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06/30/2018

Migrate Away from SSL/Early TLS for PCI Compliance

PCI compliance 3.1 and 3.2 no longer allow for SSL/Early TLS. Upgrade now to ensure your company remains compliant with the changes that start June 30, 2018.

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06/25/2018

3 Developer Onboarding Tips From My Recent Experiences

This blog post briefly explores experiences and lessons that I have learned since joining the Rietta team; experiences that developers in a similar position can benefit from.

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06/15/2018

Harvest vs. Productive.io

Choosing a time tracking and invoicing solution can be tricky. This comparative analysis examines the factors our team factored into our decision to switch to Productive.

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04/25/2018

Stop Thinking about GA SB 315 in Terms of "Digital Homes"

Some mistakenly say an ethical hacker is like a nice neighbor walking into your unlocked back door without permission! In reality, security research is about public businesses and institutions open to the public.

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04/19/2018

Governor Deal, veto SB 315 because white hat security researchers should be thanked not jailed!

Rietta corporate letter to Governor Nathan Deal asking him to VETO GA SB 315, busting four myths that do not match up with the realities of Internet security. White hat security researchers, the good Samaritans of cybersecurity, should be thanked not prosecuted!

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04/03/2018

Panera Bread Story Is An Example of Why Governor Deal Should Veto SB 315

Panera Bread exposed millions of customer records publicly online through shear technical negligence. I call on Georgia Governor Nathan Deal to VETO SB 315 to protect independent security threat researchers who bring these issues to the light of day so that the public may be protected.

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03/27/2018

Georgia SB 315, set to criminalize most independent security threat research, heads to Georgia Governor Nathan Deal for signature or veto

As big companies buy cybersecurity insurance rather than fix fundamental security problems, Georgia clears the way for them to press charges or bring civil lawsuits against Good Samaritan researchers.

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03/26/2018

Georgia SB 315 anti-hacking law dangerously misses the mark of protecting people, making us all less safe

If Georgia SB 315 becomes law, computer security experts will stop reporting vulnerabilities in good faith because doing so could lead to their criminal prosecution under dangerously broad anti-hacking law.

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10/12/2017

Lay off the marketing plugins. Equifax hit with fake Flash update.

Equifax caught distributing malware. Be careful what you allow to be included in your website to avoid these sorts of hacks.

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10/11/2017

Automated Patching Will be New Reality

How fast can you update your production web application after an update is released? The answer better be within minutes. Automated testing and deployment is the only way.

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