Security
How Unicode reading direction characters defeat source code inspection, and what it means for the open-source movementThere's been a recent scare that Unicode reading direction characters could be used to conceal malicious code in open-source projects. This is undoubtedly true, but that fact doesn't make it significantly harder to ensure the security of open-source code than it already is.
Categories: software development, security
Watch out: the Chinese domain registration scam is getting slickerIt's an old scam, but it's recently resurfaced in a slicker, more convincing form
Categories: security
Using Private Internet Access VPN with Gentoo LinuxIt's not that difficult, but there's no built-in support.
Social media: it's not me, it's youIt's not my fault that my avoidance of social media makes me hard to contact. It's your fault for letting yourself become hooked on it.
Categories: degoogling, security
Juice-jacking -- it's a problem, but not because it's a problemJuice-jacking is the alleged practice of getting unauthorized access to the contents of a cellphone by subverting public USB charging points. It doesn't happen, and probably never has; so why has there been a recent increase in scare stories?
Categories: science and technology, security
Log4J -- ask yourself: do I really need that library?What can the software industry learn from the Log4J security debacle?
Categories: software development, Java, security
No good deed goes unpunished: can we now be sued over software we give away?For too long, mega-corporations have been able to avoid liability for defective software. But will upcoming changes to the law adversely affect those who distribute open-source software free-of-charge?
Categories: general computing, security
UTF-8 and the problem of over-long charactersHow an oddity in the way UTF-8 encoding works can cause all sorts of problems for unwary developers, including security weaknesses.
Categories: software development, security
Does the use of custom Android ROMs improve or worsen security?This question is not particularly easy to answer, but understanding the implications helps.
Categories: degoogling, security
Do you need to wipe that hard drive? And can you?Is it safe to sell a used hard drive without securely erasing all the data? And is it even possible to erase all the data, even if we want to?
Categories: general computing, security
