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It’s almost inconceivable to think of life without the Internet. As if out of nowhere, this remarkable technology quietly emerged from modest beginnings and proceeded to explode, revolutionizing the world in countless ways – as well as in countless ways we have yet to imagine. But, given how unexpectedly this remarkable phenomenon arose, not to mention how it has come to so completely dominate many aspects of our lives, are we fully aware of its current influence and potential future impact? Those ideas are among the many raised in director Werner Herzog’s thoughtful new documentary, “Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World” 

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FOUR CORNERS ?CYBER WAR?

Cyber security adviser Kevin Mitnick demonstrates how easy it is to hack into a bank account using a fake Wi-Fi network:

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Australian cyber crime threats: Four Corners investigates how hackers are hacking into our informati

ONE of the world’s most infamous, former computer hackers has revealed how easy it is to hack into a bank account, as Australia faces serious cyber threats.

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Four Corners “Cyber War” on Vimeo

Cyber security adviser Kevin Mitnick demonstrates how easy it is to hack into a bank account using a fake wifi network

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Are things really as bad as the ABC Four Corners’ Cyber War documentary makes out?

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Four Corners' Cyber War program, aired tonight, highlighted the personal, commercial and national threats posed by hackers and a general preparedness on all things cyber security.

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?Mobility and security ? the world is moving fast

Enterprise mobility is expanding to an array of devices, such as connected cars, smart TVs, smartwatches and others. Protecting this new ecosystem with traditional endpoint management models is incompatible with this new world.

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The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance.

With an ever evolving regulatory landscape and with increasingly smart technology at our fingertips, it’s probably time we paused to examine the way we’re doing business. Just because it’s been done a certain way for years, it doesn't mean that’s still the right way. Businesses need to start seeing the bigger picture rather than forever playing catch-up, as so many are guilty of thus far. Breaking the cycle means analysing the threats that businesses can anticipate both now and in the coming months and years, and determining the smartest solution for them.

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Werner Herzog Hacks the Horrors of Connectivity in ‘Lo and Behold

Only a filmmaker like Werner Herzog could make a documentary about the internet and articulate the same existential angst he vehemently expressed over 30 years ago about nature. In what would become the documentary Burden of Dreams, about the making of the feature film Fitzcarraldo (both from 1982), Herzog rants in the middle of the Peruvian jungle: "Nature here is vile and base [...] The trees here are in misery, and the birds are in misery. I don't think they sing, they just screech in pain."

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NZ Tech Podcast 298: Kevin Mitnick and HB Hi-Fi hacking, HP X3, autonomous Uber

Kevin Mitnick shows how to hack JB HI-Fi online store, HP x3 and Lapdock, Uber going autonomous in September, Gigabit Ultra-Fast Broadband heading to more NZ homes, Intel Developer Forum, NZ Cert update.

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Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World

Rating: *****
Werner Herzog brings his dour brand of whimsy to LO AND BEHOLD, REVERIES OF THE CONNECTED WORLD, his consideration of cyberspace. The result is a thought-provoking piece that brings up little-known issues and implications, placing them side by side with the more conventional topics of security and dependence.  Indeed, the most arresting moment in the documentary isn’t a security analyst explaining that if were presently engaged in a cyberwar, we would not necessarily know it. Rather, it’s a computer scientist blithely musing on another potential blind spot. That would be the idea that if artificial intelligence arose on the internet, and became self-aware, he didn’t see any reason why it would let us know it’s there, much less consult us about anything it might want to do.  It’s as revelatory as it is disconcerting.

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