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Weekend Roundup
Weekend Roundup 8/13

Weekend Roundup

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2021 40:00


On the CBS News "Weekend Roundup" with host Allison Keyes, the FDA authorized Covid-19 booster shots for those with weakened immune systems -- meaning they can get a third dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. The CDC says hospitalizations of children have reached a peak higher than the winter surge, as kids get ready to go back to school. We hear from MedStar Health pediatric infectious disease specialist Dr. Ruth Kanthula. In Texas, hospitals are overwhelmed; more than 90-percent of ICU beds are full. This as coronavirus cases surge across the country -- partly due to the Delta Variant and unvaccinated people. CBS's Janet Shamlian reports. The U-N's climate panel came out with a devastating report this week, as heat waves scorch the globe. CBS Vicki Barker reports from London. Andrew Cuomo announced he will resign amid sexual harassment allegations, despite claiming he did nothing wrong. Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul will succeed Mr. Cuomo and will be New York's first woman to hold that office. CBS's Jericka Duncan has details. According to new census data, the nation's population is changing dramatically. The number of caucasians is down 61.6 percent -- from 75 percent a decade ago. CBS's Ed O'Keefe reports on what this means. In Chicago, there was a rally to support police Officer Ella French, who was murdered on duty. This comes amid a stark divide between city leaders, police, and communities of color. Reporter Dana Koslov has more. In Atlanta, a family filed a federal complaint alleging civil rights violations at an elementary school, claiming that the principal was separating the school's 12 Black second graders from their classrooms. Reporter Jamie Kennedy has more. Also in Georgia, two high school coaches are facing murder charges for the death of 16-year-old Imani Bell, who died of heat stroke during an outdoor practice in 2019. CBS's Mark Strassman spoke with her father. The Golden Years are often lonely, and not just for people. CBS's Chip Reid tells us there's an effort to change that. CBS's Carter Evans reports on rising consumer prices. A new study finds that U-S Muslims are twice as likely to report a history of attempted suicides -- compared to people of other faiths. In this week's Kaleidoscope, Allison is joined by lead study author, Dr. Rania Awaad, director of Stanford's Muslim Mental Health and Islamic Psychology lab. The emotion longtime viewers of "Jeopardy" are feeling after the announcement of the TWO new hosts: What is: Anger? As Allison tells us, many are unhappy that the show's producer Mike Richards and actress Mayim Bialik were chosen over fan favorite, actor, author, and director, LeVar Burton. CBS's Lilia Luciano has the story of big changes in Britney Sears' conservatorship. Finally, CBS's Nancy Chen with the story of a Chicago girl who opened her heart after a trip overseas opened her eyes.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Finding Brave
182: What College Grads Need To Do Now To Land Great Jobs Post-Pandemic, with Allison Cheston

Finding Brave

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021 42:36


Thank you for listening to our Finding Brave show, ranked in the Top 100 Apple Career Podcasts! “Don't get down on yourself. The best thing people can do, in addition to applying more personally, is to do a bit of a listening tour when you are looking for a job, because the majority of people get their jobs through a human being and not through LinkedIn or Indeed.” - Allison Cheston After taking advantage of an expensive education, many of today's college grads find themselves ill-prepared to enter the job market. The majority of new and recent grads don't know the building blocks of identifying a career path and finding a starter job. Our Finding Brave guest's mission is to change this, and today she provides tactical steps and strategies that job seekers can use immediately to land ideal positions, regardless of what stage in their careers they may find themselves at. Allison Cheston is a Career Advisor based in New York City, and she helps executives and young adults launch, develop and change their careers. With a background in marketing and executive search, Allison guides clients through a process of identifying their unique value and right career direction, works with them to develop their narrative and skill stories, and then helps them find the right job. As Allison shares in this episode, the good news is that the job market is rapidly improving midway through 2021, with thousands of new jobs being added daily. She provides guidance on how to figure out what you want to do and find your way into a job you will enjoy, provide much-needed experience, and pay you a living wage. It may take some time, but by following these strategies you will find your way, and have a much greater chance to succeed. To learn more about today's guest, visit: https://www.allisoncheston.com/ 

Should Have Listened to My Mother Podcast
HOST JACKIE TANTILLO - She's My #1 Hero with Scott T. Allison

Should Have Listened to My Mother Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2021 32:39


