Applying the Howey Test to the DAO Tokens- On July 25, 2017, the SEC issued its Report on an investigation into an ICO and related activities by the DAO, an unincorporated entity, Slock.it UG (“Slock.it”), a German corporation, and various principals and participants. Previously in this Lawcast series I went through the parameters of the Howey Test to determine if a particular investment contract is a “security” under the federal securities laws. I also have detailed the relevant facts related to the DAO and its ICO offering.
Applying the Howey Test to the DAO Tokens, the SEC notes that “money” need not include cash, but rather can be anything of value. A contribution of ETH is an investment of “money” as considered by the Howey Test. Investors in the DAO were investing in a common enterprise with the expectation of profits, including dividends and increased value. The SEC also found that the profits were to be derived from the efforts of others, including Slock.it, its founders and the DAO curators...
Is there a token for that? Tokens demystified.Jan Brejcha
This presentation aims at providing a brief introduction to crypto tokens, how they can be beneficial for the users, and why they can disrupt current industries. Various examples will be discussed.
Crypto tokens are a special kind of signs representing objects and/or functions living in the underlying blockchain, and can be generated by smart contracts.
Tokens enable the viability of open source protocols, and dApps (decentralized applications), which was previously unattainable.
Current regulatory frameworks try to mitigate frauds in ICOs, while helping establish tokens as a new asset class.
ICO Pitchnight #1 by Catena Capital & Herdius and friendsBalazs Deme
The first ICO Pitchnight organized by Catena Capital and Herdius. Advice and learnings on already having done an ICO by Bricklock, on having already done an ICO in Germany by Herdius and planning on one by KYC solution Fractal.
Coin token ico really only have one utility — to act as simple stores of value with limited-to-no other functionality. By “simple” value, I mean value not represented or manifested through a variety of dynamic functions. Tokens are a completely different breed all together. They can store complex, multi-faceted levels of value. Forget everything you know about bitcoin and pre-mined coins and that entire ilk of tech, Ethereum tokens are generated by a Smart Contract System (SCS), are highly programmable and have multi-functionality because of it. They transcend being just a coin, and through their array of functions become something much more — “tokens”. Technically, they are not “offered”, they are “generated”. Probably the most accurate phrase of what’s going on during an Ethereum token launch is to describe it as a “Token Generation Event”, but I’m not sure TGE has the same flare as ICO. Nevertheless, a coin does one thing, and a token can do many things
My special "Blockchain ICO" presentation at the Canadian Crowdfinance Summit in Toronto on March 1, 2017. National Crowdfunding Association of Canada. http://crowdfundingsummit.ca/
Applying the Howey Test to the DAO Tokens- On July 25, 2017, the SEC issued its Report on an investigation into an ICO and related activities by the DAO, an unincorporated entity, Slock.it UG (“Slock.it”), a German corporation, and various principals and participants. Previously in this Lawcast series I went through the parameters of the Howey Test to determine if a particular investment contract is a “security” under the federal securities laws. I also have detailed the relevant facts related to the DAO and its ICO offering.
Applying the Howey Test to the DAO Tokens, the SEC notes that “money” need not include cash, but rather can be anything of value. A contribution of ETH is an investment of “money” as considered by the Howey Test. Investors in the DAO were investing in a common enterprise with the expectation of profits, including dividends and increased value. The SEC also found that the profits were to be derived from the efforts of others, including Slock.it, its founders and the DAO curators...
Is there a token for that? Tokens demystified.Jan Brejcha
This presentation aims at providing a brief introduction to crypto tokens, how they can be beneficial for the users, and why they can disrupt current industries. Various examples will be discussed.
Crypto tokens are a special kind of signs representing objects and/or functions living in the underlying blockchain, and can be generated by smart contracts.
Tokens enable the viability of open source protocols, and dApps (decentralized applications), which was previously unattainable.
Current regulatory frameworks try to mitigate frauds in ICOs, while helping establish tokens as a new asset class.
ICO Pitchnight #1 by Catena Capital & Herdius and friendsBalazs Deme
The first ICO Pitchnight organized by Catena Capital and Herdius. Advice and learnings on already having done an ICO by Bricklock, on having already done an ICO in Germany by Herdius and planning on one by KYC solution Fractal.
