What I am Reading 1/17/2023

 John Deere relents, says farmers can fix their own tractors after all

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/01/john-deere-relents-says-farmers-can-fix-their-own-tractors-after-all/

Schneider Electric and BitSight Announce Partnership to Improve Detection of Operational Technology (OT) Cybersecurity Exposure

https://www.darkreading.com/ics-ot/schneider-electric-and-bitsight-announce-partnership-to-improve-detection-of-operational-technology-ot-cybersecurity-exposure

Chinese researchers' claimed quantum encryption crack looks unlikely

https://www.theregister.com/2023/01/07/chinese_researchers_claimed_quantum_encryption/

Is it worth encrypting?

https://www.matthewlinkous.com/p/encryption-worthy

Despite public stance, internal Exxon climate analyses were very accurate

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/01/analysis-of-exxonmobils-climate-science-shows-it-was-actually-quite-good/

Biden taking “absolutely wrong approach” to crack down on Big Tech, critics say

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/01/critics-find-flaws-in-bidens-push-to-hold-big-tech-accountable/

The Style Guide for America’s Highways: The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices

https://www.beautifulpublicdata.com/the-style-guide-for-americas-highways-mutcd/

Why are there so many tech layoffs, and why should we be worried? Stanford scholar explains

https://news.stanford.edu/2022/12/05/explains-recent-tech-layoffs-worried/

Fortinet says hackers exploited critical vulnerability to infect VPN customers

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/01/fortinet-says-hackers-exploited-critical-vulnerability-to-infect-vpn-customers/

A widespread logic controller flaw raises the specter of Stuxnet

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/01/a-widespread-logic-controller-flaw-raises-the-specter-of-stuxnet/

Is Windows a joke [security analysis]?

https://github.com/jmau111-org/windows_security

A fifth of passwords used by federal agency cracked in security audit

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/01/a-fifth-of-passwords-used-by-federal-agency-cracked-in-security-audit/

We need a lot more electricians if we’re going to electrify everything

https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy-jobs/we-need-a-lot-more-electricians-if-were-going-to-electrify-everything

The forgotten mistake that killed Japan’s software industry

https://www.disruptingjapan.com/the-forgotten-mistake-that-killed-japans-software-industry/

The destructive new logic that threatens globalisation

https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/01/12/the-destructive-new-logic-that-threatens-globalisation

Securing the World's Energy Systems: Where Physical Security and Cybersecurity Must Meet

https://www.darkreading.com/physical-security/securing-the-world-s-energy-systems-where-physical-security-and-cybersecurity-must-meet

Cybersecurity Experts Cast Doubt on Hackers' ICS Ransomware Claims

https://www.securityweek.com/cybersecurity-experts-cast-doubt-hackers-ics-ransomware-claims

US think tank says China would probably lose if it tries to invade Taiwan

https://www.theregister.com/2023/01/12/china_taiwan_wargame_scenarios/

Industrial espionage: How China sneaks out America's technology secrets

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-64206950?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

'It had just vanished' - the shock when tech fails

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-64051121?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

ChatGPT as a CISO?? (Can ChatGPT defend its network against the ThreatGEN Red Team A.I. adversary?)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXAd3QvaKHA

The Computer Science Book

https://thecomputersciencebook.com/book/

Lessons in Electric Circuits

https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/textbook/