RSS activated
I have finally activated RSS on this blog.
Why this is important to me and how I managed to do it is explained in this article.
Fun
One year of blogging
Today is not only the birthday of important people, this blog is also one year old. This is a good opportunity to look back and evaluate which goals have been achieved and which have not.
There are updates to some articles.
ChatGPT
After ChatGPT was allowed to write two articles in this blog, I want to go into why this is interesting but won’t happen again. I describe how AI will hopefully simplify my job in the future and what consequences that might have for society. I also briefly address the issue of security in AI.
30 years SMS
The 30th birthday of SMS is a good occasion to discuss the IT security of SMS messages. Compared to other communication methods, SMS is less secure because the protocol used for SMS, called SS7, is susceptible to hacking attacks. Another weakness of SMS is its lack of support for multi-factor authentication (MFA), which increases the security of online accounts.
Salesforce & Schrems II
Salesforce offers different types of encryption for different data fields to protect customer data. The Schrems II ruling by the European Court of Justice presents a challenge to Salesforce’s data security. Despite various security measures, there have been security incidents on the Salesforce platform. Customers should therefore regularly review their security measures and be aware of suspicious activity.
Framework Security
I was considering whether it would make sense to use the framework laptop with different OS to plug in as one laptop each. But I doubt whether the IT department would support that.
Backup: No plan survives the reality
Some cases of data recovery or data loss in the last somewhat over ten years I find worth mentioning. After describing my procedure in the first part, I would like to describe here some characteristics and failures that led to this setup.
USB OTG and mobile devices
While searching for a USB adapter in my USB adapter box, I found the USB-C to USB-A OTG adapter again and in the next box was my floppy drive. A grab in the other devices box quickly gave me the idea for some quick experiments and fun photo ideas. Some of the results surprised me.