Coin token ico really only have one utility — to act as simple stores of value with limited-to-no other functionality. By “simple” value, I mean value not represented or manifested through a variety of dynamic functions. Tokens are a completely different breed all together. They can store complex, multi-faceted levels of value. Forget everything you know about bitcoin and pre-mined coins and that entire ilk of tech, Ethereum tokens are generated by a Smart Contract System (SCS), are highly programmable and have multi-functionality because of it. They transcend being just a coin, and through their array of functions become something much more — “tokens”. Technically, they are not “offered”, they are “generated”. Probably the most accurate phrase of what’s going on during an Ethereum token launch is to describe it as a “Token Generation Event”, but I’m not sure TGE has the same flare as ICO. Nevertheless, a coin does one thing, and a token can do many things
My special "Blockchain ICO" presentation at the Canadian Crowdfinance Summit in Toronto on March 1, 2017. National Crowdfunding Association of Canada. http://crowdfundingsummit.ca/
ICO Survival Guide: Everything you need to know about itStefan Chun Yin
What is an ICO and why are people investing in ICOs? How secure are ICO and how are they regulated? These slides provide an extensive beginner's guide in a Q&A format.
Some thoughts on the recent trends in token crowdsales, presented to Siam Commercial Bank's top management as part of Digital Ventures' briefings on latest trends in the Fintech world.
An overview of what is happening. Content: ICO market review, Tokens and products, Industry review of ICO campaigns, ICO geography, Post-ICO performance, Token sale structure. Source: ICOrating
What's is an Initial Token Offering? This new way to raise funds with blockchain isn't just a fundraising, but something more complex.
This presentation will explain what is an ICO, what are the use of the tokens distributed through an ICO, the history of ICOs and the coming regulation.
State of Blockchains 2019: Green shoots of adoption emerge from 2018 crypto c...Outlier Ventures
Leading blockchain and Web 3.0 venture capital firm Outlier Ventures published the 2018 Q4 report in its State of Blockchains series, which provides an overview into blockchain investment and market trends worldwide. The report highlighted multiple key trends including increasing user adoption and data showing the decline in ETH price isn’t due to ICO sellers
Outlier Ventures Investment in Blockchains report by Research Analyst Joel John and Partner & Head of Research Lawrence Lundy.
The report provides an overview into blockchain investment and market trends in 2019. According to the report, $23.7 Billion has been raised by 3738 blockchain companies since 2013.
Early stage fundraising high in count, but follow on rounds few and scarce. Blockchain startups have raised finance in multiple forms including ICOs, debt, direct investments and crowd-funding. However, discounting a handful of exchanges and wallets, there hasn’t been an application that has broken through to mainstream adoption, yet. This definitely isn’t for lack of capital. The challenge is more about expertise and guidance at early stages, especially when it comes to areas unique to Web3 such as token design.
Technical perspectives of an ICO on the Ethereum platformMobileInception
2017 has been the year during which Initial Coin Offerings (the process of crowdfunding via crypto-currencies) have skyrocketed.
In this presentation, I attempt to demystify what an ICO is, why there are an interesting use cases of the Blockchain technology, from an economic and technical perspective.
After a bit of theory, I take a deep dive into the various technical building blocks involved, first with a quick overview of the development environment (Truffle, OpenZeppelin, Parity), then going through the process of creating a simple token sale, with an ERC20 utility token and accompanying smart contracts and tests.
Be prepared to enter a brave new world ... where 'learn something new everyday' takes on its full meaning.
ICO Research Report - BET Token Issuance by DAO.Casino Token Rating
We compare the business model of DAO.Casino project to 2 innovative companies in online gambling. One is a proven success in the form of Betfair, now Paddy Power Betfair. The second is yet to be a proven success in the form of Betable, but having been able to raise over USD 18 million in Venture Capital funding.
We also take an in depth at the DAO.Casino business model and roadmap and how their roadmap and protocol could work with the gambling industry.
We conclude that DAO.Casino token issue is a rare event in the ICO space. DAO.Casino is a B2B project (with MVPs released) that solves a current, identifiable real-world problem in a multi-billion dollar industry. The BET token issuance represents a chance to buy into the vision of a good team through a modest ICO with decent terms.
Diffusion 2019 Launch by CEO & Founder Jamie Burke and AvA BerlinOutlier Ventures
The world’s most exciting Web 3 protocols in blockchain, AI, IoT and Big Data from across The Convergence Stack come together for a 2-day dev con made up of hacks, exclusive product launches, and live demos.
