Wednesday, July 12, 2017

On The Virtual Front For the Battle For the Net

Free Press

Today is a day to speak up for Net Neutrality.    We join in simply noting that it is high time that the First Amendment of the Internet should be protected and join the leading luminaries of the Tech Space including Facebook, Google and Amazon in this fight.     It matters and we must all take note to embrace the vision of the possible:





Monday, July 10, 2017

Notations On Our World: SB17-191: Vulnerability Summary for the Week of July 3, 2017 (Courtesy @US-CERT)

U.S. Department of Homeland Security US-CERT
National Cyber Awareness System:

07/10/2017 07:21 AM EDT

Original release date: July 10, 2017
The US-CERT Cyber Security Bulletin provides a summary of new vulnerabilities that have been recorded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) National Vulnerability Database (NVD) in the past week. The NVD is sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center(NCCIC) / United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT). For modified or updated entries, please visit the NVD, which contains historical vulnerability information.

The vulnerabilities are based on the CVE vulnerability naming standard and are organized according to severity, determined by the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) standard. The division of high, medium, and low severities correspond to the following scores:

  • High - Vulnerabilities will be labeled High severity if they have a CVSS base score of 7.0 - 10.0
  • Medium - Vulnerabilities will be labeled Medium severity if they have a CVSS base score of 4.0 - 6.9
  • Low - Vulnerabilities will be labeled Low severity if they have a CVSS base score of 0.0 - 3.9
Entries may include additional information provided by organizations and efforts sponsored by US-CERT. This information may include identifying information, values, definitions, and related links. Patch information is provided when available. Please note that some of the information in the bulletins is compiled from external, open source reports and is not a direct result of US-CERT analysis.

 https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/bulletins/SB17-191

View of the Week (Weekly Edition): The Week That Was Courtesy Of @Futurism

Welcome to a new Week here in our "Visions" Property as we present a snapshot of the week that Was courtesy of the team at Futurism:

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On Saturday night, Elon Musk tweeted out two photos of the very first Model 3 (SN1). The production schedule for Tesla's newest (and most affordable) is ambitious in order to satisfy 400,000 some preorders. READ MORE
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Big tech companies are already experimenting with augmented reality, but so are other businesses as they see its potential to transform the workplace. Widespread use, however, may still be years into the future. READ MORE
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Researchers have revived an extinct horsepox virus using synthetic DNA strands ordered for about $100,000. This opens up new possibilities for researchers looking to make better vaccines, but also the potential for these viruses to become bioweapons.READ MORE
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Starting 2019 onwards, all vehicles manufactured by veteran automaker Volvo will either be hybrid or electric. According to Håkan Samuelsson, Volvo Car Group's president and CEO, "We are convinced that the future of Volvo is electric." READ MORE
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Digital camera maker RED wants to make it possible for you to produce holograms from the palm of your hand. The company's first phone, the Hydrogen One, is being touted as the world's first glasses-free hologram projector, and it should be ready to ship by early 2018. READ MORE
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Wednesday, July 5, 2017

View of the Week (Special Mid-Week Edition): On Emergency Management

As our mission here at the Daily Outsider evolves, the need to help contribute to discussions and transform our view of the World will play a vital role.    Being ready is part of it always--as such what our team selected courtesy of the team at Route Fifty is critical which we hope is of interest:
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Available For Download: State & Local Government Emergency Management eBook

The Geography of Disaster Risk and Resiliency in America

In this eBook Route Fifty features a handful of stories and dispatches from recent trips to Alaska, Oregon and Washington state, featuring locations that provide snapshots of the very real dangers and disruptions that emergency planners, first responders, public officials and other stakeholders face, plus the strategies and technologies helping our communities be more resilient.
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What's Inside This Route Fifty eBook


Portage, Alaska: A Town That Sank and (Mostly) Disappeared
Oso, Washington: How a Deadly Landslide Improved Access to Better Mapping in Washington State
Bend, Oregon: The Very Real Dangers of Building in the Wildland-Urban Interface