If this were airing now and I were in the fandom, I’d be getting into internet fights with people about how her analyses of him are biased and shouldn’t be taken at face value because they clearly have no connection to how he actually is. “Where’s the brash young man from the party?” Was there ever a brash young man? Is he in any way different on their walk versus inside??

A dead body, what a mood killer.

I like the aesthetic of this planet, though.

Wow, wtf, Kirk, your friend’s widow is crying and you give her a five-second hug and then literally push her off screen? Gotta hurry it up ma’am!

So he just has to say ‘over and out’ and the communicator cuts the transmission and he can call someone else. Very high-tech.

Spock is displeased. A little suspicious. A little jealous.

How did you know she was coming on the ship? “I’m the Captain.”

Spock should appreciate how sneaky Kirk is being with all his schemes. It’s not Menagerie level but still.

Riley! I wish he were in more eps. He’s one of my favorite minor characters. I realize he’s only in this one because they accidentally cast the same actor twice but still--he had potential. I see he’s been taken out of Navigation. And given a backstory in Engineering, and then moved to Communications. But he keeps the gold shirt. Busy fellow.

“Star Service.”

So he transferred Riley to protect him because he figured... no one knows where Engineering is?

I love this Spock and McCoy scene. McCoy being so laid back and Spock being like “I am suspicious of this suspicious situation.”

Vulcan was never conquered though??

“Your personal chemistry wouldn’t allow you to see that” sounds an awful lot like a veiled “you’re gay” reference.

Someone finally comments on the romantic lighting that follows Kirk around.

Wow, how did all this “surging and throbbing” talk get past the censors? Tone it down, Lenore.

Kirk claims he eventually really liked her, but this is like the last positive scene they have and he’s still CLEARLY fishing for information.

Love that cut from Lenore and Kirk making out to Spock alone on the bridge at night, brooding. (No one needs to steer the ship at night I guess?)

Poor Riley, stuck by himself in Engineering during the late shift. “You’ve been a bad boy.” I love when the crew gets to just hang out and be friends. Also interesting that Uhura has borrowed Spock’s harp.

Spock: “Riley can’t die because KIRK.”

This is a great triumvirate scene. I love how they play off each other, and how they simultaneously care about each other and about their jobs and doing the right thing.

I do find it weird that McCoy is so anti this whole investigating Kodos thing. Like, this isn’t some crazy vengeful path that Jim’s on or whatever he’s implying. Jim’s actually being pretty careful and slow in his actions? And there is someone actively killing people, like--the threat is imminent? It’s just a weird side to represent. I get the balance they’re trying to portray with the three sides but McCoy just doesn’t have a good argument and Jim doesn’t really need to be pulled back--if anything, he needs to be pushed, as Spock is pushing him.

“Logic isn’t enough. I’ve got to feel my way.”

 Double red alert sounds like double secret probation.

Spock shushing the Captain.

Throw the phaser out the window.

Lol after all this hullabaloo about being extra sure and all this scheming to get people on his ship--Kirk just comes out and asks Karidian if he’s Kodos. Well that’s one way about it!

Kodos, like his daughter, fundamentally misunderstands Jim. I know he seems very ‘starship captain with his technological tests’ or whatever but--to call him not human?? He is the MOST human!!

Kirk does understand life or death decisions but he would never have made the decision Kodos made.

I’m with Spock, this is not ambiguous. This man is clearly Kodos. I’m glad there was a character actively saying that the alleged tension in this “who is he really?” plot line is not actually real.

This guy is such a manipulative drama queen oml.

I feel like the morality of this situation is not as gray as some characters are trying to make it. Like, no, Lenore, no one’s crying a river for Kodos lol.

The Kodoses again are either not good at reading Kirk or are deliberately trying to gaslight him into incorrect beliefs about himself because he has literally been nothing but human and merciful this entire time!!! An inhuman person would be like “logically he has to be Kodos” and an unmerciful person would be like “and he needs to die” and just like killed him 10 minutes into the ep.