Outlier Ventures, CEO & Founder Jamie Burke, and CTO & Founding Partner Aron van Ammers provide an overview of Diffusion 2019 and how you can get involved and be a part of our first dev con taking place in Berlin on the 19th-20th of October.
Dimitri De Jonghe Head of Research & Co-founder at Ocean Protocol and Toby Simpson CTO & Co-Founder at Fetch.AI share their involvement in the upcoming dev con Diffusion 2019.
To find out more visit our main page https://diffusion.events/ where you can apply to be a mentor, volunteer or hackathon team.
Leading blockchain and Web 3.0 venture capital firm Outlier Ventures published the Q3 report in its State of Blockchains series, which provides an overview into blockchain investment and market trends worldwide. The report reveals a range of insights into the market
This is the presentation from industry leading ICO, Cryptocurrency and blockchain lawyers to various members of the SEC. Maco.la management is very grateful to all the contributors of this work.
- Millions can be raised in matter of hours or even minutes. Brave Browser raised $35M in less than 1 min.;
- If people around the world are willing to cooperate, no Government or regulator can stop it;
- Collective wisdom is maturing pretty fast and outpacing any official regulations;
- People may want to re-evaluate personal risks and give up low interest options (savings accounts, mutual funds, etc.)
- There is a growing interest from non-blockchain startups.
ICO Survival Guide: Everything you need to know about itStefan Chun Yin
What is an ICO and why are people investing in ICOs? How secure are ICO and how are they regulated? These slides provide an extensive beginner's guide in a Q&A format.
Some thoughts on the recent trends in token crowdsales, presented to Siam Commercial Bank's top management as part of Digital Ventures' briefings on latest trends in the Fintech world.
An overview of what is happening. Content: ICO market review, Tokens and products, Industry review of ICO campaigns, ICO geography, Post-ICO performance, Token sale structure. Source: ICOrating
What's is an Initial Token Offering? This new way to raise funds with blockchain isn't just a fundraising, but something more complex.
This presentation will explain what is an ICO, what are the use of the tokens distributed through an ICO, the history of ICOs and the coming regulation.
State of Blockchains 2019: Green shoots of adoption emerge from 2018 crypto c...Outlier Ventures
Leading blockchain and Web 3.0 venture capital firm Outlier Ventures published the 2018 Q4 report in its State of Blockchains series, which provides an overview into blockchain investment and market trends worldwide. The report highlighted multiple key trends including increasing user adoption and data showing the decline in ETH price isn’t due to ICO sellers
Outlier Ventures Investment in Blockchains report by Research Analyst Joel John and Partner & Head of Research Lawrence Lundy.
The report provides an overview into blockchain investment and market trends in 2019. According to the report, $23.7 Billion has been raised by 3738 blockchain companies since 2013.
Early stage fundraising high in count, but follow on rounds few and scarce. Blockchain startups have raised finance in multiple forms including ICOs, debt, direct investments and crowd-funding. However, discounting a handful of exchanges and wallets, there hasn’t been an application that has broken through to mainstream adoption, yet. This definitely isn’t for lack of capital. The challenge is more about expertise and guidance at early stages, especially when it comes to areas unique to Web3 such as token design.
Technical perspectives of an ICO on the Ethereum platformMobileInception
2017 has been the year during which Initial Coin Offerings (the process of crowdfunding via crypto-currencies) have skyrocketed.
In this presentation, I attempt to demystify what an ICO is, why there are an interesting use cases of the Blockchain technology, from an economic and technical perspective.
After a bit of theory, I take a deep dive into the various technical building blocks involved, first with a quick overview of the development environment (Truffle, OpenZeppelin, Parity), then going through the process of creating a simple token sale, with an ERC20 utility token and accompanying smart contracts and tests.
Be prepared to enter a brave new world ... where 'learn something new everyday' takes on its full meaning.
ICO Research Report - BET Token Issuance by DAO.Casino Token Rating
We compare the business model of DAO.Casino project to 2 innovative companies in online gambling. One is a proven success in the form of Betfair, now Paddy Power Betfair. The second is yet to be a proven success in the form of Betable, but having been able to raise over USD 18 million in Venture Capital funding.
We also take an in depth at the DAO.Casino business model and roadmap and how their roadmap and protocol could work with the gambling industry.
