Cybersecurity Category
Covering all aspects of security, threats, and best practices.
05/30/2019
Account Protection Policies to Cover Business Assets
by Frank Rietta
Utilizing two factor authentication, strong passphrases, password managers, and NIST standards; private company accounts can remain secure. Cover your assets!
05/09/2019
Restrict Who Can Push to Matching Branches on Github
by Frank Rietta
On GitHub, you can enable branch restrictions allowing only certain users, teams, or apps to be able to push to a protected branch.
04/18/2019
New Interview on Drifting Ruby
by Lore Hamilton
Recent Drifting Ruby Episode #183 interview with Frank Rietta, Web Application Security Architect.
02/08/2019
Applying Agile and Security in Software Development Public Appearance at KSU
by Frank Rietta
Frank will be presenting Applying Agile and Security in Software Development at the IS General Speaker Series #3 on 2/28/2018 at KSU in Marietta.
07/24/2018
Security Quick-Wins: Use DNS CAA records to avoid fraudulent certificates
by Brandon Dees
Prevent certificate fraud and boost your TLS security in 5 minutes using this simple standardized DNS entry.
06/30/2018
Migrate Away from SSL/Early TLS for PCI Compliance
by Brandon Dees
PCI compliance 3.1 and 3.2 no longer allow for SSL/Early TLS. Upgrade now to ensure your company remains compliant with the changes that start June 30, 2018.
10/12/2017
Lay off the marketing plugins. Equifax hit with fake Flash update.
by Frank Rietta
Equifax caught distributing malware. Be careful what you allow to be included in your website to avoid these sorts of hacks.
10/11/2017
Automated Patching Will be New Reality
by Frank Rietta
How fast can you update your production web application after an update is released? The answer better be within minutes. Automated testing and deployment is the only way.
10/03/2017
Automate Security Scans with Continuous Integration
by Alex Piechowski
Learn how to automatically run bundle-audit and brakeman in your CI suite with an example for TravisCI.
09/18/2017
Equifax Missed Defense in Depth, Allowing a Massive Data Breach
by Frank Rietta
More than bad patch management, the weakness was Equifax's failure to design with the assumption that the front-end web server would be compromised.