Sara, Allison's mother, "was all about lightness, air, love, encouragement and positivity," says Allison. "She let me live my life. She never really went out of her way to advise me or critique my life, and I respect her for that." Allison continues by saying "my mother cultivated independence in her children and she encouraged us to always tell the truth." "Honesty and integrity"  were essential characteristics for her and her family. As Allison says "she walked the walk." However, as optimistic and lighthearted as she was, she was struggling with an unhappy and difficult husband who was an alcoholic. And as one can expect, the dad's drinking had an effect on the whole family, especially the kids.It wasn't until Allison's mother found Al Anon, the support organization for anyone who's concerned about someone with a drinking problem, that she found her new sense of self esteem. "My mom started standing up to my dad because of all that Al Anon taught her. Eventually, my day had to change. he had to adapt to her self confidence."  Sara was a proud member of Al Anon for 35 years.I thoroughly enjoyed my conversation with Professor Allison and I look forward to continuing our conversation in the near future. Professor Scott Allison has authored numerous books, including Heroes and Heroic Leadership. His other books include Reel Heroes, Conceptions of Leadership, Frontiers in Spiritual Leadership, and the Handbook of Heroism. His work has appeared in USA Today, National Public Radio, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Slate Magazine, MSNBC, CBS, Psychology Today, and the Christian Science Monitor. He has received Richmond's Distinguished Educator Award and the Virginia Council of Higher Education's Outstanding Faculty Award.Here's Professor Scott T. Allison's Link to the University of Richmond, VAhttps://psychology.richmond.edu/faculty/sallison/#:~:text=Scott%20Allison%20has%20authored%20numerous,extensively%20on%20heroism%20and%20leadership.

Northern Monkeys Football Show
City's Train begins to move away

Northern Monkeys Football Show

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2021 65:00


As Allison gifts City the win they look uncatchable at the top of the league. elsewhere Man Utd throw away 2 leads and Mike Dean finds himself at the centre of controversy again.

The Big Show
A big announcement about the annual Operation Christmas Meal

The Big Show

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 30:30


As Allison and our friends at Iowa Select Farms and the Deb and Jeff Hansen foundation have had to make a few modifications due to COVID-19 but the good news is they are still planning to give away the usual 4,000 pork loins. PLUS Al Kluis' expert market analysis AND the Three Big Things You Need to Know.

Symbiosis Now
Episode #2: "How Are You?" -> Essentiality, Customer Service, Systemic Oppression

Symbiosis Now

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2020 35:09


Tyler asks the classic, perhaps overused and transparent question of, “How are you?”, in reference to our current state of being in the U.S., specifically California. Some of the discussion in this show is inspired by current events that have lead to ideologies such as “Essentialism” and how those “essential workers” are expected to operate. Which is decided by who exactly? This pierces into the veil of Customer Service and how the customers of this consumerist society treat their service workers. As Allison and Tyler touch base on modern topics, we plan to further discuss and gain clarity on our interconnectedness through these conversations, with energy directed towards mutual symbiosis. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/symbiosisnow/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/symbiosisnow/support

On the Brink with Andi Simon
167: Allison Maslan—Scale or Fail: Hiring the Right Folks for the Right Fit

