The Rietta Blog
07/07/2021
Paying Ransomware is Harmful: Invest in proactive defense instead.
by Frank Rietta
Paying the pirates has never been a good idea. The long history shows that paying the ransom only increases the financial incentives for more ransoms. Here is how you can use Threat Actor / Capability modeling and practically free counter measures to protect yourself.
06/30/2021
Top 5 Cyber Security Self-Defense Tips for Businesses with Custom Applications
by Frank Rietta
Since there is no Internet coast guard coming to your aid, here are the top five tips for your company to be better prepared for your own self-defense against cyber attack.
06/10/2021
Why Rietta Appreciates Diversity
by Kelly Bard
Rietta values diversity because diversity improves team performance.
05/25/2021
Cross-site Scripting Injection Attacks Using SVG Images
by Christopher Davis
Cross-Site Scripting attacks can come from a variety of vectors, this article is an explaination of an unusual vector where javascript is embedded within a scalable vector graphics image.
05/11/2021
Lava lamps providing randomness for security!
by Frank Rietta
Lava Lamps as a security tool is an old idea, once covered by a patent. This is why I proudly display a Lava Lamp in my office within my web cam shot.
04/27/2021
Testing: Your Future Self Will Thank You
by Wren Steitle
Testing, while not always glorious, is a vital part of a good code base. Tests and code should go hand in hand.
02/09/2021
Streamlining Workflows With Docker
by Wren Steitle
Working on numerous projects can require significant time to set up locally. With Docker, we have streamlined this process to mere minutes.
02/04/2021
Practical APPSEC starts with people first, processes second, and technology last
by Frank Rietta
Technology purchases cannot solve application security. Improving security is a matter of people, processes, and technology. Here's how to invest developer education and processes first.
01/28/2021
Brad Cox has died
by Frank Rietta
Dr. Brad J. Cox Ph.D., influential computer scientist, co-inventor of the Objective C object oriented programming language, influencer of modern programming based on reusability of software components, has died.
01/14/2021
Disable Low Quality Webcam Microphone in Ubuntu Linux 20.04
by Frank Rietta
How to ensure your high quality microphone is always used and not the low quality USB webcam audio when joining Google Meet, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and other video calls. Block list the webcam sound with udev and use it only for video, not audio.