Pointer·4yThe Two Generals Problem
The problem above is called the Two Generals Problem, and it’s provably unsolvable. If we remove the condition that both generals must be 100% confident that the other one will attack, we can still change a few things. In the new version of the problem, Alice is the leader, she decides when to attack, and she will attack no matter what Bob says.
Dark Reading·4yGitHub to Developers: Turn on 2FA, or Lose Access
GitHub will require two-factor authentication for all code contributors by 2023. The company says the move will impact 83 million developers. Only 16.5% of active GitHub users and 6.44% of npm users have enabled 2FA, the company says. The shift to mandatory 2FA will occur in phases.
strongdm·4y11 Authentication-Based Vulnerabilities You Need to Know
Authentication is a vital part of any website or application since it is simply the process of recognizing user identities. More than 1,000 data breaches in 2020 exposed over 155 million records. Over 82% of breaches were caused by authentication issues — stolen or weak credentials. Here are 11 of the most common authentication-based vulnerabilities to watch out for.
DZone·4yHow to Find a Vulnerability in a Website
Website owners consider scalability and high performance to be supreme. The changing threat landscape requires security to be an equally crucial consideration. The first step to securing a vulnerable website is to identify application vulnerabilities and then take corrective actions to mitigate them. In this article, we explore how to find a vulnerability in a website and the importance of comprehensive website assessment.
Developer.com·4yDevSecOps Tools List [2022]
DevOps combines the development (Dev) and operations (Ops) phases of the SDLC, managing them as a single, integrated workflow. Through DevOps, teams can take advantage of task and process automation, increase development and scalability speed, and issue software releases frequently. Here are some of the best of the bunch.
DZone·4yWhat Is a CSRF Token?
Cross-site request forgery (aka cross-site reference forgery) is a form of web application attack. The hacker tricks users through malicious requests into running tasks they do not intend to execute. A CSRF token helps with this by generating a unique, unpredictable, and secret value by the server-side. When the subsequent request is made, the web server validates the request parameter that contains the token and rejects those that don’t.