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In this episode, David Smooke (Hacker noon Founder & CEO) and Utsav Jaiswal (Vice President Of Business Development) held a discussion about security vulnerabilities crypto and NFTS. They talk about rug pulls, exploitation of platforms (Axie Infinity and Opeansea) by hackers, phishing attacks, and fake exchanges among other issues.   On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: 03:38 – What are the current scams around crypto & NFTs? 04:30 – Does crypto need a custodian? 09:30 – What are rugpulls? 14:32 – What are the best worst Nft Scams of recent days? 19:20 – ETH (Ethereum or Ethiopia?) 21:51 – How do Fake Exchanges operate? 25:07 – How will the crypto industry evolve in the coming decade? 29:33 – Will crypto bring back barter trade?   Follow hackernoon; Twitter: https://twitter.com/hackernoon Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/HackerNoon   You can follow David's work at [hackernoon.com/u/David] (https://hackernoon.com/u/David) Follow Utsav’s work https://hackernoon.com/u/utsavjaiswal   Read about crypto scams on Hackernoon; https://hackernoon.com/tagged/crypto-scams

If you’re still not scared of cybercriminals now, you might be after hearing about zero-click attacks from Cam Canales, a Cybersecurity Analyst at CDW 👀 Amy and Cam chat about zero-click attacks like the NGO Baharani attack, Jeff Bezos’ zero-click downfall (almost forgot he was even alive anymore 😜), and the WhatsApp Pegasus phone call attack. They also get into securing devices on and off your corporate network. 💚   On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: What is a zero-click attack? (03:35) 😱 What did we learn from the NGO Baharani attack? (06:09) 🥺 What layers of security do I need when I am dealing with sensitive information? (14:45) 📚 What are CISOs most concerned with in 2022? (20:24) 😳 How did organizations change their security strategy from working in office to working from home? (24:05) 🔄 Who needs to be care about zero-click attacks? (30:00) 🙉   ✨This episode is sponsored by Sonatype - the software supply chain security platform that reduces open source risk and minimizes exposure. Visit sonatype.com for more information. ✨ Find Cam online: Connect with Cam on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameroncanales/   Learn more on HackerNoon: Read cybersecurity stories on HackerNoon: https://hackernoon.com/tagged/cybersecurity Read about cyber threats on HackerNoon: https://hackernoon.com/tagged/cyber-threats  

Stand up and listen in, Hackers! Nour Fateen, a Sales Engineering Manager at Recorded Future, talks to Amy about threat intelligence. They chat about the Threat Intelligence Lifecycle process of gathering data, analyzing it, and using it to secure your organization.   On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: How did Nour get into cybersecurity? (02:00) Where do people start when they want to set up their security stack? (07:06) What kind of data do I need to gather to understand my organization’s state of security? (12:08) How can people who have a technical background learn about cybersecurity? (18:02) Wait, ransomware is a daily occurrence? (25:00) Do big organizations create a ransomware budget? (31:50)   This episode is sponsored by Sonatype - the software supply chain security platform that reduces open source risk and minimizes exposure. Visit sonatype.com for more information.   Find Nour online: Connect with Nour on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nour-fateen-04024776?originalSubdomain=uk   Learn more on HackerNoon: Read cybersecurity stories on HackerNoon: https://hackernoon.com/tagged/cybersecurity Read about cyber threats on HackerNoon: https://hackernoon.com/tagged/cyber-threats Read about this story written by a student, Aleksei Grokhotov, on HackerNoon about Threat Intelligence: https://hackernoon.com/what-is-threat-intelligence-used-for  

Amy chats with Eran Fine, the CEO and Co-founder of Nanolock Security, about the ongoing cyber war in Ukraine. They also chat about the history of Russian-Ukrainian cyber attacks, ransomware, the Colonial Pipeline attack, and more. 🇺🇦   On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: Who needs to care about ransomware? 😱 Why is Ukraine not experiencing massive infrastructure-related cyber attacks - like what happened with Colonial Pipeline? ⛽️ Who needs to be worried about cyber threats right now? 😫 How can we prevent and mitigate such cyber attacks? 🥺   This episode is sponsored by Sonatype - the software supply chain security platform that reduces open source risk and minimizes exposure. Visit sonatype.com for more information.   Find Eran online: Connect with Eran on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eranfine/   Learn more on HackerNoon: Read cybersecurity stories on HackerNoon: https://hackernoon.com/tagged/cybersecurity Read more about what’s happening in Ukraine: https://hackernoon.com/tagged/standwithukraine Read about the Colonial Pipeline attack: https://hackernoon.com/what-organizations-should-learn-from-the-colonial-pipeline-breach-jz3l37kk

