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How to Use Python to Build Secure Blockchain Applications
Did you know it’s now possible to build blockchain applications, known also as decentralized applications (or “dApps” for short) in native Python? Blockchain development has traditionally required learning specialized languages, creating a barrier for many developers… until now. AlgoKit, an all-in-one development toolkit for Algorand, enables developers to build blockchain applications in pure
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Russian National Indicted for Cyber Attacks on Ukraine Before 2022 Invasion
A 22-year-old Russian national has been indicted in the U.S. for his alleged role in staging destructive cyber attacks against Ukraine and its allies in the days leading to Russia’s full-blown military invasion of Ukraine in early 2022. Amin Timovich Stigal, the defendant in question, is assessed to be affiliated with the Main Directorate of…
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A look back at Nike CEO John Donahoe’s adventures at eBay
The Nike CEO spent a decade leading eBay, during which time he tangled with famed activist investor Carl Icahn.
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Portland CEO on raising $35M in a ‘punishing’ VC environment
It’s a ‘punishing’ venture capital environment. Here’s how Boulder Care CEO Stephanie Strong attracted competing investors in a recently raised $35M round, adding to a total of $85M raised since its founding.
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Nike earnings: Flat annual revenue expected, all eyes on Donahoe
After a less than shiny last few quarters, analysts are expect flat annual revenue growth from Nike during its earnings call tomorrow.
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Central Eastside group boosts security, clean-up strategies
The sweeping strategies look at bring new vibrancy to the venerable business district.
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Meta delivers big boost to Portland’s Rose City Games
For its first foray into a virtual reality game, the team at Rose City Games tapped into many employees’ experiences in the music industry for the title Lovesick.
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New MOVEit Transfer Vulnerability Under Active Exploitation – Patch ASAP!
A newly disclosed critical security flaw impacting Progress Software MOVEit Transfer is already seeing exploitation attempts in the wild shortly after details of the bug were publicly disclosed. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-5806 (CVSS score: 9.1), concerns an authentication bypass that impacts the following versions – From 2023.0.0 before 2023.0.11 From 2023.1.0 before 2023.1.6, and&
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Chinese and N. Korean Hackers Target Global Infrastructure with Ransomware
Threat actors with suspected ties to China and North Korea have been linked to ransomware and data encryption attacks targeting government and critical infrastructure sectors across the world between 2021 and 2023. While one cluster of activity has been associated with the ChamelGang (aka CamoFei), the second cluster overlaps with activity previously attributed to Chinese…
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Practical Guidance For Securing Your Software Supply Chain
The heightened regulatory and legal pressure on software-producing organizations to secure their supply chains and ensure the integrity of their software should come as no surprise. In the last several years, the software supply chain has become an increasingly attractive target for attackers who see opportunities to force-multiply their attacks by orders of magnitude. For…
