Author: OurCrowd

[Cyfirma in Forbes] How to defend against hackers: Three cyber intelligence viewpoints

Imagine you are in a boxing ring. Your opponent is masked and in a fighting stance. You have been training for this day. The boxer throws a punch, aiming for your jaw, and then a jab, and then another and another. Then, when you raise your hand to a high guard, the boxer suddenly executes an uppercut — this time straight into your belly. In many ways, cyber defense is similar to boxing. Read more...

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[JumpCloud in Security Boulevard] From Sky-High to JumpCloud: Making Cloud the Most Secure Environment for Every Business

I’ve spent my entire career touting the advantages of the cloud, which was tough in the beginning. My biggest fear was related to security — can I provide the same level of security in the cloud as I can when I control everything on premises? As it turns out, the answer is yes, and the cloud can be the most secure environment for your business. Read...

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[Consumer Physics in Hackaday] COFFEE CUPPING IS A GRIND — SPECTROSCOPY COULD BREW BETTER BEANS

If you’ve ever bought whole coffee beans, chances are good that there was all kinds of information on the bag that led to your decision, like the origin, the roast type, and the flavor notes. Traditionally, coffee grading — that’s judging the aroma of both dry and wet grounds and slurping the coffee evenly across the tongue to determine the flavor profile — is done by humans in a process called cupping. To call it a process is too clinical — it’s really more like a ceremony performed with the grave sincerity that coffee deserves. Read...

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