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Java Dependency Vulnerability scanning with Maven victims-enforcer

One of the OWASP guidelines for secure applications is to not use components with known vulnerabilities. Unfortunately it can be…

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OWASP Dependency Vulnerability Scanning of Java JARs with Maven

One of the OWASP guidelines for secure applications is to not use components with known vulnerabilities. Unfortunately it can be…

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SHA-1 deprecation deadline

Have you recently noticed that some of the secure websites that you frequent might have stopped working when you attempt…

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RetireJS javascript libary vulnerability scanning with Maven

It's important to note that even though your site is using a vulnerable library, that does not necessarily mean your…

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Adding TestNG support to Eclipse

Most Java developers are familiar with the Eclipse IDE, even if they use alternatives. One thing that's bothered me for…

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Code signing of java applets – using Ant

To sign your java assets during the Ant build process, you can add the following to the build.xml to make…

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Code signing of java applets – using Maven

To sign your java assets during the maven build process, you can add the following to the pom.xml to make…

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Code signing of java assets – creating a keystore

This is generally done via the command line, though I've seen it done with Ant in some cases. Here are…

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Firefox 41+ extension signing

In the never-ending quest for browser security, Firefox has started implementing safeguards to only allow signed extensions. I found this…

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Ashley Madison data dump

This topic has been in the media ALOT lately, for the less technical individuals here's a simple way to get…

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