This is the downside of audio logs--private things don’t stay very private.

Riley’s on the loose! Very IC of him.

I love that the ship has a theater, btw.

Riley must have been very young on Tarsus. No more than maybe 6, 7 years old. Knowing what I know about people’s inability to actually remember things or identify people with any accuracy at all, I don’t actually believe he recognizes Kodos’s voice. But what were we saying about how Kirk is unmerciful and in human?

Riley sure backs down fast when Kirk says so.

This Lenore and Kodos scene is probably the best in the whole ep. Really laying bare their fucked up relationship and how absolutely, tragically, irredeemably mad she is. The drama! I love a true wild woman.

The irony! The Shakespearean over-the-top-ness of it all!

You know at least one person in the audience thinks this is just a really weird play.

Leave it to McCoy to ask all the wrong questions lol. He wants to know if Jim liked the girl--who the fuck cares? He knew her for one day. Maybe he was briefly legit interested in her for a few minutes there, but she’s certifiable AND she tried to kill him, so that’s that on that.

The real important thing we should be talking about here is how Jim feels about the death of a man who killed 4,000 people and traumatized him for life.

And Spock stays away entirely, instead of walking over the chair as he usually does. Giving Kirk space to sort out his feelings, perhaps?

So yeah there’s a lot to unpack in this ep.

I think I once ran across a tumblr post that said this ep implied Kirk was slated to be on the to kill list but honestly it’s pretty clearly the opposite--Kodos killed exactly who he wanted to kill, so if Kirk’s alive, Kirk was supposed to live. (I guess they thought the implication came from Kirk being one of the people to see him? But we have no idea what the circumstances of that were, or why the people to see him included a couple of teenagers and a small child.) Also I think I heard once that there was a deleted line about Kirk saying he was one of the people considered worth saving.

This ep is really wild because introducing Tarsus into Jim’s background really changes a lot and introduces a lot into his character and yet it’s basically just done for plot purposes, to make sure the main character stays at the center of the story. But truly it must have transformed him to witness that at ~15.

Overall we hear very little from Kirk directly here. We know he wants to be sure Karidian is Kodos, and he goes to a lot of trouble to be sure, even though it’s quite obvious there’s no mystery to these massive coincidences. We know from his actions--bringing the players aboard, using Lenore, transferring Riley--that he’s deeply affected by this. And sometimes people (who don’t know him well) talk about him, mostly incorrectly (though in a way where I wonder if the writer was trying to get us to think this stuff is true of him? for the dramatic effect?) But for all that, he doesn’t talk about his feelings much at all.

Another take on this ep that I also saw on tumblr and liked a lot was that Kirk is so optimistic and hopeful in part because of Tarsus, because he saw that Kodos rushed to kill people when he really didn't need to, when he didn't think the supply ship would come in time--but then it came early. So the lesson to take from that is, to always be hopeful, to always believe in the last minute save, to always prioritize people's lives and safety first because anything could happen.

I feel like we're supposed to feel bad for Kodos in some way because he left all the mass murdering behind ages ago BUT it doesn't work so well because we're also supposed to believe, imo, that he was the killer, not Lenore. Like, Spock wants Kirk to act as if this man is Kodos and be proactive, but he's not doing it because he's a vengeful person--he's doing it because Kodos, he thinks, is threatening Kirk. Spock never goes beyond that to advocate, for example, a vengeance killing versus giving him to the authorities versus idk just yelling at him or something. So this idea that interfering with Kodos in any way is just being mean is sort of bizarre--there's an active threat here.

Plus sorry but committing genocide 20 years ago isn’t something we just sweep under the rug. He was the mastermind of something truly horrendous and he got away with it! I’m not going to feel bad for him!

And on top of that the idea that he was just killing people to save other people is one thing--at least morally gray I GUESS lol. But he was targeting people for his own eugenics purposes!! He even says this is part of "the Revolution." The famine was an excuse. He wanted to kill them.

