Stephen E. Arnold: An Email That Does Not Exploit You – StartMail

StartMail is the private email service that guards your data the way you should No matter who handles your email services, you’re very likely, though often unknowingly, allowing them into your life. They can track you and your activities as well as read your emails in exchange for that free service. And that doesn’t even …

Stephen E. Arnold: Supercomputer League — Japan Leads

Supercomputer League Tables Shift I noted “Japan’s Fugaku Keeps Position As Fastest Supercomputer.” There were two items of interest in the write up. First, the machine: performed over 442 quadrillion computations per second, around three times faster than the Summit system developed by the U.S. Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Second, the chips in the Fugaku …

Stephen E. Arnold: Amazon Security Shortfalls

AWS Security Maturity Struggling with leaky S3 buckets? Discovering phishing campaigns launched from your AWS instance? Wrestling with multiple, often confusing, security options? Answer any of these questions with a “yes”, and you may want to check out this paper, “AWS Security Maturity Roadmap.” After reading the essay, you will probably consider seeking an expert …

Stephen E. Arnold: Confidence in US Education: 46 Companies Have Doubts

Confidence in US Education: 46 Companies Have Doubts I read “Top 48 US Companies Files Legal Challenge to Block H-1B Visa Changes.” The write up states: Nearly 46 leading US companies and business organizations, including tech giants Apple, Google, Twitter and Facebook, representing and working with key sectors of the US economy, have filed an …

Stephen E. Arnold: Music Star Says Social Media a Mob Mentality – Robert Steele Says Just Another Form of Mind Control

Music Star Dubs Social Media As Mob Mentality I am not sure I knew about Taio Cruz before I read “Taio Cruz: Social Media Has a Mob Mentality.” Mr. Cruz is a musician. He knows about social media, or, at least, he knows more than I do. Plus he makes an interesting connection: “I think …

Stephen E. Arnold: Palantir Round-Up

Palantir Round Up: The Beyond Search Commentary Two Palantir Profiles: Some Peculiar Omissions Phi Beta Iota: A crummy over-marketing offering that should not be considered by the Pentagon or anyone else. Bloated overhead that is beneath contempt and results that should outrage any serious customer. See Also: Palantir @ Phi Beta Iota