January | 2025 | The Puchi Herald Magazine

Fact-Checking vs. Community Notes:

antonio.ierano@ierano.it 01/23/2025 Editorials, Editorials in English

Chapter 1: The Epic Quest for Truth Amid Conspiracy Theories, Shadowbans, and Overly Excited Internet Trolls Chapter 1: The Epic Quest for Truth Amid Conspiracy Theories, Shadowbans, and Overly Excited Internet Trolls Table of Contents 1. Introduction The modern world is a whirlwind of memes, breaking news, questionable diet tips, and curious cat videos (featuring felines in astronaut costumes, naturally). Social media has become our primary arena for discussing politics, pop culture, and bizarre conspiracies about alien lizard overlords. In the midst of this digital maelstrom, a great challenge has emerged: ensuring that at least some proportion of the information…

TikTok, Disinformation, and the Social Media Manipulation Machine: who’s bad?

antonio.ierano@ierano.it 01/22/2025 Editorials, Editorials in English

TikTok, Disinformation, and the Social Media Manipulation Machine: who’s bad? TikTok—the digital bogeyman of our times. From corrupting the youth to endangering democracy, it’s been vilified as the ultimate evil of the internet. Governments wring their hands over its alleged ties to Beijing, competitors clutch their pearls at its meteoric rise, and yet… TikTok might just be the least biased of the major platforms. Shocking, isn’t it? Meanwhile, other platforms (naming no names, but think Musk’s X and Zuckerberg’s empire) are playing the same game—just with a Western spin on the rules. Algorithms manipulate what we see, moderation policies leave…

Information Security: A Cultural Circus with a Tragic Finale

antonio.ierano@ierano.it 01/21/2025 Editorials, Editorials in English

Information Security: A Cultural Circus with a Tragic Finale If cybersecurity has anything in common with seatbelts, motorcycle helmets, and the Mediterranean diet, it’s this: everyone knows they’re essential, but hardly anyone bothers to use them. Why? The answer is as obvious as it is depressing: culture. Or, more specifically, the complete lack thereof. Cybersecurity—digital or otherwise—is, above all, a cultural issue. It’s not about technology, regulations, or ISO standards with titles longer than a queue for Wimbledon. Sure, those things help, but without a solid cultural foundation, they’re little more than decorative knick-knacks, like your grandma’s lace doilies on…

Why Italy Should Be the 51st State of the USA

antonio.ierano@ierano.it 01/21/2025 Funny things, Sic Transit Gloria Mundi

Featuring: Why Not Canada, Greenland, or the UK? Picture this: The glorious stars and stripes plus a cheeky pizza slice on the American flag. There’s a rock-solid case to be made that Italy is destined to join the US. Let’s delve into our “special” shared traits—because, let’s be honest, Canada, Greenland, the UK, or any other country simply can’t compare. 1. A Match Made in Ignorance Heaven 2. Functional Illiteracy for All 3. Politicians Who Make Reality TV Look Tame 4. Borders? What Borders? 5. Pizza: The Real MVP 6. We’ve Mastered the Art of Not Speaking Foreign Languages 7….

La sicurezza informatica: un circo culturale con finale tragico

antonio.ierano@ierano.it 01/20/2025 Editoriali in Italiano, Editorials

Antonio Point of View La sicurezza informatica: un circo culturale con finale tragico Se c’è una cosa che la sicurezza informatica ha in comune con le cinture di sicurezza, i caschi da moto e la dieta mediterranea è questa: tutti sanno che servono, ma pochi si degnano di metterle in pratica. Perché? La risposta è tanto ovvia quanto deprimente: la cultura. O meglio, l’assenza totale di questa. La sicurezza – digitale o meno – è prima di tutto un problema culturale. Non è una questione di tecnologia, regolamenti o standard ISO dal nome lunghissimo che nessuno legge. Certo, quelli servono,…

Latino, Bibbia e storia “vera”, le poesie a memoria ma senza i dinosauri

antonio.ierano@ierano.it 01/16/2025 Editoriali in Italiano, Editorials, Sic Transit Gloria Mundi

January 16, 2025 Potevo inizire l’anno con un post tecnico, uno simpatico, uno intelligente, ed invece … mi ritrovo a dover commentare i rumors di nuovi deliri educativi per andare ad azzoppare la già disastrata scuola italica. https://www.repubblica.it/cronaca/2025/01/15/news/scuola_riforma_valditara-423940321 https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2025/01/15/il-latino-alle-medie-la-bibbia-e-le-saghe-nordiche-alle-elementari-quali-sono-le-idee-di-valditara-per-cambiare-i-programmi-a-scuola/7838677 https://www.thesocialpost.it/2025/01/15/rivoluzione-a-scuola-bibbia-latino-e-poesie-le-novita-annunciate-dal-ministro-valditara Intendiamoci, non ho nulla contro lo studio del latino (o delle lingue classiche) in sé. Come molti, riconosco l’importanza storica e culturale del latino, della sua logica rigorosa e della sua utilità nel comprendere la nostra eredità culturale. Tuttavia, c’è una domanda che continua a frullarmi nella testa: è davvero questo lo strumento per affrontare il dilagante impoverimento linguistico degli…

