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A Retrospective of The Log4J Response
A retrospective of the industry's reaction to the Log4J vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228), with my own thoughts and opinions of how the industry reacted.…
Sean Wright
Experienced application security engineer with an origin as a software developer. Primarily focused on web-based application security with a special interest in TLS and supply chain related subjects.
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Log4Shell (CVE-2021-44228, CVE-2021-45046 & CVE-2021-45105)
Basic advice for dealing with Log4j (CVE-2021-44228, CVE-2021-45046 & CVE-2021-45105) with recommended actions.…
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Security Absolutism... The Enemy of Security
Post about why I feel that security absolutism can potentially lead to more harm than good.…
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Windows 11
Blog post detailing my installation and impressions of Windows 11. As well as my trepidations of installing it on an unsupported system.…
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Moving Beyond the FUD
Post about how we as an industry have to become a bit more pragmatic with our messaging.…
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Spreading Misinformation Using Twitter
Blog highlighting how the likes of Twitter can be used as a tool and means to spread false information.…
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Analytics - Why
Blog post highlighting my stance of analytics on my personal blog site. Explaining how the information helps me (why I do it), and ways in which readers can prevent use of analytic tracking when viewing my site (as well as potentially others).…
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Dealing with False Positives
Blog post outlining ways in which to deal with false positives.…
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Let's Encrypt on UniFi
So I'm a massive fan of Ubiquiti and its UniFi product. Ever since I decided
last year to get a…
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Google - Open Redirect
Writeup of Google's Meet Open Redirect vulnerability.…
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TrueNAS S3 Backup
Blog covering how to setup a cloud sync between 2 TrueNAS (FreeNAS) servers, for backup purposes.…
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Why I'm Opposed to Encryption "Backdoor" Proposals
Blog post explaining why I'm against the proposed encryption "backdoors".…