Girl, pull up a chair and take a seat at the head of the boardroom because we are talking about women in cybersecurity this week on The HackerNoon Podcast. Misbah Fatima (Head of Security) and Farza Ashraf (Security Analyst) from Idenfo and SheSec Pakistan talk about how we can increase the number of women in STEM. On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: How did Farza get into tech and cybersecurity? 💃 How did Misbah get her first job in the cybersecurity industry? 👩‍💻 Is cybersecurity a good field for women to get into? 🤔 How important is community building for women in cybersecurity? 👯‍♀️ How can we increase the number of women in cybersecurity? ⬆️ What advice do you have for young women who are trying to get their first job in cybersecurity? 🙏🏻 This episode is sponsored by Sonatype - the software supply chain security platform that reduces open source risk and minimizes exposure. Visit sonatype.com for more information. Find Misbah and Farza online: Connect with Misbah on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/misbah-fatima-z-936a7617a/ Connect with Farza on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/farzaashraf/ Learn more on HackerNoon: Read cybersecurity stories on HackerNoon: https://hackernoon.com/tagged/cybersecurity Read about how women change the cybersecurity industry: https://hackernoon.com/women-in-cybersecurity-how-diversity-can-help-combat-cyber-threats-hu2n3507 Read about women in tech: https://hackernoon.com/tagged/women-in-tech

Ioana Frincu joins Utsav Jaiswal on this week’s episode of The HackerNoon Podcast to discuss DeFi, smart contracts, and OG crypto secrets.   On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast, Utsav asks: How can we invest in DeFi effectively? 🏆 (01:50) How do you keep yourself informed on DeFi trends? 🧠 (09:00) What new stuff do you expect from Ethereum this year? 🎉 (12:52) Is it safe to build so many blockchains? 😬 (21:26) What is that crypto secret that noobs don’t know? 🤫 (29:25) Is social media influencing people’s expectations? 🤯 (34:49)   Find Ioana online: Follow Ioana on Twitter @frincutz https://twitter.com/frincutz   Learn more on HackerNoon: Read DeFi stories on HackerNoon: https://hackernoon.com/tagged/defi Enter the Decentralized Internet Writing Contest by HackerNoon and QuickNode: https://www.contests.hackernoon.com/decentralized-internet-writing-contest  

Utsav Jaiswal chats with Crypto Analyst and Twitter Influencer Josh Swigart (aka Crypto Fundamentals @BlocksNThoughts) about all things crypto. Utsav digs deep into Josh’s thoughts on Bitcoin, NFT, DeFi, stablecoins, and more. On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast, Utsav asks: What red flags should a new crypto project look out for? 🚩 (09:05) Is Bitcoin the principal cryptocurrency (over all the others)? 🏆 (11:10) What happens when a blockchain goes down due to server issues? 👎 (17:35) Do you have the ability to predict a project’s success or failure? 😨 (24:25) What is your thought on NFTs? 😜 (29:28) What is your take on stable coins? 🤔 (52:38) Coming from Crypto, Defi & NFTs, what next? 👀 (34:26) Does social media contribute to the stable coin woes? 📲 (57:19) Follow @BlocksNThoughts on Twitter at https://twitter.com/BlocksNThoughts READ HACKERNOON.COM 🦄 READ MORE ABOUT CRYPTO: HACKERNOON.COM/TAGGED/CRYPTO 🧜‍♀️

