Tuesday, February 16, 2021

A tool for my Computer Security (and Ethical Hacking) students.

https://www.muo.com/network-secure-analyse-network-traffic-wireshark/

Is Your Network Secure? How to Analyse Network Traffic With Wireshark

Want to learn how to use Wireshark? This guide introduces the core features of Wireshark with real-world examples.

Wireshark is available to download on devices running Windows, macOS, and Linux.





Podcast and transcript.

https://www.sdxcentral.com/podcast/7-layers/7-layers-artificial-intelligence-friend-or-foe/2021/02/

7 Layers: Artificial Intelligence, Friend or Foe?

… In this episode we will cover:

  • What AI is

  • The elements and types of AI

  • AI implementation, supporting technologies, and use cases

  • AI origins

  • The current market landscape

  • And the future of AI





The non-lawyer asks: Could individuals have sued Standard Oil? If the government has opted not to sue is that evidence of Googles innocence?

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/16/technology/google-facebook-private-antitrust.html

Big Tech’s Next Big Problem Could Come From People Like ‘Mr. Sweepy’

Google is facing antitrust cases from Europe’s top competition enforcer, the Justice Department and attorneys general from more than 30 states and territories.

Then there are the lawsuits from people like Mr. Sweepy.

The operator of a website called Sweepstakes Today, Mr. Sweepy — a nickname used by Craig McDaniel — says Google used its power over online advertising to bleed his website dry. In December, he filed a lawsuit against Google, saying he was entitled to “substantial” damages.

His case is one of what is expected to be a host of private antitrust lawsuits stemming from the government cases against Google and Facebook.

Already, more than 10 suits echoing the federal and state cases have been filed against one or both of the Silicon Valley giants in recent months. Many of them lean on evidence unearthed by the government investigations. Last month, for example, a media company in West Virginia sued Google and Facebook, arguing that the tech companies had worked together to monopolize the digital ad market. Its lawyers extensively cited evidence from the government cases.





Just because I like lists of sites/services/tools I might use.

https://www.muo.com/tag/9-cleanest-safest-websites-download-free-software-windows/

The 10 Safest Free Software Download Sites for Windows



(Ditto)

https://www.muo.com/tag/programmer-browser-ides/

The 13 Best Browser IDEs Every Programmer Should Know About





In my local library and already on hold. (I like that ‘Library Extension’ in Chrome.)

https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/02/ai-fyi/

AI, FYI

Editor’s Note: The below is an expanded version of a review that appears in the current issue of National Review. The book is A Brief History of Artificial Intelligence: What It Is, Where We Are, and Where We Are Going, by Michael Wooldridge.



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