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dateMore Than a Year Ago
subjectSecurity
authorPoul-Henning Kamp

CSRB's Opus One
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CSRB's Opus One

Comments on the Cyber Safety Review Board Log4j Event Report.

Linear Address Spaces
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Linear Address Spaces

Unsafe at any speed.

Surveillance Too Cheap to Meter
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Surveillance Too Cheap to Meter

Stopping Big Brother would require an expensive overhaul of the entire system.

The Software Industry Is <i>Still</i> the Problem
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The Software Industry Is Still the Problem

The time is (also) way overdue for IT professional liability.

More Encryption Means Less Privacy
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More Encryption Means Less Privacy

Retaining electronic privacy requires more political engagement.

HTTP/2.0
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HTTP/2.0: The IETF Is Phoning It In

Bad protocol, bad politics.

Center Wheel For Success
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Center Wheel For Success

"Not invented here" syndrome is not unique to the IT world.

A Generation Lost in the Bazaar
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A Generation Lost in the Bazaar

Quality happens only when someone is responsible for it.

My Compiler Does Not Understand Me
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My Compiler Does Not Understand Me

Until our programming languages catch up, code will be full of horrors.

The Software Industry <i>is</i> the Problem
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The Software Industry is the Problem

The time has come for software liability laws.

The Most Expensive One-Byte Mistake
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The Most Expensive One-Byte Mistake

Did Ken, Dennis, and Brian choose wrong with NUL-terminated text strings?

The One-Second War
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The One-Second War

Finding a lasting solution to the leap seconds problem has become increasingly urgent.

B.Y.O.C (1,342 Times and Counting)
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B.Y.O.C (1,342 Times and Counting)

Why can't we all use standard libraries for commonly needed algorithms?

Sir, Please Step Away from the ASR-33!
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Sir, Please Step Away from the ASR-33!

To move forward with programming languages we must first break free from the tyranny of ASCII.

You're Doing It Wrong
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You're Doing It Wrong

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