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.
10/07/2020
The convergence of Ruby on Rails and #AppSec Podcast Appearance
by Frank Rietta
Frank Rietta guest on the Application Security Podcast with Chris Romeo
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07/13/2020
Rietta Makes it Betta Thank You Art!
by Frank Rietta
Joe Winter and C4 Atlanta commissioned artist Gina Kirlew to paint a computer on canvas, thanking Rietta for volunteer consulting services to the nonprofit.
06/04/2020
Swap Files and AWS - Extending Your EC2 Free Tier Instance Memory
by Chris Davis
Staying within the AWS free tier can be a challenge for research projects. A swapfile can mitigate memory issues without upgrading to a larger EC2 instance.
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05/04/2020
Implementing Proper Application Maintenance Practices
by Rob Stringer and David Hardy
Technology changes, and application features get deprecated and become vulnerable to security threats. That is why consistent, proper maintenance is essential.
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04/25/2020
When Georgia was on the Brink of Outlawing Critical Computer Security Research, the Governor's Office Met with Me, and Vetoed it!
by Frank Rietta
On April 25, 2018, nine security professionals met with Governor Deal's office about a problematic criminal hacking bill. He vetoed it a few weeks later.
04/21/2020
Dependency Security and Hacking Rails with Jason Swett (Podcast)
by Frank Rietta
Podcast interview about Ruby on Rails dependencies, security, state-sponsored hacking, and practical tips on how to protect your organization.
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04/01/2020
Snowfroc 2020 - Application Security and Development
by Chris Davis
Application security is important to an entire company, but what practical steps can we take on a development team to keep applications secure?
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02/06/2020
Dependency Management and Security
by Chris Choi
Security conscious developers can avoid security pitfalls in their own code, but what about the code that the developer did not write but is using?
01/21/2020
A Newer Dev's Perspective on Learning OWASP
by Rob Stringer
Why I'm learning Application Security as a blooming developer, and why other new programmers should consider it too! An overview of AppSec for beginners.
01/13/2020
AppSec as a Requirement in the Development Process
by Frank Rietta
A prediction that web application security won't be a post-development plugin in the 2020-2030 decade, and what you can do about it.
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