We conclude that DAO.Casino token issue is a rare event in the ICO space. DAO.Casino is a B2B project (with MVPs released) that solves a current, identifiable real-world problem in a multi-billion dollar industry. The BET token issuance represents a chance to buy into the vision of a good team through a modest ICO with decent terms.
Diffusion 2019 Launch by CEO & Founder Jamie Burke and AvA BerlinOutlier Ventures
The world’s most exciting Web 3 protocols in blockchain, AI, IoT and Big Data from across The Convergence Stack come together for a 2-day dev con made up of hacks, exclusive product launches, and live demos.
Outlier Ventures, CEO & Founder Jamie Burke, and CTO & Founding Partner Aron van Ammers provide an overview of Diffusion 2019 and how you can get involved and be a part of our first dev con taking place in Berlin on the 19th-20th of October.
Dimitri De Jonghe Head of Research & Co-founder at Ocean Protocol and Toby Simpson CTO & Co-Founder at Fetch.AI share their involvement in the upcoming dev con Diffusion 2019.
To find out more visit our main page https://diffusion.events/ where you can apply to be a mentor, volunteer or hackathon team.
Leading blockchain and Web 3.0 venture capital firm Outlier Ventures published the Q3 report in its State of Blockchains series, which provides an overview into blockchain investment and market trends worldwide. The report reveals a range of insights into the market
This is the presentation from industry leading ICO, Cryptocurrency and blockchain lawyers to various members of the SEC. Maco.la management is very grateful to all the contributors of this work.
- Millions can be raised in matter of hours or even minutes. Brave Browser raised $35M in less than 1 min.;
- If people around the world are willing to cooperate, no Government or regulator can stop it;
- Collective wisdom is maturing pretty fast and outpacing any official regulations;
- People may want to re-evaluate personal risks and give up low interest options (savings accounts, mutual funds, etc.)
- There is a growing interest from non-blockchain startups.
SEC Nigeria Capacity Building Session by Blockchain Nigeria User GroupChimezie Chuta
Two solid days of quality engagements with SEC Nigeria on the best approach to regulating Fintech, Cryptocurrency and virtual financial assets, facilitated by SEC Nigeria, fsdAfrica, EFInA, and UKaids.
"Regulate, but don't stifle innovation".
That was our message.
This is by far the most fruitful deliberation with any Regulatory Agency on this subject matter.
It was an awesome experience.
Nigeria will get it right in this Blockchain stuff!
Quick Understanding of Bitcoin/Cryptocurrency.Satish Mudaliar
This slide briefs you about the BItcoin/Cryptocurrency knowledge and facts. This slide is made for diffrent purpose but sharing here to help someone getting a quick knowledge of Bitcoins.
Quick Understanding of Bitcoin/Cryptocurrency.Satish Mudaliar
This Slide refers to a quick Understanding of Bitcoin/Cryptocurrency. The purpose to prepare is different but this slide can help ones in better understanding than other presentation.
An Investigator’s Guide to Blockchain, Bitcoin and Wallet TransactionsCase IQ
As Bitcoin and blockchains are coming into the mainstream, investigators, auditors and forensics and security professionals need to become familiar with how blockchain works and why it is so important to tomorrow’s digital security. It is important for anyone involved in forensics to understand the risk associated with Bitcoin, the most notable usage of blockchain and how applying forensics to those risks can have an impact.
Bitcoin has huge potential to revolutionize financial services, but with risk, as is implicit with any currency. We need to understand how forensic technology can reduce these risks or solve problems of financial loss should these risks materialize. Technology helps us follow flows of cryptocurrencies through wallets and the blockchain. This can be of particular use to regulators and police forces as well as investigators and auditors.
Join Simon Padgett and Sheldon Bennett of DMG Blockchain Solutions Inc. as they outline the basics of cryptocurrency transactions and their associated risks and solutions.
Analysis of 50+ completed ICO client projects, including the following critical components:
• White Paper Development;
• Technological Validation from Architectural and Development perspectives;
• Ecosystem Design and Governance;
• Business Model Tokenization;
• Scalability;
• Blockchain/DLT Platform/Dapp development
Venture Capital and Crypto: The Equity Side | Raffaele Mauro | Blockchain ConfCodemotion
This presentation analyzes venture funding and the startup ecosystem around Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies and crypto tech / blockchan. The focus is not about speculative currrency / token token trading but on teams, companies and the equity side of investing. Beyond hype, looking at fundamentals.
