World needs to prepare for ‘millions’ of climate displaced: U.N. January 21, 2020 Reuters reported: DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – The world needs to prepare for millions of people being driven from their homes by the impact of climate change, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Speaking to Reuters at the World Economic Forum, Filippo […]
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Need to Prepare for Millions of Climate Change Refugees
Also posted in Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Global Warming, Government, health and wellness, Politics, Science, Society, weather
Tagged climate change, climate change refugees, disaster displacement, extreme weather, rising sea level
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How do Websites Know what Device I’m Logged in with?
I asked: how do Amazon and some of these banks know what device I’m logged in with? Is it strictly cookies? or MAC address, too? or…? Sidd replied: heehee, are you running an app or your web browser ? windows or phone ? There are a million ways, there is a GUID associated with your […]
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Tagged amazon, devices, GUID, online banking, OS, privacy
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Rising Sea Level and the Internet
In a study published by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, authors concluded the infrastructure of the Internet is at risk due to global warming and rising sea levels. “Thousands of miles of buried fiber optic cable in densely populated coastal regions of the United States may soon be inundated by rising seas….” “Most of the damage […]
Also posted in Environment, Global Warming, Science
Tagged climate change, fiber optics, rising sea levels, sea level rise
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Internet Privacy
The information on how the Trump campaign obtained and exploited citizens’ privacy should serve as an example to your personal responsibility in maintaining internet security. Do not use any Facebook game, IQ test, quiz or other third-party APP’s (applications). Never give permission allowing a third party access to your personal information. Shame on you if […]
Also posted in cybersecurity, Education, freedom, liberty, Politics, Security, Society
Tagged Cambridge Analytica, FaceBook, privacy
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Huge Credit Agency Data Breach
by Daniel Brouse and Sidd Mukherjee for Membrane Domain Security Equifax is one of the largest credit reporting agencies in the world. Ironically, Equifax provides “identity protection tools with daily monitoring and alerts today!” From May to July, 2017, Equifax allowed a cybersecurity breach to steal 143 million people’s identity. The stolen information includes social […]
Also posted in children, cybersecurity, Education, Law, Security
Tagged data breach, Equifax, hacked, privacy, Security
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VPN: Virtual Private Network and Internet Privacy
by Daniel Brouse and Sidd Mukherjee Your Internet service provider (ISP) knows where you live, your address and billing info. They also know: all the IPs and domain names you visit and when all the content of your unencrypted traffic in and out, as well as, the timing The federal government now allows your ISP […]
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Tagged AdBlock, computers, cookies, hacks, internet security, java, malware, privacy, TOR, virtual private network, virus, VPN
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Russia Hacked 500 Million Yahoo Accounts
The Membrane Domain: Cybersecurity by the Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs A grand jury in the Northern District of California has indicted four defendants, including two officers of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), for computer hacking, economic espionage and other criminal offenses in connection with a conspiracy, beginning in January 2014, to […]
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Tagged hacked, Russia, Yahoo
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Former Employees Sue Microsoft For PTSD
By Daniel Brouse for The Membrane Domain Cybersecurity Two former Microsoft employees have filed a lawsuit against Microsoft claiming PTSD. Their job as part of the security team was to review users content that had been flagged by automated software. For instance, pictures sent through Hotmail or other Microsoft services that appeared suspicious were then […]
Trump Security Breach
By Daniel Brouse for The Membrane Domain Cybersecurity For months, the security community has known that both the DNC and GOP were hacked. The DNC hack was used to undermine Hillary. The GOP / Trump hacks were meant for blackmailing Trump. No surprises here. U.S. security agencies were aware of Donald Trump’s security breaches since […]
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Tagged Donald Trump, hacked, internet security, Russia, spearphishing, Trump Intelligence Allegations
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U.S. Security-clearances Hacked
by Daniel Brouse for Membrane Domain Cybersecurity In 2014 and 2015, there were two major breaches of U.S. government databases holding personnel records and security-clearance files of at least 22.1 million people, including Social Security numbers and some fingerprints, of not only federal employees and contractors but their families and friends. U.S. officials have privately […]
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Tagged breaches, China, government data, hack
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