As a developer, your world might crumble without using FTP (File Transfer Protocol). Oh how we love our port 21, uploading and downloading everything in plain text. However, if you are at all worried about security and integrity of your … Read more…
Let’s face it, your small or medium-sized business probably doesn’t need an “IT guy”. It’s 2010, not 1995, and most likely what you need is an agile web company with great support. When we speak about the IT field, things … Read more…
1. Grocery Bag Your on a shoot and the clouds start to roll in, you feel the moisture, and you know its about to get wet. Don’t be stuck with no options, all you have to do is remember to … Read more…
1. It is not cross-browser compatible. There is a huge list of web browsers out there and most likely you have heard of (or use) Google Chrome, Apple Safari, Internet Explorer, Firefox, or Opera- but have you made sure your website works and looks the same in all of these? You don’t want the first impression of your business to be a broken website. Read more…
Today we are going to talk about CSRF (or Cross Site Request Forgery), otherwise known as session riding, see-surf, and XRSF, and how to built a token system in Code Igniter to mitigate any potential attacks using CSRF. Read more…
Woah, application security and picking locks- sounds like the topic of lunchtime conversation at DEFCON. When it comes to exploitation, attacks, vulnerabilities, and mitigation techniques, security in any field is really all the same. Sometimes explaining web application security is difficult, but it seems when we match it with something more tangible, like the hard steel of locks, some sense comes to life. Lets start with a “hypothesis”, and then look at some worthy comparisons between 1′s & 0′s, and padlocks & handcuffs. Read more…
XSS, or Cross Site Scripting, is one of the biggest security risks that any web application developer or concerned client should have a good understanding of. XSS makes use of vulnerabilities in a website to inject [malicious] code. Websites are made up of many elements, including things like header information, HTML elements, and sometimes JavaScript elements. Read more…
It’s you. You (the human) are the weakest link. Especially when it comes to web application security. As developers, we must pay attention to application security as if our lives depend on it.. a simple 7-character MySQL injection can indeed ruin our day. Read more…
What will search engine optimization (SEO) look like in 8 years? We’ll, we are here to make some educated assumptions, so hold on tight. The art of SEO will continue to be more and more transparent, and the act of searching for something will rely more on personal attributes on the client-side, rather than some sort of assumed relevancy that the search engine comes up with. Read more…
In photography it is important to explore- it keeps your skills tuned, and can open your eyes to new and amazing things. Located right in our backyard of Northville, Michigan is Maybury State Park, and it seemed like a good idea to head out in the rain with just a bike and a camera to see what inspiration or unique shots could be found over a couple hours. Read more…