ICOs are becoming increasingly accepted as an alternative means to generate capital for a variety of projects. How do ICOs compare to other financing options and how are they treated by regulators?
Bitcoin 101: The Currency, The Network, The CommunityEarthsite
Bitcoin and the underlying technology of cryptocurrency is poised to revolutionize the world of banking and financial equity. Can Bitcoin make it through the volatile startup years and be adopted as a global currency? With an estimated 50,000 businesses now accepting Bitcoin and more than $100 million in venture capital investments, 2014 could be the tipping point for this new form of value exchange.
In this introductory presentation, you'll learn what Bitcoin is, why the technology is revolutionary and how you can get involved in the community. Find out how businesses can save 2-3% on credit card fees and have instant access to a global market. Discover how digital currencies are supporting thriving local economies. Don't miss this opportunity to educate yourself on the fundamentals of Bitcoin and see how you and your business will benefit.
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
A tale of scale & speed: How the US Navy is enabling software delivery from l...sonjaschweigert1
Rapid and secure feature delivery is a goal across every application team and every branch of the DoD. The Navy’s DevSecOps platform, Party Barge, has achieved:
- Reduction in onboarding time from 5 weeks to 1 day
- Improved developer experience and productivity through actionable findings and reduction of false positives
- Maintenance of superior security standards and inherent policy enforcement with Authorization to Operate (ATO)
Development teams can ship efficiently and ensure applications are cyber ready for Navy Authorizing Officials (AOs). In this webinar, Sigma Defense and Anchore will give attendees a look behind the scenes and demo secure pipeline automation and security artifacts that speed up application ATO and time to production.
We will cover:
- How to remove silos in DevSecOps
- How to build efficient development pipeline roles and component templates
- How to deliver security artifacts that matter for ATO’s (SBOMs, vulnerability reports, and policy evidence)
- How to streamline operations with automated policy checks on container images
PHP Frameworks: I want to break free (IPC Berlin 2024)Ralf Eggert
In this presentation, we examine the challenges and limitations of relying too heavily on PHP frameworks in web development. We discuss the history of PHP and its frameworks to understand how this dependence has evolved. The focus will be on providing concrete tips and strategies to reduce reliance on these frameworks, based on real-world examples and practical considerations. The goal is to equip developers with the skills and knowledge to create more flexible and future-proof web applications. We'll explore the importance of maintaining autonomy in a rapidly changing tech landscape and how to make informed decisions in PHP development.
This talk is aimed at encouraging a more independent approach to using PHP frameworks, moving towards a more flexible and future-proof approach to PHP development.
GraphSummit Singapore | The Future of Agility: Supercharging Digital Transfor...Neo4j
Leonard Jayamohan, Partner & Generative AI Lead, Deloitte
This keynote will reveal how Deloitte leverages Neo4j’s graph power for groundbreaking digital twin solutions, achieving a staggering 100x performance boost. Discover the essential role knowledge graphs play in successful generative AI implementations. Plus, get an exclusive look at an innovative Neo4j + Generative AI solution Deloitte is developing in-house.
Unlocking Productivity: Leveraging the Potential of Copilot in Microsoft 365, a presentation by Christoforos Vlachos, Senior Solutions Manager – Modern Workplace, Uni Systems
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 5DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 5. In this session, we will cover CI/CD with devops.
Topics covered:
CI/CD with in UiPath
End-to-end overview of CI/CD pipeline with Azure devops
Speaker:
Lyndsey Byblow, Test Suite Sales Engineer @ UiPath, Inc.
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Observability Concepts EVERY Developer Should Know -- DeveloperWeek Europe.pdfPaige Cruz
Monitoring and observability aren’t traditionally found in software curriculums and many of us cobble this knowledge together from whatever vendor or ecosystem we were first introduced to and whatever is a part of your current company’s observability stack.
While the dev and ops silo continues to crumble….many organizations still relegate monitoring & observability as the purview of ops, infra and SRE teams. This is a mistake - achieving a highly observable system requires collaboration up and down the stack.
I, a former op, would like to extend an invitation to all application developers to join the observability party will share these foundational concepts to build on:
Removing Uninteresting Bytes in Software FuzzingAftab Hussain
Imagine a world where software fuzzing, the process of mutating bytes in test seeds to uncover hidden and erroneous program behaviors, becomes faster and more effective. A lot depends on the initial seeds, which can significantly dictate the trajectory of a fuzzing campaign, particularly in terms of how long it takes to uncover interesting behaviour in your code. We introduce DIAR, a technique designed to speedup fuzzing campaigns by pinpointing and eliminating those uninteresting bytes in the seeds. Picture this: instead of wasting valuable resources on meaningless mutations in large, bloated seeds, DIAR removes the unnecessary bytes, streamlining the entire process.
