Alter It’s harder to alter hardware than software, but much more rewarding for hackers & spies. 2 ways of executing such attacks: Manipulate devices in transit from factory to customer. Or seed in changes from the start of manufacture. China makes 75% of the world’s mobile phones & 90% of personal computers. Content is king…
Gullible Cybercrime: why are remote workers more gullible? Because they’re alone (can’t discuss with others) & need information (to do their tasks). Hackers create elaborate scams & send emails posing as co-workers. During lockdown, such attacks have tripled. Under pressure to work quickly, home workers are more likely to click on links to malware &…
Attack Criminals are leveraging the pandemic to turbocharge cyber-attacks. New targets are bio-tech firms developing Covid-19 vaccines & Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) manufacturers. 5-fold increase in hack attempts against the World Health Organisation. In 2017, NATO put cyber on the same footing as land, air & sea defences, but we’re more vulnerable than ever. Mission…
Infrasound New, mysterious high-tech weapon: infrasound equipment emits inaudible, powerful waves of energy to disrupt & destabilise through serious but non-lethal harm. Victims experience vague, abnormal sensations of sound & pressure, causing headaches, loss of balance, sleep dysfunction. Cybersecurity fact following fiction? Sonic the hedgehog had to stop an evil genius from experimenting. Break the…
Victim Covid-19 victims include those succumbing to current online scams. Why do we fall for the con? Because we want it to work. Wishful thinking & greed lure us into trying to get rich by making a small advance payment. Fear of missing out bounces us into accepting offers which are too good to be…
Guess the Word and Contact Us for Prizes! Series 63 starts soon…. 1st letter of each Post Title (in a Series) spells a business word – spelt correctly or jumbled up. Previous answers: Series 62 spelt A-I-M-X-O (AXIOM) Series 61 spelt D-I-N-E-X-J (JINXED) Series 60 spelt T-R-I-C-K-Y-A-D-S (YARDSTICK) Series 59 spelt H-E-Y-P (HYPE) Series…
Overstay Don’t overstay in your holiday city: working there changes your tax landscape, too. Work income is taxed in the country where you work + your worldwide income is also taxed in the country where you usually reside. If you’re a manager, your firm’s profits could also get taxed in the holiday city. Pre-Covid19, UK…
Xylella Another virulent infection with no cure striking fear across the world: Xylella. Has dessicated 23,000 hectares of olive groves in S. Italy. Now in France, Germany & Spain. R rate of 19. Spread by insects & infected plant imports. 520 UK species at risk, especially olive, coffee plants, lavender, grapevines, cherry, almond, oak. Early…
Myth Debunk the myth that Covid-19 will make people abandon cities. Expect a short exodus to the countryside, then the city will lure the best back. Past plagues prove 2 things: we have short memories & cities are tenacious. 2018: 55% of the world’s population lived in cities. Expected to rise to 68% by 2050. …
Inversion Covid-19 will drop real estate prices & halt the “Great Inversion”: darkened luxury towers, bought as investments by absentee owners, are monuments to a crisis of success. Inflows of knowledge workers, big firms & the global super-rich into cities (unlike past outflows from urban decay), led to unaffordable housing, inequality & segregated communities. Cheaper property…