Like I realize most of the people getting on Kirk's back for literally everything are the Kodoses, who are nuts and evil, but I feel like he took a lot of shit for doing nothing wrong.

My mom was wondering how Lenore knew her father was Kodos. I’m not entirely sure but I will say I love her and how just unrepetentedly mad she is. I prefer Lenore to most TOS women because I often feel like the show doesn't......really know how to write women. With Lenore there was no attempt to make her anything but off her rocker nuts. And the twist that she was the killer was effective.

She has that very classic insanity, which is the person who has only one thought and it consumes them. Only one purpose. I think she must have been raised separate from literally everyone but her father--he's been a traveling actor her whole life, so she never socialized, she never went to school, she had no other family. He's very private so she never had, like, a social circle. So he's her WHOLE WORLD. And then maybe she got suspicious as to why that was, and discovered his past. And then she felt that this past threatened him, and anything that threatened him threatened EVERYTHING. So she became...this person we see here.

And, as my mom also pointed out, the ‘body burned beyond recognition’ story is so suspect. With all their future tech? There was no way to id it? Also, what was the official explanation as to how that happened? We know 4,000 people were killed; we know a supply/rescue ship came early, and we know Kodos died and his body wasn’t identified. But what’s the rest of the sequence of events? Was there a riot or revolt and he was killed? Did he kill himself? It’s unlikely he burned to death on accident. The point is that he did not fake his death by himself.

One downfall of this ep is that it is very complicated for only 50 minutes. So much stuff is cut short or cut out--a lot of the backstory, most of Kirk’s feelings, but even stuff like Riley backing down so fast, or Tom’s widow getting literally pushed off screen while she’s grieving. The idea that Lenore and Kirk were supposed to have a real romance somehow? And, the eugenics angle is obviously a huge part of the story but it’s barely touched upon.

According to the trivia on amazon, the original script explained Kirk's presence on Tarsus as being related to Starfleet--he was just out of the Academy and stationed there. That would make him older than other episodes assume him to be--about 42, versus 34-36. But I like it better having him be a teen bc then we don't expect him to know all the stuff that went down later, the aftermath etc. My mom suggested he might have been doing the high school version of a study abroad year, since he’s so smart. This would also explain why his family doesn’t seem to have been on Tarsus, even though if we take his age from other episodes, he was not an adult.

This may be an unpopular opinion, but I don’t think AOS Kirk was on Tarsus, if in fact Tarsus happened at all in the alternate universe. I just see no evidence in his character that would make me think he’d had that experience.

Next up is Balance of Terror, yet another favorite episode. I mean Mark Lenard?? Romulans?? Can’t go wrong with that.

[kontextmaschine]

Oh also if we're talking about facial recognition, friendly reminder that Taylor Swift is using honeypot tactics to build her own personal facial recognition database as part of her Nashville-based intelligence operation

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What is honeypot

Learn about Honeypot

In this article we will talk about honeypot techniques. You may ask why I should know honeypot techniques because it is simply one of the most important techniques that greatly help protect your network.

Learn about Honeypot

Honeybee technologies are one of the most important technologies in the level of network security as I mentioned earlier.

 What is Honeynet?

Honey Pot is a trap to detect unauthorized attempts to access the network system. This technique is placed in several places within the network in order to know how the hacker spy and exploit vulnerability in computer systems.

What is Honeypot?

The HoneyBot in general is a fake computer or mock devices designed to simulate real devices that are placed inside the network clearly to be the target part of the network, but in fact is isolated and monitored recorded all movements of hackers, and seems to contain information and sources of value to the hacker, while its role Luring the penetrator naturally it breaks into the trap.

Honeypot technology divisions?

There are several divisions of these systems, some of them classified according to the nature of use and some of them classified according to the way network design.

According to the first classification (nature of use) it is divided into two parts:

Production Honeypot: those that are used to protect networks and systems in organizations, institutions and companies to increase the security and protection of this institution. This type is easy to use but provides little information about any attack.