In this work, we equipped AFL, a popular fuzzer, with DIAR and examined two critical Linux libraries -- Libxml's xmllint, a tool for parsing xml documents, and Binutil's readelf, an essential debugging and security analysis command-line tool used to display detailed information about ELF (Executable and Linkable Format). Our preliminary results show that AFL+DIAR does not only discover new paths more quickly but also achieves higher coverage overall. This work thus showcases how starting with lean and optimized seeds can lead to faster, more comprehensive fuzzing campaigns -- and DIAR helps you find such seeds.
- These are slides of the talk given at IEEE International Conference on Software Testing Verification and Validation Workshop, ICSTW 2022.
Threats to mobile devices are more prevalent and increasing in scope and complexity. Users of mobile devices desire to take full advantage of the features
available on those devices, but many of the features provide convenience and capability but sacrifice security. This best practices guide outlines steps the users can take to better protect personal devices and information.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Alt. GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using ...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
In his public lecture, Christian Timmerer provides insights into the fascinating history of video streaming, starting from its humble beginnings before YouTube to the groundbreaking technologies that now dominate platforms like Netflix and ORF ON. Timmerer also presents provocative contributions of his own that have significantly influenced the industry. He concludes by looking at future challenges and invites the audience to join in a discussion.
Elevating Tactical DDD Patterns Through Object CalisthenicsDorra BARTAGUIZ
After immersing yourself in the blue book and its red counterpart, attending DDD-focused conferences, and applying tactical patterns, you're left with a crucial question: How do I ensure my design is effective? Tactical patterns within Domain-Driven Design (DDD) serve as guiding principles for creating clear and manageable domain models. However, achieving success with these patterns requires additional guidance. Interestingly, we've observed that a set of constraints initially designed for training purposes remarkably aligns with effective pattern implementation, offering a more ‘mechanical’ approach. Let's explore together how Object Calisthenics can elevate the design of your tactical DDD patterns, offering concrete help for those venturing into DDD for the first time!
Elevating Tactical DDD Patterns Through Object Calisthenics
ICO: a crash course on the revolutionary funding model
1. ICO (Initial Coin Offering)
A crash course on the revolutionary
funding vehicle
Mukhtar Mussabetov
BlockSpace Labs Inc.
Quant World Canada Conference
November 9, 2017, Toronto
2. Monthly New ICO Funding
Mukhtar Mussabetov bit.ly/ico-expert
Source: coindesk.com
7. So what is an ICO?
• ICO is an evolution and combination of the
following concepts and technologies:
– Offshore zones - anonymity, outside national
regulation
– Crowdfunding – early stage funding;
– Penny stock – low or no minimums;
– IPO – public investment;
– Open source – transparency of transactions
Mukhtar Mussabetov bit.ly/ico-expert
8. Key decentralization facts about ICO:
• A token is a hard-to-regulate, digital asset;
• Instant funding accessible for startups right after
completion of a token sale and higher liquidity for
token holders;
• More distributed ownership, where traditional
investors may not have special privileges;
• Global fundraising. Most blockchain startups are
global by definition, and with cryptocurrencies spread
around the world, anyone can buy tokens;
• No need in Silicon Valley – now traditional hubs are
less attractive or defunct.
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9. General Observations
• Millions can be raised in matter of hours or even
minutes. Brave Browser raised $35M in less than 1
min.;
• If people around the world are willing to cooperate, no
Government or regulator can stop it;
• Collective wisdom is maturing pretty fast and
outpacing any official regulations;
• People may want to re-evaluate personal risks and give
up low interest options (savings accounts, mutual
funds, etc.)
• There is a growing interest from non-blockchain
startups.
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10. Canada: regulation
• Banking regulation pushed away
cryptocurrency exchanges: Kraken, Coinsetter,
Coinbase
• Ethereum (born in Toronto) but registered in
Switzerland
• Regulator sandboxes: Ontario & Quebec
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11. Welcome to the new, brave world
of cooperative funding!
Thank you!
Mukhtar Mussabetov
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