California IoT Law and "Reasonable Security" natlawreview.com/article/califo…

The growing importance of cyber security skills to prevent catastrophic cyber attack militaryaerospace.com/articles/pt/20…

Swamped by cyberthreats, citizens need government protection theconversation.com/swamped-by-cyb… via The Conversation U.S.

Recruiting in the age of the cyber security skills gap information-age.com/recruiting-in-… via Information Age

phpMyAdmin Releases Critical Software Update — Patch Your Sites Now! thehackernews.com/2018/12/phpmya…

I am an optimist. For me that means that I’m inspired to look for people making progress, and to help spread that progress as widely as possible. Here are some of those areas. b-gat.es/2QRcKeH

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Good news you might have missed in 2018. b-gat.es/2RJj8VP

The world needs energy breakthroughs that improve people’s lives without contributing to climate change. As International Energy Agency highlights in its latest report, governments have an incredible opportunity to shape the future of energy. b-gat.es/2HdoOn5

Open-source ≠ audited There are cases of closed source software being far more audited than OSS (hence more secure)

Doomsday Docker security hole uncovered | ZDNet zdnet.com/article/doomsd…

A 13-year old hacker's 3 top tips to beef up your cyber security m.fin24.com/Companies/ICT/… (via )

Climate change is one of the toughest challenges facing the world. But don’t despair… Scientists and entrepreneurs are working on some innovative solutions. Here are four that I’m excited about: b-gat.es/2zJTXaY

Is it a bad idea to write passwords down? The answer may surprise you wsj.com/articles/how-m… via The Wall Street Journal

Vivek We are literally a brain in a vat. The vat is your skull. Everything you think is real is an electrical signal. Feels so real though.

Through a donation of 500,000 testing kits and 1 million masks, we join hands with Americans in these difficult times.

Class of 2020, these are not easy times. But we will get through them. And with your leadership, the world will be stronger than before. gatesnot.es/3flEOQV

Arrogance = ignorance + conviction Insecurity = understanding + lack of conviction Humility is a filter that converts experience into wisdom. Arrogance is a rubber shield that keeps out new information. Tim Urban waitbutwhy.com/2019/09/thinki…

The only part of the so-called startup curve I named was the Trough of Sorrow. The other names were added by Trevor Blackwell, mostly (e.g. Crash of Ineptitude, Upside of Buyer) as a somewhat cynical joke.