Un augurio ai CEO di buone feste

antonio.ierano@ierano.it 01/04/2025 Editoriali in Italiano, Editorials

Un augurio ai CEO di buone feste Antonio Ieranò Security, Data Protection, Privacy. Comments are on my own unique responsibility 🙂 December 13, 2024 Egregi Signori CEO, nell’alba di queste festività natalizie, quando il freddo accarezza i cuori e il calore degli affetti li rincuora, mi rivolgo a voi, che siete i timonieri di aziende, gli artefici di strategie, e i custodi di sogni imprenditoriali. A voi, che nelle vostre mani tenete i destini di molti, si levi il mio augurio più sincero di un Natale sereno e un Anno Nuovo prospero e fecondo.Eppur, o illustri condottieri, mentre il suono…

A Ceo Christmas’ wish

antonio.ierano@ierano.it 01/03/2025 Editorials, Editorials in English

A Ceo Christmas’ wish Antonio Ieranò Security, Data Protection, Privacy. Comments are on my own unique responsibility 🙂 December 13, 2024 Dear Esteemed CEOs, On this festive eve, as the frost nips at our cheeks and the warmth of goodwill kindles our hearts, I humbly pen this missive to you—leaders of enterprise, architects of strategies, and stewards of dreams. To you who hold the destinies of many in your hands, I extend my most heartfelt wishes for a Merry Christmas and a New Year brimming with prosperity and joy. Yet, dear captains of industry, as the yuletide bells ring out…

🎄 “Caro CISO, ti scrivo… tra le luci di un firewall, e auguri di Natale!” 🎄

antonio.ierano@ierano.it 01/02/2025 Editoriali in Italiano, Editorials

🎄 “Caro CISO, ti scrivo… tra le luci di un firewall, e auguri di Natale!” 🎄 Antonio Ieranò Security, Data Protection, Privacy. Comments are on my own unique responsibility 🙂 December 13, 2024 E potevo dopo i #CEO trascurare i #CISO? A loro dedico questo testo da cantarsi sulla musica de “l’anno che verrà” del”immortale Lucio Dalla. E non ne abbiate a male per una lieve nota di sardonica ironia, gioite e cantate che col canto anche le pene andranno via. Buone feste 🎄 🎅 🤶 Caro CISO, ti scrivo così mi distraggo un po’ e siccome sei molto lontano…

A Christmas Data Carol

antonio.ierano@ierano.it 01/01/2025 Editorials, Editorials in English

A Christmas Data Carol Antonio Ieranò Security, Data Protection, Privacy. Comments are on my own unique responsibility 🙂 December 17, 2024 May Charles Dickens forgive me for stealing the spirit of his masterpiece and shaping it to suit stolid and stupid modern needs. But his lessons, so great, could endure my humble and insignificant jest. Merry Christmas to the folks of good will and good data. A Christmas Data Carol Stave One: Marley the Database Was Dead Marley was dead: dead as a doornail, and the database with him. This must be distinctly understood, or nothing wonderful can come of…

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Antonio Ieranò Evangelist, Manager, BDM, Advisor, Writer, Speaker, Coach HOME: Via Gabriele D'Annunzio, 29, 27010 Vistarino (Pavia) Italy. Mobile phone: +39 347 9293757 E-mail: antonio.ierano@ierano.it; Twitter: @ antonioierano @thepuchiherald Web: http://ierano.it I am an IT professional Manager, BDM, marketing specialist, and tech evangelist with over 16 years of experience serving as a community liaison, subject matter expert, and high-profile trainer for key technologies and solutions. My experience includes acting as the public face of Cisco security technologies; leading pan-European technical teams in development of new Cisco security products; and serving as a key public speaker and trainer on behalf of new high-tech products. My expertise spans IT development and implementation, marketing strategy, legal issues, and budget / financial management. Specialties and Executive Expertise IT Strategy, Technical Audits, Enterprise Architecture & Applications, Technical Sales Liaison, Solution Architecture, Network Design, Architecture, & Security, Vulnerability Assessment & Management, Systems Engineering, TCP / IP, Data Privacy, Cloud Computing, Marketing Strategy, Budget Management, Consultative Sales, Social Media Marketing, High-Impact Presentations, Security and Technical Advisor: I have a strong experience and knowledge in the technology and security areas, I can provide the needed expertise to better direct technical needs, giving indication for cost effective, solid and efficient solutions. Project Management: with a solid background with project delivered with success in different areas I can provide a key support to drive customer projects to success. With a Microsoft Solution Framework background and PMI solid knowledge mixed with communication skills at any level i can lead the project group and it's stakeholders to achieve the desired goals. Business Developement and Marketing: With a deep knowledge of the extended EMEA technology market needs a focus on worldwide security I can drive business developement to a solid and reliable growth being able to relate with all the stakeholders, from production to sales and channel and, of course, customers.