A password is an inherently poor method of securing access to something. It’s just a thought–a series of random characters, or maybe not so random. If you lock something with a key you at least must have the key and […]
Windows 10 and Windows Hello mean no more passwords Read More »
Sometimes you can learn as much from what isn’t said in a report. ThePuppet Labs 2015 State of DevOps Report details a number of valuable trends and insights distilled from the survey results, but it also reveals some interesting information based
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The standard security tools like firewalls and antimalware suites do an adequate job of defending against most malware and exploits, but attackers figured out long ago that the easiest part of the security model to break or circumvent is the
Security awareness is crucial for effective security Read More »
It’s been many years since I was actively working in the trenches as an IT administrator but I remember that one of the common issues I had to deal with was user apathy about security. Users assumed that security was
Poor security practices could cost you your job Read More »
Many consumers and IT admins at small and medium businesses have a false sense of security stemming from low self-esteem. The prevailing logic assumes that attackers have bigger or more lucrative fish to fry and won’t bother investing the time
Every PC has value to an attacker and everyone is a target Read More »
I’m a huge James Bond fan so I’m very excited for the new movie, SPECTRE. A new trailer for the upcoming epic was released this morning: A 007.com blog post describes the movie: A cryptic message from the past sends
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Docker Hub has a problem. It’s not entirely unique to Docker Hub because it’s an issue facing just about any public repository. The issue is that flaws and vulnerabilities are discovered after the container images are pushed to Docker Hub
More than 30 percent of Docker Hub containers have security issues Read More »
Oracle issued a gargantuan security update that fixes 25 separate security flaws in Java, including one zero-day that has been actively exploited in the wild. Unless there is some sort of absolute business imperative that requires your use of Java
Put a fork in it, Java is done Read More »
It’s the end of the world as we know it–or maybe it’s just the end of the world. If the climate change, the ice age, or the catastrophic earthquake don’t get us DevOps will help connect artificial intelligence with mechanical
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Expert analysis is great, but in many respects a crowdsourced opinion has more validity. For example, a professional critic will provide a deep analysis of a movie–the directing, the acting, the dialogue, the cinematography. In the end, though, crowdsourced word-of-mouth
Gartner and its Magic Quadrant challenged by crowdsourced market research Read More »