On the Brink with Andi Simon

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2020 28:22


Hear how to make your impossible possible! How do you hire and retain the right staff? How do you scale or fail? If you feel like we bring you lots of folks who can help you get "Off the Brink," you are right. Today’s interviewee, Allison Maslan, wants to help you scale your business for growth—which, as she tells us, it is not for the faint of heart. Allison was referred to me by a dear friend who is trying to scale her own business for growth and needed a hand. Unfortunately, all too often businesses fail because they don’t know how to go from small to bigger, fast enough to thrive. Allison tells us how. Listen and learn! Many businesses fail because they are ill prepared to face the real challenges involved in scaling Either they don’t have the bandwidth to keep up with sales demand or production, they miss out on major opportunities due to fear, or they keep making the same mistakes over and over because their systems and processes aren’t in sync with the rate of growth. As Allison teaches us, to truly scale, you must upsize your strategic practices, implement new marketing strategies, find new ways to build your team, and expand your mindset to break through whatever is keeping you stuck at the same level. Then you must be willing to take the leap into the great unknown—i.e., to make your impossible possible. She has a vision, then helps clients implement it Often referred to as the "Voice for Business Success," Allison acts as a visionary and guide to business owners because she can see the bigger picture for their companies. Then she and her team of business experts continually support these leaders to make that vision a tangible reality. In her new book "Scale or Fail," Allison shares her revolutionary SCALEit Method® for successfully growing, replicating and expanding a business. She also explains the pivotal mindset strategies she used as a trapeze artist to break the fear barrier. In her book, Allison shares proven scaling strategies to help you: Create your Big Picture Vision and build a plan to achieve it Produce an ever-flowing stream of cash flow with consistent profits Establish a powerhouse team that functions well without you Become a true leader and feel like you deserve your success Improve systems and processes that facilitate scaling Get past the mental and strategic pitfalls that cause revenue bottlenecks Background on Allison Maslan Starting at age 19, Allison has built 10 successful companies from scratch, with a client list that includes Ben & Jerry’s, Supercuts, Merrill Lynch and Allstate. Along with her team of CEO mentors, Allison pays it forward by helping business owners scale their companies, fast-track their success and create a more meaningful life.  Now CEO of Pinnacle Global Network, her private mentoring enterprise, Allison has been featured in Inc., Success, Fortune, Fast Company and Forbes, is a regular contributor to Entrepreneur magazine and is a featured expert on ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN and Fox networks. You can contact Allison here. Want to learn more about scaling your business? Check out these blogs and podcast: Blog: Best Practices to Scale Your Business for Growth Blog: Starting or Growing a Business: Three Valuable Lessons Podcast: Andy Simon—Confessions of a Successful Entrepreneur Additional resources Allison's book: "Scale or Fail" Allison's website: allisonmaslan.com My book: "On the Brink: A Fresh Lens to Take Your Business to New Heights" Our website: Simon Associates Management Consultants

Distraction with Dr. Ned Hallowell
S3 Ep 27: Yes You Can Just Do It!

Distraction with Dr. Ned Hallowell

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2019 25:06


Allison Hausman had an idea and she went for it. She joins Ned to talk about the podcast project she conceived of and created, and provides some inspiration for our listeners who need a little push to get started on their own projects. As Allison says in this episode, "Keeping up the energy (to work on your project) is a choice. No one's going to do it unless you do."  Allison's project: The Pledge Podcast Allison's email: thepledgepodcast@gmail.com This episode is sponsored by Landmark College, the college of choice for students who learn differently. Learn more HERE.  

Creatives Making Money with Jamie Jensen
What if Money Was Easy? with Allison Braun

Creatives Making Money with Jamie Jensen

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2018 58:21


I simply adore Allison Braun and everything she puts out in the world. Her work has truly changed my life, and it’s 100% one of those things that you could easily think to yourself “OH, I don’t really need that” -- but trust me, YA DO.   Now if you’re not yet convinced from our magical interview, take my trusty word for it. YA WANNA FOLLOW HER, Y’ALL. Gobble up her free content. Invest in her programs. You won’t regret it.Now, here’s a fun recap of our convo in case you want to review the highlight reel and some items we mentioned!   Having a pretty blue safe was something that taught Allison to keep and have fun with her money at just 6-years-old. For you parents in the audience, this might be a great way to teach your kids to take care of and value their money! Remember, if you feel like you were never included in the conversation about money, or like it’s a taboo topic to cover with people in your life -- it’s up to YOU to take that initiative and break the mold. As Allison said, “No one will approach you and ask you to participate…” You’ve gotta take that initiative yourself. Allison mentioned being a “Projector” according to Human Design. Wanna learn more about Human Design? You can get a chart and report at humandesignamerica.com! When you’re working on your relationship with money, and making it less serious and more fun, literally ask yourself “What would make this more fun?” As money is one of the biggest causes of STRESS, we want to create more joy and ease around the subject so that you stress less and feel better (plus it’s good for your health!). What IS the LIVING RICHLY FRAMEWORK? It’s a process that walks you through looking at where you’re fully expressing yourself in your life (or not), researching and redefining what success means to you, creating a new identity that you can integrate and inhabit around what you discover, and remembering to fully receive and appreciate all you already have. Jotting down 10 things you’re grateful for every day is WONDERFUL, but it’s way better when you’re also giving yourself the space and breathing room to truly FEEL IT. If you’re feeling BROKE AF, here’s what to do: 1. Remember you’re not alone. 2. Look at where you are already RICH. 3. Make a list of the things that make you feel rich, and find a way to do the items that you have easy, available access to! Not all the things that make you feel rich actually cost money. :)Some of my favorite BIG takeaways…   We’re always creating identities for ourselves as we’re doing life in the world. It’s important to stay conscious of what identities we’re creating so we make sure they’re expanding our sense of self instead of limiting it.   Being creative is about MORE than being an artist, just like living richly is about more than what’s in your bank account.   Ease is undervalued in our society because we tend to glorify “hard work” and being BUSY. So it takes some extra work to really allow ourselves to do things the easy way.   YAY! And here’s where to soak up all that Allison Braun Goodness! Open For Business Training: bit.ly/openforbizvid   What If Money Was Easy? (Free Guide):  bit.ly/soulmoney   http://www.allisonbraun.com   Instagram: @allisonbraun Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AllisonBraunTheJoyologist

