Episode 134 - Happy Birthday The Duchess of Ladywell

<p><strong>This week in InfoSec (07:15)</strong></p><p>With content liberated from the “today in infosec” twitter account and further afield</p><p>3rd January 2009: The Genesis of Bitcoin</p><p>The pseudonymous Bitcoin creator <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satoshi_Nakamoto">Satoshi Nakamoto</a> mines the first 50 bitcoins, now known as the <a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Genesis_block">Genesis Block</a>, six days before the <a href="https://thisdayintechhistory.com/01/09/bitcoin-launched/">initial release of the bitcoin software and launch of the cryptocurrency network</a>. Bitcoin has become the de-facto digital currency, popular for its decentralized approach because no single entity can control, manipulate, or deactivate the currency and transactions can be highly private yet still remain secure.</p><p>1st January 2000: Y2K Comes and Goes</p><p>After years of hysteria regarding the Y2K bug, the world’s computers begin using the date 2000 with no major catastrophes. There is still debate whether the “<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2000_problem">Year 2000 Problem</a>” was overblown by the technology industry or if the frantic updating done by armies of software developers leading up to Y2K averted disaster. I tend to lean towards the latter.</p><p>Wrap up of the year:</p><p><a href="https://www.computing.co.uk/news/4061865/cyber-computings-biggest-security-stories-2022">https://www.computing.co.uk/news/4061865/cyber-computings-biggest-security-stories-2022</a></p><p> </p><p><strong>Rant of the Week (17:02)</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/chatgpt-banned-in-nyc-schools-over-learning-impact-concerns/">ChatGPT banned in NYC schools over learning impact concerns</a></p><p>The NYC Department of Education has banned the use of ChatGPT by students and teachers in New York City schools as there are serious concerns about its use hampering learning and leading to misinformation.</p><p>The organization manages the largest school district in the U.S., so othe