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Author: Tom Pawelek

CTO in charge of a tech/devops stack in a highly regulated financial environment. Overseeing the design & development of GenAI automation in a mixed cloud/onprem environment. PhD research of hybrid LLM & Game Theory models @ MSU

Reporting on COVID

Author Tom PawelekPosted on December 30, 2020January 3, 2021Categories PersonalTags covid, nlpLeave a comment on Reporting on COVID

A very brief look into how reliably the mass media and scientific publications report from the battlefronts of Novel Coronavirus war.

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RDP Certificate problems on macOS

Author Tom PawelekPosted on March 8, 2020March 8, 2020Categories FintechTags microsoftLeave a comment on RDP Certificate problems on macOS

Microsoft’s own RDP client does not like their 1.3.6.1.4.1.311.54.1.2 key usage, contrary to MS own guidelines.

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Impression Management

Author Tom PawelekPosted on January 31, 2020March 7, 2020Categories PersonalTags psycheLeave a comment on Impression Management

Bombarded with information, our brains find it more and more difficult to separate facts from fiction (or wishful thinking).

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Ethics in a Jar

Author Tom PawelekPosted on November 12, 2019October 6, 2020Categories PersonalTags vrLeave a comment on Ethics in a Jar

It was a cold autumn night, 10th of November 1619, when young René Descartes in his nightmares encountered an evil demon of deception for the very first time.

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AdGuard keeps Personal CA after uninstall

Author Tom PawelekPosted on August 21, 2019August 21, 2019Categories PersonalTags mac, sslLeave a comment on AdGuard keeps Personal CA after uninstall

Since I’m not a huge fan of SSL bumping, I decided to uninstall AdGuard on my mac. Unfortunately, the process described by the authors leaves an unwanted artifact. Continue reading “AdGuard keeps Personal CA after uninstall”

PHP Tutorial… 18 years later

Author Tom PawelekPosted on April 1, 2019January 8, 2023Categories PersonalTags 1337Leave a comment on PHP Tutorial… 18 years later

This is about to be more cheesy that Apple’s latest Mac Pro case.

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Office 365 SPF Protection

Author Tom PawelekPosted on November 25, 2018January 8, 2023Categories FintechTags azure, fraud, hack, microsoft, o365, office 365, phishing, spfLeave a comment on Office 365 SPF Protection

This article describes my issues with Microsoft’s SPF implementation uncovered during a Thanksgiving phishing attack. Continue reading “Office 365 SPF Protection”

Fintech Industry Adoption of Blockchain Ledgers

Author Tom PawelekPosted on April 11, 2018January 8, 2023Categories FintechTags blockchain, fraudLeave a comment on Fintech Industry Adoption of Blockchain Ledgers

Blockchain is the new WEB 2.0 – a brief recommendation report on how the omnipresent technology fits into modern fintech developments. Continue reading “Fintech Industry Adoption of Blockchain Ledgers”

How to scam employees on Freelancer.com

Author Tom PawelekPosted on April 2, 2018Categories PersonalTags fraud, freelancerLeave a comment on How to scam employees on Freelancer.com

One of our companies recently started offering its services on a popular job posting site – freelancer.com. Unfortunately, the most recent experience we had with their portal calls for some extra precautions down the road. Continue reading “How to scam employees on Freelancer.com”

How Amazon Helps The Scammers Thrive

Author Tom PawelekPosted on March 17, 2018Categories PersonalTags amazon, fraudLeave a comment on How Amazon Helps The Scammers Thrive

A friend of mine recently moved from EU to US and tried to log into his Amazon account. What happened afterwards could only be described as a comedy of errors on their behalf. Continue reading “How Amazon Helps The Scammers Thrive”

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