Security Musings on Auth: How do we authenticate? Authentication is central to securing applications and enabling personalised websites. This post discusses the different forms of authentication used in software.
Python Summary of Major Changes Between Python Versions This post is designed to be a quick reference for the major changes introduced with each new version of Python. This can help with taking advantages of using new features as you upgrade your code base, or ensuring that you have the correct guards for compatibility with older versions. There
Networking Debugging AWS Lambda Networking with Reachability Analyzer Reachability Analyzer is a fantastic little tool from AWS, however it does have a number of gotchya's.
Security Musings on Auth: Definitions Today everyone is familiar with usernames and passwords as a way of logging into a website, but where does this fit into the larger picture?
Security Moving domain-park.org to Beta Originally launched in March 2020, domain-park.org was my first attempt at open infrastructure for the web. After 2 years of Alpha, it's time to give this service some tender-loving-care.
Talks from Dash 2020 Dash is DataDog's annual conference, which like many things in 2020 was held virtually. Here are two of my favourites.
Security Security in Organisations What do security professionals think about? In this post, I'll be providing a much more accurate list of what runs through my head when examining the security of an organisation.
Security Making Web Browsing Safer Although the efforts of common web browsers are admirable in making the web a more secure, private place, they're not perfect. Today I'm going to be sharing a couple of browser plugins that you can install to level up your privacy.
Security Preventing Email Spoofing on Unused Domains Registering domain names that are similar to an organisation's primary domain or brand is common practice in order to prevent competitors or malicious actors from registering them. Unfortunately the current state of email security means that whilst these registered domains can prevent phishing websites, they are typically left vulnerable to
Security Protecting Your Online Accounts The first in a series of posts that provide simple tips that you can use to level up your own security.
Security Defining Security Security is a concept that most of us intuitively understand but struggle to define. In this post I am going to explore what security is as a concept and how it applies to organisations.
Learning Learning How to Build a Website A common question I get asked is: "I know how to program but I don't know how to build websites. How do you learn this stuff?". Personally I believe that the best way to initially learn about building websites is to actually build one. In doing so you will begin