The world and Ukrainians have shown incredible unity before Putin's encroachment on freedom and democracy. The strength of the Ukrainian army grows with each donated dollar and written word of support. This is already evident from the recent victories of Ukrainian soldiers on the battlefield. We are aiming for 100 million of funds raised to help the Ukrainian army by the end of the week and we believe in the defeat of Russia in the near future   You can donate UAH now! Together to victory https://my.kuna.io/en/kunaid-ukraine   Or by the cryptocurrency address: BTC: 357a3So9CbsNfBBgFYACGvxxS6tMaDoa1P ETH: 0x165CD37b4C644C2921454429E7F9358d18A45e14 USDT (trc20): TEFccmfQ38cZS1DTZVhsxKVDckA8Y6VfCy SOL address: 66pJhhESDjdeBBDdkKmxYYd7q6GUggYPWjxpMKNX39KV DOT: 1x8aa2N2Ar9SQweJv9vsuZn3WYDHu7gMQu1RePjZuBe33Hv. #StopPutin #StopWar #StandWithUkraine   Here’s the thread from the government: https://twitter.com/Ukraine/status/1497594592438497282   On this episode of the podcast Limarc Ambalina, Richard Kubina and Arthur Tkachenko talk about:   00:08 - What’s the situation in Kharkiv? 01:03 - Confirming that missiles are hitting residential areas homes, apartments 03:58- “Anyone who has the ability to order a cappuccino, just a cappuccino, is a very happy man.” 04:23 - The infrastructure in Kharkiv: electricity, water, internet 04:36 - “When you wake up and you’re not dead, it’s a fine day. When you see that your family is safe, it’s a nice day. If you have electricity, whoa it’s a perfect day. If you have internet, it’s like whoa. I’m a happy man.” 05:36 What is the community doing to get through this together? 07:57 - On propaganda in the war from both sides 09:35 - “Ukraine is defending NATO from Russia” 09:46 - What is the mood and morale like right now? 12:05 - Is it true civilians are all being armed? 13:22 - “It’s not my problem whether or not the Russian soldiers are here voluntarily or if they’re being forced or tricked to be here. It’s not my problem. Our problem is to defend our homeland. IF they don’t want to fight with us, then don’t kill our children. When a small kid dies just because of a stupid airstrike, it’s devastating.” 16:24 - Are Ukrainians streaming still streaming out of the country? 19:54 - How is the Ukrainian government getting information to its citizens? 22:48 - How can regular people help out in the situation? Has cryptocurrency helped keep commerce going? 30:31 - Comparing what the news says in the West vs. What it says in Ukraine  

In this episode of the HackerNoon Podcast, Amy Tom sits down with Ilkka Turunen to talk about Supply Chain Security. They go over the Log4J incident that made a lot of apps built-in Java vulnerable to exploitation, what it means to be a field CTO, how companies can place themselves to collect user feedback, and a lot more!   Ilkka Turunen is the Field CTO of https://www.sonatype.com/ (Sonatype).   On this episode of the HackerNoon Podcast, Amy Tom and Ilkka Turunen chat about: What is a field CTO anyways? 🤔 (01:20) How do you stay in the loop on customer needs and feedback? ➿ (05:19) How has Ikka’s job as a field CTO changed since the pandemic started? 😷 (07:30) Supply chain attacks have increased since the pandemic started. How have Sonatype’s customers and the business changed over this period? 🧰 (08:53) Breaking down how the executive order by Biden’s administration regarding supply chains is affecting the software industry ⚙️ (10:06) What is the best way to mitigate supply chain risk? ⚠️ (11:49) Getting into vendor due diligence as mitigation of supply chain risk 🚩(17:22) Learnings from the Log4J incident 📝 (22:44) Why are 40% of Log4J downloads still the old vulnerable versions? ☢️ (25:47)   Log4J vulnerability resource center: https://www.sonatype.com/resources/log4j-vulnerability-resource-center   Find Ilkka Turunen online: https://twitter.com/llkkaT   Learn more about HackerNoon: To read HackerNoon stories, check out hackernoon.com To apply for a position, check out https://careers.hackernoon.com/ To participate in HackerNoon writing contests, check out https://hackernoon.com/u/hackernooncontests  