Research Honeypot: which is used in research by governments, organizations and military bodies to detect any malicious programs and analysis of attacks that may be exposed to them. This type is complex but provides a lot of information about the attack.

As for the second classification (which depends on the method of network design), these systems are divided into three types:

Pure Honeypot: It is a complete systems that use effective networks and do not need any other systems or programs to be installed with it.

High-interactive Honeypot: This type is by imitating systems with similar systems with the same number of services and for the penetrator to examine all services to waste time and is more secure so that it is difficult to detect easily, but cost is high.

Low-interaction Honeypot: It is a simulation of the services most requested by hackers (or those who try to penetrate) because they use few sources of the system, so that it can benefit from the work of more than a virtual machine on the same real machine and take advantage of them together.

Also, according to the above mentioned categories can be classified according to the service to which the purpose of attracting hackers, it can be there

Malware Honeypot

  Database Honeypot

 Spam Honeypot

And others ...

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The Relocate to e New Anti-Virus Design

This is the 2nd in a series of posts highlighting reasons we require a brand-new design for anti-virus and security services. 

 Factor # 1: the Basic Model 

 Anti-virus software application suppliers still rely on the other day’s approaches for resolving today’s issues: they wait for the next infection to wreak havoc and then produce a service. Now an infection can pass through the world and contaminate millions of computer systems in minutes. 

 In the great old days an infection taken a trip by floppy disk. Put a floppy in your computer system and conserve some information to it and the infection would contaminate the floppy. They had the time to get a copy of the infection, dissect it, run it through a series of tests to come up with a signature string (see listed below for meaning), put the string into a database of strings to browse for when scanning your difficult drive (and floppies) and launch the brand-new database to the public. 

 Now, utilizing e-mail as a transportation point, it does not take years to collect momentum, rather it takes a matter of minutes. Step back and ask yourself the following concern: if suppliers can capture “understood and unidentified infections” as their literature states, how then is it that we continue to have infection issues? 

 The response depends on the reality that infection authors have actually been more innovative in developing brand-new methods to contaminate and create chaos and the market has actually not reacted in kind, choosing to remain ingrained in its old made methods. 

 Why do not the old methods work anymore, you might ask? It’s reasonably easy. Let’s go through the actions. 

 An infection author lets loose NewVirus by means of e-mail. He mass mails his infection to thousands of individuals. 

 They pass the e-mails through a series of tests to examine what precisely the infection does and how it does it. Furthermore analysis is carried out to draw out a distinct string of 1′s and 0′s to recognize this accessory as none other than NewVirus. It’s essential that whatever string is shown up at does not exist in any other program or piece of; otherwise, you will get what is typically called an incorrect favorable. 

 Quick variation on “incorrect positives”: if a supplier reaches a distinct string that simply takes place to be embedded in Microsoft Word, then each time a user runs a scan of their hard disk, Microsoft Word will be recognized as being contaminated with NewVirus. Users will uninstall Word and re-install just to find out that they are still contaminated. There will be problems; the supplier will be required to re-assess the signature string and re-release his list of strings and confess the mistake. 

 Generally signature strings are matched versus an entire ton of prevalent simply to safeguard versus this event, however it still takes place and suppliers discover to include brand-new to their test beds. 

 OK, so the supplier has actually shown up at a signature string. Execute the string into their string database so that when their scanners are scanning they will match what’s on your difficult drive to what’s in the database. 

 If you did not purchase into this service, you need to understand enough to log into your anti-virus supplier and upgrade your so that you remain present. 

 Where are we? The bad man-- or issue teen- has actually let loose NewVirus. NewVirus has actually contaminated countless computer systems; suppliers have actually looked out; NewVirus continues to contaminate; options are accomplished and “pressed” to business customers; NewVirus continues to contaminate hundreds and countless computer systems; business customers breathe a sigh of relief and notify their users regarding the brand-new hazard. 

 Thousands, if not millions, of computer systems end up being contaminated and require to be cleaned up due to the fact that the very best method to resolve the infection issue is to await each brand-new infection to come along and resolve on a case by case basis. 

