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For those of you who haven’t been following it (IE people without a smartphone), there has been a little tiff between Apple (AAPL) and...

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vulnerability

This is a tricky word, especially in application security or cybersecurity. The simple definition in a software context is that the code has some problem that could be exploited by someone at some point. Some think of it as a piece of code with a proven exploit, IE a static analysis violation with a stack trace and values used. This is a very narrow definition that probably doesn't help improve the state of the art. I prefer the idea that it's code that is exploitable based on the body of knowledge (as encapsulated in software coding standards).

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.

HTML5

HTML5 is the most recent version of the HTML standard. It is a language used to create web pages. Currently it is a draft standard, but it supported by all major browsers. HTML4 is the current actual standard.

AJAX

Asynchronous JavaScript and XML. It's a set of web technologies that help create interactive web applications.

Flash

Web-based multimedia platform. Used for putting animation, interactivity, and video on web pages.

CPU

The CPU or Central Processing Unit is the key brain of the computer, it's the part where most computation is actually done.

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