In this episode of the HackerNoon Podcast, Amy Tom sits down with Adebola Adeniran to talk about Money; specifically, mobile money in Nigeria. They go from sending money via email in Canada to how https://moni.africa (Moni) has cracked money lending by leveraging community governance. Which then got Moni into Y Combinator. It is an insider's take on what the financial landscape looks like in Nigeria and Africa at large. 💵   Adebola is the Software Editor at HackerNoon and the Growth lead at https://moni.africa (Moni).   On this episode of the HackerNoon Podcast, Amy and Adebola chat about: With about 60% of Nigerians being unbanked, Adebola breaks down how Nigerians move money on a day-to-day basis. (01:16) 💸 People in Canada send money via email (lol, could never be me 😂). So, naturally, Amy is curious about what interacting with the financial infrastructure in Nigeria looks like. (03:27) 🏗️ In Nigeria, mobile money agents are the primary movers of money. But, who exactly qualifies to be a mobile money agent? (09:17) 🤑 How long has mobile money been in Nigeria and Africa at large? (11:51) 🌍 What are the barriers to entry into the mobile money agent system? (13:01) 🚧 What does the competition look like in the mobile money ecosystem? (14:46) 🤺 How did Adebola get to being the People and Growth Lead at Moni? (16:11) 👨🏾‍💼 How exactly does https://moni.africa fit into the mobile money picture? (17:55) 💷 What gets Adebola excited about mobile money? (26:47) 😆   Read Adebola’s take on mobile money: Mobile Money: The Key to Financial Inclusion in Emerging Markets   Find Adebola online: Check out Adebola on HackerNoon: https://hackernoon.com/u/adebola   Learn more about HackerNoon: To read HackerNoon stories, check out hackernoon.com To apply for a position, check out https://careers.hackernoon.com/  

On this episode of the HackerNoon podcast, Amy Tom and Michael Brooks get into everything freelance. They dive into https://golance.com, Michael’s freelance marketplace company. How it came about and Michael’s insights on running it. They talk about wild experiences like getting kicked out of Belarus and taking a shot of Brandy first thing every morning before work in Serbia. It’s a wild ride and you definitely should tune in! Brandy or coffee in hand, your choice ;) 🍻   On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast, Amy and Michael chat about: What is Michael’s company, goLance, about? 👨🏽‍💼 (01:38) What does Michael want to do for the next 40 years? 👴🏼 (02:26) What did the journey to making goLance work look like? 📈 (09:40) Why work 40 hours for someone else when you can work 80 for yourself? 💀 (14:00) Does business coaching do anything for a founder/CEO? 👔 (16:35) As a founder, does your team care about your business as much as you do? 🚂 (19:00) Can the diversity that comes with having a remote team become detrimental? How does company culture play a part in this? 🌍 (23:52) How does goLance navigate payment flexibility with freelancers? 💸(27:46) Everybody is doing remote, but not everyone is doing it well; goLance’s competitive edge. 🏇(29:30) Having brandy in place of coffee in the morning, getting kicked out of Belarus, and other fun remote working experiences. 🍻 (32:30)   Connect with Michael: You can check out: https://golance.com   Learn more about HackerNoon: To read HackerNoon stories, check out hackernoon.com To apply for a position, check out https://careers.hackernoon.com/  

On this episode of the HackerNoon podcast, Amy Tom talks to Jon Mux, CEO of Mux, and Thierry Schellenbach, CEO of Stream. They dive into why each of them started their API-powered platforms. While covering topics like their first jobs, how they led up to being CEOs, their technical background, and much much more🚀   On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast, Amy, Jon, and Thierry chat about: Why are APIs even useful in today’s developer landscape? 🤷‍♂️ (1:18) Jon and Thierry tell us about their first jobs 👷🏽‍♂️ (05:17) Mux built on the idea behind Zencoder. But waaaitttttt... Is it cool to start a new company that builds off of the original company that you sold? 🥶 (10:27) How many team members were on the founding team of Mux with Jon? (16:29) And how many co-founders did Stream have? (18:04) How did YOU learn your Management Skills? (19:15)🤔 Is opposing opinions important? (22:20)👊   💎 Get approved for 10-20x higher credit limit with Brex - https://bit.ly/37doqiH   Connect with Jon & Mux: You can get connected with Jon at mux.com You can vote for Mux at https://startups.hackernoon.com/california/san-francisco-united-states   Connect with Thierry & Stream: You can get connected with Thierry at stream.io You can vote for Stream at https://startups.hackernoon.com/us/boulder   Learn more about HackerNoon and Startups of The Year: For more information visit startups.hackernoon.com To read HackerNoon stories, check out hackernoon.com