Ep. 129: When Security Recommendations Miss The Point
Ever read a security advisory that told you to “use a VPN” to protect a Bluetooth device? In this episode we talk about how bad or inaccurat...
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DevelopSec: Developing Security Awareness
A family friendly show about security awareness. Topics include developer security, and security awareness in general.
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20 of 133 episodesEp. 128: OWASP Top 10 2025
In this episode James gives an overview of the new OWASP Top 10 2025. He shares some insights into the history, changes, and additional thou...
Ep. 127: Importance of Terminology
In this episode, James talks about the difference between end-to-end encryption and the standard encryption in transit most web applications...
Ep. 126: Avoiding Panic and Misunderstandings with Proper Authentication Failure Reporting
Have you ever felt that feeling of thinking your account has been compromised? It can be a scary feeling. But what about when it didn't...
Ep. 125: From Flat Tires to AppSec: The Power of Tools and Process
In this episode, James shares a story about fixing a flat tire on an E-Scooter and how it relates to security. He shows how the combination...
Ep. 124: Double-ClickJacking
In this episode, I go over what Double-ClickJacking is and what you can potentially do about it to reduce the risk to your applications. Wil...
Ep. 123: Goals of Security Culture - Sort of?
In this episode, I talk about how security is a part of everyone's role and the labeling of "Security Culture". I share some ideas on h...
Ep. 122: Integrating Security Responsibilities into Development
In this episode I talk about assigning responsibility for secure development and how the dev and security teams should be working together t...
Ep. 121 - Evolving Ransomware: Unique Tactics for Payment
In this episode I talk about the evolving world of ransomware. I discuss a few examples of unique tactics the malicious actors are using to...
Ep. 120: Addressing Root Cause - Vulnerable Components
In this episode we talk about addressing the root cause of an issue versus the symptoms. How can the process of keeping application componen...
Ep. 119: Risks of SpellCheck
In this episode we talk about the spell check feature of the browser and how it could present a risk to sensitive data. Link to article refe...
Ep. 118: Log4J Sparking Thought on Vulnerable Components
Log4J has been the talk of the town recently and everyone is focused on the technical details of the specific vulnerabilities found. In this...
Ep. 117: How Browsers are Helping with Security
Chrome has announced a few changes that we need to watch out for in the near future. We previously talked about the default value for samesi...
Ep. 116: Chrome Retires XSS Auditor
It was recently announced that Chrome was dropping the XSS Auditor in Chrome 78. What does that mean and how does that change things for you...
Ep. 115: Is CSRF Really Dead?
In 2020, Chrome will default the SameSite attribute to Lax on all cookies. SameSite helps mitigate CSRF, but does that mean CSRF is Dead? Fo...
Ep. 114: Investing in People for Better Application Security
In this episode, James talks about investing in the development teams to increase application security priorities. For more info go to https...
Ep. 113: What is your mother's maiden name?
In this episode, James talks about some of the risks and recommendations around security questions and their implementation. For more info g...
Ep. 112: Application Fingerprinting
Does your application give away details about it server, framework, or other components? How is this information used by an attacker? Check...
Ep. 111: Authentication Alerts
Would you know if someone authenticated to your account? With the breaches we see in the news, and attacks like credential stuffing, there m...
Ep. 110: Implementation Matters
James discusses how implementation matters with security controls and how it changes priorities. This came about after reading the following...