Posts marked with “security”

Security Corner: Classifying Ransomware

by · May 1, 2022

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One of the terrifying new developments in technology is the high prevalence of ransomware—criminals using software to hold your data or information systems hostage. by Eric Mann

 

World Backup Day

by · April 1, 2022

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Scott Keck-Warren has a contribution in honor of this month’s World Backup Date, Backups For Beginners. Follow along for some inspiration in making sure you have a complete backup system. Ken Marks continues his series, How to Hack Your Home with a Raspberry Pi, with an article showing how to actually hook up your accelerometer […]

 

Security Corner: Understanding Supply Chain Security

by · March 1, 2022

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In the physical world, it’s relatively easy to understand what a supply chain looks like—the security of physical goods in transit is a straightforward concept. This kind of security in the digital world can be harder to recognize but is just as critical.

 

Parallelize Your Code

by · February 25, 2022

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This month’s release touches on some examples that keep PHP and its community strong, relevant, and a fun language to code. Ken Marks continues his series on using PHP and a Rasberry Pi in a real-world example with Raspberry Pi Part 2 – Installing the LAMP Stack on your Pi. As developers, we live a […]

 

Parallelize Your Code

by · February 3, 2022

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There are a lot of things you can say about PHP and trust me a lot has been said about PHP, but the one thing you can not say is that it hasn’t proven itself. PHP has grown with the internet itself and has the battle scars to show for it.

 

Security Corner: Getting Started with Cybersecurity

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Every career track starts somewhere. Cybersecurity doesn’t always begin where you’d expect. by Eric Mann

 

Security Corner: Vulnerable and Outdated Components

by · December 10, 2021

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One of the updated risks enumerated by the OWASP Top Ten is using an older component with a known vulnerability. Engineers need to remember that this extends to ancillary systems, not just PHP. by Eric Mann

 

The Art of Data

by · December 2, 2021

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This month, we dive into Libsodium, discuss gatekeeping, learn more about data access, and why even something that might be considered a “small bug” can cause massive damage. I’m not sure how many people read these Editorials. It’s even been explained to me that this isn’t an “Editorial.” Ha, the joke’s on them; I’m not […]

 

Interview with Vinícius Campitelli

by · November 26, 2021

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Eric Van Johnson and John Congdon interview feature contributor Vinícius Campitelli about his article Cryptography with Libsodium. According to the just-released 2021 version of OWASP Top 10 (a curated list of the most critical web application security risks out there), “Cryptographic Failures” are the 2nd most important of the many security concerns we should have […]

 

The Art of Data

by · November 11, 2021

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This month, we dive into Libsodium, discuss gatekeeping, learn more about data access, and why even something that might be considered a “small bug” can cause massive damage.