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Software Safety Keynote EuroSPI 2016

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Code Curmudgeon

I was honored this week to have the opportunity to present a keynote session at EuroSPI 2016. The title of my presentation was “Software...

Keynote at EuroAsiaSPI2 2016 Conference

Posted on August 24, 2016 by Code Curmudgeon

If you’re going to be in Europe in September, I’ll be speaking at the EuroAsiaSPI2 2016 conference in Graz, Austria on September 15th. EuroAsiaSPI2...

Understanding Open Source Licenses

Posted on August 3, 2016 by Code Curmudgeon

Open source projects come with a wide variety of license types. Some of them even conflict with each other. They include things like restrictions...

Get Your Free WiFi From Elvis

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Code Curmudgeon

Ah, the lure of free open WiFi! Who can resist? Avoid flakey signal from your smartphone, get faster access and avoid data usage caps....

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Definitioner

CAN (Controller Area Network): Controller Area Network aka CAN aka CAN Bus is a wiring standard for vehicles that enables communication between various components and devices without having a host computer. For example doors, brakes, transmission.
Man-in-the-middle: Man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks are where a person or software sits in the middle of communication between two parties. For example between your computer and your bank. Web MITM attacks are often performed by self-signed root certificates where someone like a hotel or computer manufacturers certifies the identity of both parties without actually having the authority. Often this is done for advertising purposes to either monitor behavior or inject ads into a data stream. It also exposes any of the data that is supposedly securely encrypted, like your bank credentials.
MITM (Man-in-the-middle): Man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks are where a person or software sits in the middle of communication between two parties. For example between your computer and your bank. Web MITM attacks are often performed by self-signed root certificates where someone like a hotel or computer manufacturers certifies the identity of both parties without actually having the authority. Often this is done for advertising purposes to either monitor behavior or inject ads into a data stream. It also exposes any of the data that is supposedly securely encrypted, like your bank credentials.