How to Configure Pagination in Sculpin
If you use Sculpin, the excellent PHP-based static site generator, it may not be obvious as to how to configure pagination. In this article, I'll step through how.
How To Protect Against Brute Force Logins With Fail2Ban
One of the most common attack vectors against servers is bruteforce login attempts. This is where attackers attempt to access your server, by trying endless combinations of usernames and passwords. So how do you defend yourself against this kind of attack?
How to Intercept Requests & Modify Responses With Burp Suite
Recently, I've moved into security at ownCloud. As part of the new role, I've had to invest lots of time learning about web application security attack vectors and about applications and tools for testing security.
What Does It Take To Start Using Zend Expressive?
Ever thought that it's hard to get started with Zend Expressive? Ever think you need to know Vagrant, Ansible, Docker, Puppet, Linux, and more? Nope, you don't! In this post, I'm going to show you that, while these tools can help, if you're just getting started with the framework (such as learning about it), you don't need them.
Reflections on Ethical Hacking. Understanding Ethical Hacking and Other Certifications News
Recently, after four days of a harsh flu, I finished the Ethical Hacking, Understanding Ethical Hacking course, by Dale Meredith. So I wanted to blog about it.
Learning About Security, and Some Other Things
It's been about a week since I decided to become a security-focused developer, and already clear change is afoot. I'm excited about what's coming. However, it's not been without some challenges.
Becoming a Security-Focused Software Engineer
There comes a time in your life when you have to look yourself in the eye and decide that you're going to stand for something in your career, that you're going to make it mean something. Today, I've made that choice!
How to Get GitHub-like Diff Support in Git on the Command-Line
If you use Git as your VCS (version control system), you’ll know that it has excellent diff support on the command line. However, even as good as it is, it still leaves a bit to be desired — at least when compared with tools such as GitHub.
Do you write Linux shell scripts? Do your scripts work on more than one distribution? If so what does your development environment look like and what tools do you use to let you develop, debug, and maintain your scripts both quickly and relatively hassle-free?
PHP Day 2017 (Dresden)
As I traveled home from PHP Day 2017 in Dresden, I decided to put my thoughts together about the conference, and share them with you, if you weren't there to enjoy the day yourself.