Creatives Making Money: Financial, Branding & Marketing Strategies For Creative Entrepreneurs, and Influencers

I simply adore Allison Braun and everything she puts out in the world. Her work has truly changed my life, and it’s 100% one of those things that you could easily think to yourself “OH, I don’t really need that” -- but trust me, YA DO.   Now if you’re not yet convinced from our magical interview, take my trusty word for it. YA WANNA FOLLOW HER, Y’ALL. Gobble up her free content. Invest in her programs. You won’t regret it.Now, here’s a fun recap of our convo in case you want to review the highlight reel and some items we mentioned!   Having a pretty blue safe was something that taught Allison to keep and have fun with her money at just 6-years-old. For you parents in the audience, this might be a great way to teach your kids to take care of and value their money! Remember, if you feel like you were never included in the conversation about money, or like it’s a taboo topic to cover with people in your life -- it’s up to YOU to take that initiative and break the mold. As Allison said, “No one will approach you and ask you to participate…” You’ve gotta take that initiative yourself. Allison mentioned being a “Projector” according to Human Design. Wanna learn more about Human Design? You can get a chart and report at humandesignamerica.com! When you’re working on your relationship with money, and making it less serious and more fun, literally ask yourself “What would make this more fun?” As money is one of the biggest causes of STRESS, we want to create more joy and ease around the subject so that you stress less and feel better (plus it’s good for your health!). What IS the LIVING RICHLY FRAMEWORK? It’s a process that walks you through looking at where you’re fully expressing yourself in your life (or not), researching and redefining what success means to you, creating a new identity that you can integrate and inhabit around what you discover, and remembering to fully receive and appreciate all you already have. Jotting down 10 things you’re grateful for every day is WONDERFUL, but it’s way better when you’re also giving yourself the space and breathing room to truly FEEL IT. If you’re feeling BROKE AF, here’s what to do: 1. Remember you’re not alone. 2. Look at where you are already RICH. 3. Make a list of the things that make you feel rich, and find a way to do the items that you have easy, available access to! Not all the things that make you feel rich actually cost money. :)Some of my favorite BIG takeaways…   We’re always creating identities for ourselves as we’re doing life in the world. It’s important to stay conscious of what identities we’re creating so we make sure they’re expanding our sense of self instead of limiting it.   Being creative is about MORE than being an artist, just like living richly is about more than what’s in your bank account.   Ease is undervalued in our society because we tend to glorify “hard work” and being BUSY. So it takes some extra work to really allow ourselves to do things the easy way.   YAY! And here’s where to soak up all that Allison Braun Goodness! Open For Business Training: bit.ly/openforbizvid   What If Money Was Easy? (Free Guide):  bit.ly/soulmoney   http://www.allisonbraun.com   Instagram: @allisonbraun Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AllisonBraunTheJoyologist

Journeys with the No Schedule Man
Ep. 32: Becoming a Resiliency Ninja: Allison Graham | No Schedule Man Podcast

Journeys with the No Schedule Man

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2017 68:02


Allison Graham is a business growth consultant, speaker, and best-selling author of “Married My Mom, Birthed a Dog: How To Be Resilient When Life Sucks.” Our discussion came just about at the time of the creative culmination of the book, keynote speaking and related business launch that she had first conceived of more than a half-decade ago. Though Allison has achieved and enjoyed a significant level of success helping businesses and business people become more effective with their sales and networking, as you will hear, she has long had a passion for wanting to contribute to the personal development field in an effort to be a help to others. Some of the key things Allison has taken from her journey include: 1. Identifying and re-voicing what she calls “The Internal Messenger of BS.” 2. Awareness. More specifically, self-awareness, and how that may have been a great benefit to her if she had it to do all over again. 3. Forgiveness. As Allison put it: “What it takes to forgive is a very long journey but you let go in an instant …from that moment the healing, I believe, really truly began." Allison's is a remarkable story filled with all kinds of caring, authentic and valuable bits of hard-earned perspective that are sure to serve you well as you reflect upon your journey and road ahead also. ©2017 Kevin Bulmer Enterprises

