Notices by VessOnSecurity (bontchev@infosec.exchange), page 2

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A report on ransomware from a cybercrime specialist at the Dutch police. Sadly, in Dutch, but Google Translate makes it reasonably understandable:

https://www-digitaltrustcenter-nl.translate.goog/veel-bedrijven-hebben-eigenlijk-geen-keuze-tussen-betalen-of-niet-betalen?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp

Some highlights:

- Companies with a cyber insurance are asked higher ransoms. Not clear who pays it - they victims or the insurance company.

- Trade, construction, and the ICT sector (whatever that is) are targeted most often.

- Most companies have no option but to pay. In 5% of the cases the company could recover by other means but chose to pay nevertheless, because it was faster and cheaper. In the remaining 95% the only alternative to not paying was bankruptcy. But sure, let's make ransom payments illegal...

@GossiTheDog They will be, if they speak out. Krebs has worked in a bunch of infosec companies - their clearances will be suspended in a snap if they speak out.

@GossiTheDog Yes, I meant it as an alternative. They have to comply with the law - i.e., to cooperate with whatever investigation Trump gets going. They have no choice. They can't refuse. They can, of course, speak up against him - but it will only lead to him turning his vindictiveness against them next.

So, I asked - what they are supposed to do?

@GossiTheDog What exactly are they supposed to do? They have no choice but to comply with the law. If they speak up, they will be the next ones prosecuted.

Life imitates art...

@GossiTheDog On the plus side, a kerfuffle between Russia and the European Defense Force (or whatever they call it) is much less likely to go nuclear than one between Russia and a US-dominated NATO.

@mattblaze Very true - and I blame Biden for that. It's the backlash from his policies. All extremities are wrong, including the current one, but extremity in one direction invariably leads to extremity in the opposite direction, as people get fed up and lash back.

The law already forbids discriminating people based on race, gender, religion, etc. This simply had to be enforced, without the need for the DEI nonsense.

Of course, the first Democrat that comes after Trump will tug to the extreme opposite of *his* extreme too. As a result of these petty revenge games, innocent and competent individuals will suffer and have their lives and careers destroyed... The whole society will suffer.

Fuck all politicians...

@GossiTheDog Uhm, that's because he didn't pardon a random selection of prisoners; he pardoned those imprisoned for the J6 debacle. And, as the text says, they were predominantly white men. Nothing racist here, unless you're implying that it's mostly white men who are stupid enough to believe that the election was stolen.

@emilion @waldschnecke @GossiTheDog
Next, some university guy who campaigns against anti-semitism in colleges campuses:

@emilion @waldschnecke @GossiTheDog Among other things anti-semitic, yes.

@emilion @waldschnecke @GossiTheDog You omitted the part about "fighting anti-semitism on college campuses".

@emilion @waldschnecke @GossiTheDog I am not wasting anyone's time. Nobody is holding a gun to your head, forcing you to read what I write and to respond to it. Feel free to do whatever else you find as being a better use of your time.

Also, I disagree that my assumption is not logical.

@emilion @waldschnecke @GossiTheDog
No, but he's suing the University for allowing anti-semitism, so I guess he knows what he's talking about:

https://nypost.com/2024/01/18/news/meet-the-students-suing-harvard-upenn-over-anti-semitism/

@emilion @waldschnecke @GossiTheDog But if your lawsuit has no merit, you'll lose it and will be stuck with the legal expenses. So, you must know enough on the subject to have a reasonable hope of winning.

@GossiTheDog @emilion @waldschnecke I don't follow closely all their writings but that qualification of AfD is probably not quite correct. Anti-semitism is *very* illegal in Germany; a whole official party with such a platform wouldn't be allowed to exist.

I also disagree with the qualification of Italy's PM as "fascist", although like Le Pen, she's a bit too far-right for my taste.

@emilion @waldschnecke @GossiTheDog Or maybe, just like me, he's sticking to the facts and is not blinded by propaganda and ideology.

Yes, I'm aware that ADL defends Israel's interests. They defend everything Jewish - it's their mission in life. I'm pretty sure they don't look kindly on Nazi salutes in Israel, either.

@GossiTheDog It's nothing like what people claim it is. It's a "my heart goes to you gesture".

The ancient Romans had a similar military salute but with a clenched fist - fisted hand over heart, then extended forward.

Here are other photos of politicians waving similarly to the crowd that look like what you think that Musk did but similarly aren't:

@emilion @waldschnecke @GossiTheDog LOL, these schmucks are just as ignorant on the subject as you are.

Here is Wikipedia, "twisting reality":

"The salute was executed by extending the right arm stiff to an upward 45° angle and then straightening the hand so that it is parallel to the arm."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_salute

No touching the heart, no clenched fist, no waving the palm up, facing the person they're saluting, not being sideways.

@waldschnecke @GossiTheDog The Nazi salute did not involve touching the heart. It's a subservient gesture to the leader - "you're bigger than me, I submit to your authority"; not a "my heart goes out to you" gesture.