finally{}: Experts or Out-of-touch?

After talking to someone about ideas for new security education, I popped over to check out the latest OWASP Top Ten list. A quote on their homepage stood out to me:

This category represents the scenario where the security community members are telling us this is important, even though it’s not illustrated in the data at this time. https://owasp.org/www-project-top-ten/

The experts in their community were telling them that a specific issue was critical and widespread enough to warrant a place in the top ten, but the data they collected from codebases and users didn’t reflect this at all. Is this because the issue is too up-and-coming to be reflected in the current boots-on-the-ground numbers, but we need to act now because it will soon be a huge issue? Or is this a situation where the experts work on a level so different from the standard developer that the security risk is only applicable to them and not in everyday circumstances?

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Can’t Authorize SSH Key in cPanel

I was working on a new website that is on a shared host using cPanel. I contacted the host and had them activate SSH access on the account for me, and then I added my public key using cPanel’s import feature. After adding my key, I clicked on “Manage” to authorize the key for use, but I just got a blank cPanel screen with no options on it other than the “Go back” link.

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Magento Down After Uninstalling Module

We needed to remove a module from a Magento 1 installation. It was installed through Magento Connect Manager, so I went to uninstall it through Magento Connect Manager as well. I found the module in the list, choose Uninstall under Actions, and then clicked “Commit Changes”. The uninstall did not work, and we could no longer access the store or the admin panel. Continue reading “Magento Down After Uninstalling Module”

Thunderbird Icon Missing After Upgrade

I use Thunderbird on MacOS, and after a recent upgrade, the icon in my dock changed to the default piece of paper with the Application “A” symbol on it. This made it surprisingly difficult for me to find the icon when I needed it. It’s amazing how ingrained things become or maybe I just don’t like change. Needless to say, I needed to find a way to get it back. Continue reading “Thunderbird Icon Missing After Upgrade”