The Rietta Blog

Cybersecurity, software, and the law between them.

Since 2005, this blog has covered cybersecurity, software development, and cloud migration, a resource for anyone staying informed about these areas.

02/11/2014

Reset MySQL Root Password with One Command

One simple command to reset your MySQL root password on Debian/Ubuntu Linux. Don't overthink this one.

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01/23/2014

Anti-virus for Mac for PCI Compliance

PCI-DSS Requirement 5 says that anti-virus must be installed and used on all computers, including Mac OS X. Here is why and some good options to choose.

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01/19/2014

Gradually and then suddenly

Celebrating 15 years, Rietta Inc. grew from a teen’s vision to a thriving firm with a dedicated team and clients, driven by faith and a no-quit attitude. πŸŽ‰πŸš€

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01/07/2014

Why & How We Remote Pair Program (2013)

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01/06/2014

Joppar's 'Tips on Securing Your Mobile App' Infographic Quoted Me!

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12/06/2013

Voice-driven Applications on the Brain

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11/28/2013

How to use SQL views to Build Reports with Ruby on Rails

SQL views help rationalize complex reports. Rails doesn't ship with SQL view support, but the Ruby gem Scenic is very effective at using SQL views in Rails.

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11/25/2013

Secure Passwords & Passphrases

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11/14/2013

We Won a Hackathon with Scriptive! The Programmers' Perspective.

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10/11/2013

Grep to Extract E-Mail Addresses from a Text File

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