Paul's Security Weekly
Heather Mahalik on Smartphone Forensics Course, Drunken Security News - Episode 348 - October 10, 2013

Paul's Security Weekly

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2013 62:22


This segment was broken in two parts as the technical segment with Heather Mahalik happened in the middle of it. Heather is a senior digital forensics analyst at Basis Technology. As the on-site project manager, she uses her experience to manage the cell phone exploitation team and supports media and cell phone forensics efforts in the U.S. government. Heather is a certified SANS instructor and teaching the upcoming course Advanced Smartphone and Mobile Device Forensics. Ok, on to the stories of the week with Paul, Larry, Allison and Jack. What'd you do this summer? Disney? Six Flags? Big Data Land? After much chatter in the Twittersphere (logged here by Space Rogue) last week, Jack brings up the "Popping Penguins" article from Forbes. The article talks about this super vulnerable program that is going to be the downfall of Linux. It's called bash. Would you believe you can use bash to start a listener on your machine and then send some commands over telnet to have someone else's machine connect back to you? Uh oh. Also, beware of another application, one that runs from the desktop that lets you connect to other computers and pull down files from a machine you don't own. Yeah, that one's called a browser. Sounds equally dangerous, no? Should we uninstall bash as a security measure? Larry threw out there an article on 5 WiFi security myths to abandon. But Larry mentioned that some of these might not actually be very new. Things like don't hide SSID as some newer systems will see them anyway and digging deeper to find the SSID isn't that hard. Plus, if its owner took the steps to hide it, wouldn't that pique your interest that there may be something good running there? Sending out a weak signal may sound like a good idea as if someone can't reach it, they can't connect to it, right? But all that does is annoys its intended users and if someone really wants to get on the network, they'll simply use an antenna. The article ends with the non-myth that if you truly want WiFi security, make sure you use good encryption and a strong password. Simple, eh? Jack was looking forward to going on a good patch rant. He and Paul have done webinars about really stretching things and getting your patch cycle down to five days from the day of release. Jack said during the good old days, he'd challenge himself to getting his systems patched within 72 hours. Patch Tuesday was to be completed by Friday. In this article by Dr. Anton Chuvakin, he does indicate how it would be good for some big corporations to get their patch cycle down from 90 days to 30 days, but then argues if the bad guys only need 3, then what's the point of all that effort? Jack's feeling is that even the 30 days should be enough in many cases, but it's often politics and other "can't do" attitudes that prevent it from happening. Why is that? Get those patches in place people! One quick note on a tangent the team went off on. In their experience as pentesters, Larry and Paul mention that all to often the way they end up pwning a system is through some machine that no one knew was running, with services that no one knew were running, with an account that no one knows why it still exists. Do you have a good inventory of where your data is? What machines are in your data center? What services and accounts are on each? If those are gold to a pentester, who has to respect a customer's defined scope, guess what a malicious user is going to do to your network. Paul's looking for advice on what new phone he should get? Android? iPhone? What say you? Tweet him up with your suggestion at @securityweekly. Remember that Yahoo bug bounty program? $12.50 credit toward the Yahoo store? A little update from the rants and ridicule from last week, it was actually one guy , Ramses Martinez, Director, Yahoo Paranoids, who was very appreciative of people reporting bugs and was paying them out of pocket. He would send researchers a Yahoo tshirt but would then find out the recipient already had multiple Yahoo shirts. Martinez's idea then was to give the reporter a credit in the Yahoo store matching the value of the shirt, our of his own pocket. Since the uproar, Yahoo has installed its own bug bounty program and Martinez is no longer paying for the reports himself. Good on ya, Yahoo and even better, thank you Ramses Martinez for caring about security. Speaking of bug bounties, Google has started a bug bounty program for open source software. Repeat that, it's not just Google software that they're paying bounties for, it's software that there really is no organization behind and normally count on volunteers to fix things. Now Google is putting their money behind that effort. As Allison mentions, there hasn't ever been any motivation for anyone to report bugs and now there is. estrada-sm.jpgPaunch, the alleged author of the Blackhole exploit kit was arrested in Russia last week. Or at least we think so. Some unconfirmed reports have indicated this and Blackhole has not been updated since this time. Or maybe the guy just decided to take an extended vacation and threw the story out there himself. Either way, it might be time for Evil Bob to find a new exploit kit. (Note: Erik Estrada is not "Paunch", he's Ponch, as in Frank Poncharello) Microsoft has a new disk cleanup where it removes all the old and outdated updates. Jack gained more than 6 GB of space after running the cleanup but a word of caution, it take a concerning long time for the next reboot. You might think you killed your computer but no, it really does take that long. Check out "Tails" a security and privacy distribution and let us know what you think. Is it good? What makes it a better choice than some others? Though the number of security updates in recent versions is a little concerning. Yeah, I get it that it's good that security holes are fixed and that it's to software that the distro is including. But it's just a little concerning when you pitch it as being for security and privacy yet there are piles of security updates. It makes me wonder just how secure it is and whether it's any better than a secure version of your favorite distribution anyway. But you can certainly let me know and I'll post some comments from you in upcoming week. Tweet me at @plaverty9 There was also some discussion on iOS7 image identification, Larry has a colleague at Inguardians who wrote up an intro to using rfcat and Jack suggests taking a deeper look for yourself before jumping into the patch for MS13-81 and whether your system needs it. If it does, test thoroughly. It's got some deep stuff on it.

