The Rietta Blog
Since 2005, this publication covers a wide range of topics, including cybersecurity, software development, and cloud migration. It’s a valuable resource for anyone interested in staying informed about these areas.
05/03/2017
Americans' Access to Strong Encryption is at Risk, an Open Letter to Congress
by Frank Rietta
The track record of data breaches demonstrates an uncomfortable truth: when sophisticated adversaries want to hack a network, they will ultimately win. With a government mandated encryption backdoor, hackers will make Americans less safe both at home and abroad.
02/28/2017
Breach Prevention for Developers Talk at Kennesaw State University
by Frank Rietta
As an information security professional, it’s critical to know something about how custom web applications are developed and the impact that has on application security.
02/22/2017
Intro to App Sec Podcast Interview
by Frank Rietta
Frank was the guest on the August 29, 2016, Intro to App Sec Episode of the Advanced Persistent Security podcast. Listen here.
01/12/2017
The MongoDB hack and the importance of secure defaults
by Frank Rietta
If you have a MongoDB installation, now would be the time to verify that it is secure. Tim Kadlec has written a must read post.
12/01/2016
CPU Benchmark - Raspberry Pi vs AMD Athlon vs Mac Mini
by Frank Rietta
In a battle of the CPU's the Raspberry Pi does not win, the AMD Athlon 3200 still holds its own after nine years, and the modern Intel Core i5 beat them both as would be expected. They all have a use in the home systems lab still!
05/10/2016
Bad Password Practices are Responsible For Most Data Breaches. You Can do Better.
by Frank Rietta
Verizon DBIR says 61% of data breaches are the result of bad password practices. Your app can avoid some of the pitfalls with a few precautions, especially using slow hashes and 2FA.
04/22/2016
Calls to Ban Effective Encryption Continue Despite Data Breach Crisis
by Frank Rietta
Calls for the U.S. Congress to ban effective encryption are repeated despite the current information security crisis in which data breaches are regular news.
04/08/2016
U.S. Senate Bill Seeks to Ban Effective Encryption, Making Security Illegal
by Frank Rietta
Senators Feinstein, Burr published a bill in the United States Senate that would effectively ban effective encryption. This bill essentially says you can not have any conversation or data exchange that the government can not access if it wants to.