![]() Primary actions include the scanning of containers and Pods for vulnerabilities or misconfigurations, running containers and Pods with the least privileges possible, and using network separation, firewalls, strong authentication, and log auditing. The report details recommendations to harden Kubernetes systems. Recommendations to harden Kubernetes systems Data theft is traditionally the primary motivation however, cyber actors may attempt to use Kubernetes to harness a network’s underlying infrastructure for computational power for purposes such as cryptocurrency mining. Kubernetes is commonly targeted for three reasons: data theft, computational power theft, or denial of service. Kubernetes clusters are often hosted in a cloud environment, and provide increased flexibility from traditional software platforms. Kubernetes is an open source system that automates the deployment, scaling, and management of applications run in containers. It’s available in physical form, e-book format and audiobook.The National Security Agency (NSA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a report which details threats to Kubernetes environments and provides configuration guidance to minimize risk. Above all, I’m acutely aware of, and empathetic towards, the deeply contradictory nature of our lives in a global capitalist system, where innovations can be simultaneously empowering and destructive. As I note in the book’s introduction, think of this book as a darker yin to contrast with a brighter yang. The book fills in the shadow side of their narratives, serving as a contrast to rebalance them. ![]() I appreciate the enthusiasm of many people who work within those industries, but all too often their takes are given far too much airtime. It provides contrast, and accepts contradiction: the book might be critical, but the point isn’t to slam-dunk digital money enthusiasts, fintech startups or crypto hopefuls, or to reject their innovations.Finally, it sets all of this within an ecological, social and – dare I say – spiritual context. It doesn’t only show how major monetary innovations and movements relate to each other, but also sets that in the context of the vortex of global corporate capitalism and geopolitics. It contextualises: the book puts things in their place.It also cuts through the often pseudo-revolutionary language that surrounds the crypto world, and gives a realistic assessment of what we can and cannot expect of crypto-tokens. It’s contrarian: the book cuts through the innovation-speak that surrounds financial technology, and provides an account of why we should protect the unsexy physical cash system.I’m not anti-tech, but I’m not easily impressed by the unbalanced claims made by many technology movements. It also doesn’t hype up crypto-currency (let’s face it – there are now hundreds of books doing that). It’s critical: it doesn’t romanticise digital money and fintech, and shows why the narratives of empowerment-through-technology have a dark side.It distills the complex architecture of money into clear descriptions that a non-expert reader can understand. It’s clear: it is hard to write about global monetary systems in a simple way, but the book does that. ![]() I’d really love it if ALL of you could order Cloudmoney, so here are five reasons why I think you will value it, all beginning with C. Brett Scott’s Five reasons why you’ll love Cloudmoney: Diving beneath the surface of the global financial system, Brett Scott uncovers a long-established lobbying infrastructure waging a covert war on cash, as banking and tech companies promote a cashless society under the banner of progress.įrom marketing strategies against cash, to the weaponization of Covid-19 to advance fintech platforms, and the cryptocurrency rebels and fringe groups pushing back, Cloudmoney takes us to the frontlines of a war for our wallets that is also about our freedom. Who benefits from a cashless society and who gets left behind? Is the end of cash the end of true privacy? And is a cashless future closer than we think?Ĭloudmoney tells a revelatory story about the fusion of big finance and tech, which requires physical cash to be replaced by digital money or ‘cloudmoney’. MoneyLab #5: Matters of Currency Buffaloīlog: Just Out: Cloud Money by Brett ScottĬloud Money: Cash, Cards, Crypto and the War for our Wallets by Brett Scottįor more info, visit Brett Scott’s Substack page.MoneyLab #9: Playgrounds for Post-Capitalism.
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