I’m a programmer, I like to write code.

I've been programming since the age of 12 when my parents bought me an Amiga 500 with "The Works" software bundle that included AMOS Basic and some other stuff. That was in 1993 or so. Since then I ha ...

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Keep your authentication process strong and secure.

Broken Authentication Processes Even if you have a strong authentication system, it can be broken by an attacker who knows how to bypass or manipulate the process. For example, an attacker could use ...

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I’m not sure what the best way to do this is, but I think it would be nice if we could have a “dynamic” version of the type checker that can be used in situations like this.

Something like: type family Foo (x :: * -> *) :: * where Foo Int = Bool Foo Char = String foo1 :: forall x . Foo x => x -> Bool foo1 i = case cast i of { Int -> True ; _ -> False } -- ...

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I’m a software engineer at Google, and I’ve been working on the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) for about two years.

In this post, I'll talk about how AOSP is structured, what it takes to build an operating system from scratch, and why we do it all in the open. What is AOSP? The Android Open Source Project (AOSP) ...

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API security testing tools can help you identify vulnerabilities and excessive permissions in your APIs.

The good news is that a number of API security testing tools are available to help organizations get a handle on their API usage, as well as the risks associated with them. These include: 1. Veracode ...

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APIs are a favorite target of hackers for good reason.

Here’s how to protect them from attack. the problem of APIs being used by third-party developers, who may not have the same security standards as the company that created them in the first place. In ...

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The problem with APIs is that they are too flexible and can be used for almost anything.

tl;dr: The problem with APIs is that they are too flexible and can be used for almost anything. The good news is that there are a number of tools available to help organizations identify, track, mana ...

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Neosec is a startup aiming to better secure APIs.

It emerged from stealth today with $20.7 million in Series A funding from True Ventures, New Era Capital Partners, TLV, and SixThirty. APIs have become a hot target for attackers as organizations rap ...

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