Paul's Security Weekly
Thug with Ben Jackson, Drunken Security News - Episode 318 - January 31, 2013

Paul's Security Weekly

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2013 69:17


Thug is a Python low-interaction honeyclient. All too often in Incident Response you have logs that indicate a client was exploited by an exploit kit and compromised, but retrieving a copy of the the applicable piece of malware is difficult. Thug is designed to mimic a vulnerable web browser and follow the exploit kit back to its malware. But with all that in the books, the conversation quickly turn to porn, smut and "sextortion." Yup, this was the first time that word had ever been uttered on the Paul's Security Weekly, which required a visit to Urban Dictionary. As Allison noted, you can now get your very own sextortion coffee mugs, bumper stickers and magnets. The article described talks about how someone hacks into girls' computers (password guessing?), finds risqué photos and then uses those to get the girls to either send more pictures or go on video. Another man was recently charged with a similar crime where he'd talk to boys in IRC, get them to reveal themselves in a video chat where he'd then grab screenshots and use that against the victims. Lessons learned? If you are going to take a nude picture of yourself, DON'T INCLUDE YOUR FACE! But if push comes to shove, profit off it. As Paul said, it worked for the Kardashians and the Hiltons. Did you know you're 182 times more likely to get malware on a news site than on a porn site? China hacked the New York Times! Or did they? Wait, China did it? How in the world did a country of one billion people hack the NY Times. Isn't that the same thing as my blog getting hacked by the kid down the street and saying "The United States did it!" Maybe it was someone in China, maybe it was someone hired by Chinese government officials maybe it was someone who does things the same way that Chinese hackers have done it in the past. But as Allison and Jack noted, it's good that the Times is being so public with the situation. As we begin adding more technology to embedded devices like televisions, we're not paying any additional attention to the security on them. Researchers are reporting having seen televisions and CCTV cameras pop up in their honeypots. Paul talked about fifty million Universal Plug and Play network devices being open to packet attack. As he noted: "This is not a shock to me at all. UPnP is horrible, there just had to be a flaw in there somewhere. HD Moore found some, and turns out there are millions of vulnerable devices on the Internet. I am so happy to see this research come to light, it needs to happen. Free tools exist to check for the vulnerabilities, and details are forthcoming." Speaking of forthcoming, the new version of Backtrack Linux is coming... Oracle now cares about fixing the flaws in Java. Really? What could have possibly spurred this on? Maybe when the US Department of Homeland Security is telling everyone to stop using it? Maybe when they say they're patching the flaws and then a few minutes later, someone already has a new vulnerability for it? Good to know that this is what it takes for Oracle to finally care about security. Now imagine if such a company were involved in things like databases? Oh wait. Wrapping this up with just a few more things. Paul talks about an XSS vulnerability in the VMware Management Interface. Free environment snapshots? Yes please! Allison brings up the new law making it more illegal to jailbreak your mobile device if the carrier says you can not. But what about if you buy an unlocked phone for full price? That's ok, right? Oh yeah, that grad student who was expelled from a Canadian university for telling them about their bad security practices? Well, it's actually a little worse. According to his expulsion letter, he was twice caught and admitted to using SQL injection to break into their informational systems. Yeah, that's a little more than just informing the school about their bad security practices, that's rubbing their nose in it. So lesson for the day, if you're paying someone thousands of dollars for a graduate degree, don't rub their nose in their bad security practices and expect to stick around. Did you hear that Security BSides Rhode Island tickets are now on sale? Get them at http://bsidesri.eventbrite.com