Security

The existence of a security vulnerability in a system does not itself constitute anomalous or unintended behavior. Just because a vulnerability exists, doesn’t mean it can or will be exploited. Maybe 17 other things have to align before Little Bobby Tables comes a’calling. Rather, a vulnerability is…

In my last epistle, I started exploring risk and vulnerability as properties of bugs, and concluded that security issues, functional defects and usability bugs can often be lumped together. I said we need to look at the risk associated with a bug, not just its mere existence before we decide to…

You can’t be too rich or too thin. Apparently, Wallis Simpson did not coin that phrase, but wvr. It’s also kinda disgusting and bourgeois. That’s Mister Snowflake to you, muthafucka.

In this article, I argue with myself and come out on top. Disagree loudly with the…