Just because…

https://www.adamsmith.org/blog/useful-maxims

Useful maxims

https://www.adamsmith.org/blog/more-useful-maxims

More Useful Maxims

Modern war? (Or do hackers just see an opportunity?)

https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/16/cybercrime_iran_war_245_percent_rise/

Cybercrime has skyrocketed 245% since the start of the Iran war

… However, not all of the malicious traffic originated from Iran. The embattled theocracy accounted for only 14 percent of the source IPs, compared to Russia (35 percent) and China (28 percent). This doesn't necessarily mean that the threat groups carrying out the cyber activities are based in these two counties. Both China and Russia have historically turned a blind eye toward digital-crime networks and services operating out of their countries – just as long as the attacks don't target Chinese and Russian government agencies or organizations.