 If you sat back and stated: what if? What if you classified all the important things an infection can do (or could do), constructed a series of computer systems to permit any e-mail accessory or program to have complete rein of a computer system (just like it would have on your own computer system-- such a computer system is called “honeypot”) and after that examine that computer system for undesirable habits? 

 That would be a real pre-emptive strike versus all harmful. This is the behavior-based design. Such a design would really safeguard you unidentified infections, in addition to all the recognized 70,000 infections. 

 In part 2 we’ll go over the dangers and security failures of having actually dispersed supplier on your desktop.

[thecyberwire]

BlackWater snoops through the Middle East. TeamViewer hacked. Android app behaving badly. A misconfigured database with scraped Instagram data. Ransomware notes. Huawei updates.

BlackWater is snooping around the Middle East. It’s evasive, and it looks a lot like the more familiar MuddyWater threat actor. TeamViewer turns out to have been hacked, and the perpetrators look like the proprietors of the Winnti backdoor. An Android app is behaving badly. Another unsecured database is found hanging out on the Internet. There’s a free decryptor out for a strain of ransomware, but  also it won’t help Baltimore. And the market’s look at the Huawei ban. Craig Williams from Cisco Talos discussing honeypots on Elasticsearch. Guest is Dave Venable from Masergy on cyber vulnerabilities at the infrastructure level.

For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief:

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[leam1983]

The Surface Web, or "Clean Web", is a wide sprawl of sanitized and constantly revised data that grins like a door-to-door evangelist, claiming to whoever will listen that they embody the entirety of the Internet. It doesn't. It's the part of the Web that's at the mercy of host platform outages, doxxing attempts, hacks - and yes, incredibly partisan revisions. The idea of an online storefront redacting words out of a classic just to spite a rival feels both hilariously implausible and chillingly on-brand for the status of the World Wide Web as it exists today - it's a whiff of dystopian thought.

Then, there's the Deep Web, which you can only access through certain search engines or from certain corporate or educational portals. This is where the Web does earn its comparisons with the Library of Alexandria, especially since no amount of academic gatekeeping can stop anyone from pointing sites like Scihub to paid-for database entries and thusly circumvent all talk of monetary necessities, copyright or legal restrictions. There is some overlap between the Clean and Deep Webs - considering certain projects like Gutenberg have achieved mainstream recognition. There's also some sedimentary aspects of the Deep Web that no human eye is ever likely to see, such as the entirety of every search result indexed by Google or the log files of commonly-used DNS servers. The guts of your MMO of choice, for instance, aren't likely to be accessible to anyone outside of the game studio's engineers.

The Dark Web also overlaps with the Deep, in that some onion router portals have been created in order to sell access to locked-off academic resources or legal documents - but situations like this are rare. The Dark Web is the Internet at its most uncivil, and this comes complete with a bevy of honeypot uploads and reified urban legends propped up as "real" by law enforcement agencies to keep an eye on some of its sold goods and offered services. For the most part, it's the demesne of oldschool pirates enamored with the old means of pirating software and media, who would sooner trust their warez to a despised relative than a Torrent tracker. You'll also find Eminent Domain proponents, conspiracists, a gaggle of softcore lunatics - and the occasional ordinary Joe who just really wants to host something that feels personal without the threat of discovery.

The Internet isn't so much rotting as its dermis is constantly renewing itself. Dig deeper and you find richer, more essential material that is still fully energized and maintained by various forms of meaningful content, but that obviously won't appeal to anyone who's only looking for something or someone to engage with. Looking for an .EPUB that hasn't been expurgated or bowdlerized to oblivion is much easier if you're willing to start searching on sites that practically deserve their own classification - the "foggy Web", for instance.

As to the Web's heart? I'd propose that you'll find it in the pornographic industry, seeing as Vice as a concept has brought up honest security concerns, tangible offered solutions, as well as a constantly-rolling workshop for later innovations.

jonathan zittrain, the internet is rotting