
Keeping tabs on shady internet authorities — What is Certificate Transparency?
Did you know somebody else could steal your domain name? Even if you’ve properly secured your site and gotten the right security certificates, it’s still
Did you know somebody else could steal your domain name? Even if you’ve properly secured your site and gotten the right security certificates, it’s still
How do we write software that survives in a world of malware? Is it just a matter of writing safer code or do some of
Microsoft has played a significant role in the damage of the WannaCry ransomware. Certainly the proximate cause lies with the malware’s authors, and they should
Ad-block users are finding an increasing number of sites blocking access. I wonder if any of them asked themselves why we block ads? Do they
The idea that one can give up privacy in exchange for security is misguided and dangerous. It’s a cliché peddled by politicians who either just
I recently implemented Etag caching support only to learn its a privacy breach. Internet scum have coopted yet another technology to track us as we
A patchwork set of standards and rules is creating an unsafe web. Cross-site attacks are too common and privacy leaks have become the norm. There’s
My fancy new website is broken due to a script blocking extension. I found this out when I showed a friend the Radial Blitz website.
Opening a REST service for browser use requires CORS. Browsers have a very strict cross-domain policy that will either block the request, or just block
OAuth authentication is not safe. This is the baseline from which all applications should be working. There is a place for social login, but it
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