One-Time Passwords Do Not Provide Non-Repudiation
The title is obvious and it could’ve been a tweet rather than a blogpost. But let me expand. OTP, or one-time password, used to be mainstream with online banking. YouContinue reading
Solving Problems Properly Is Often Not Viable
How many times you, as a software expert, saw some software or process and thought “damn, this can be done so much better”. Yes, a lot. But why, since largeContinue reading
A Technical Guide to CCPA
CCPA, or the California Consumer Privacy Act, is the upcoming “small GDPR” that is applied for all companies that have users from California (i.e. it has extraterritorial application). It isContinue reading
Blockchain Overview – Types, Use-Cases, Security and Usability [slides]
This week I have a talk on a meetup about blockchain beyond the hype – its actual implementation issues and proper use-cases. The slides can be found here: The mainContinue reading
The Personal Data Store Pattern
With the recent trend towards data protection and privacy, as well as the requirements of data protection regulations like GDPR and CCPA, some organizations are trying to reorganize their personalContinue reading
Cybersecurity Is Very Important
A few months ago an essay titled “Cybersecurity is not very important” appeared. The essay is well written and interesting but I’d like to argue against its main point. AndContinue reading
Protecting JavaScript Files From Formjacking
Most web pages now consist of multiple JavaScript files that are included in various ways (via <script> or in some more dynamic fashion, bundled and minified or not). But sinceContinue reading
Let’s Annotate Our Methods With The Features They Implement
Writing software consists of very little actual “writing”, and much more thinking, designing, reading, “digging”, analyzing, debugging, refactoring, aligning and meeting others. The reading and digging part is where youContinue reading
Idea: A Generic P2P Network Client
Every now and then one has a half-baked idea about some project that they aren’t likely to be able to do because of lack of time. I’ve written about suchContinue reading
First Thoughts About Facebook’s Libra Cryptocurrency
Facebook announced today that by 2020 they will roll out Libra – their blockchain-based cryptocurrency. It is, of course, major news, as it has the potential to disrupt the paymentContinue reading