The Qwiet Blog

At the end of August 2023, Jenkins announced it experienced 79% growth between June 2021 and June 2023. With an estimated 44% market share, Jenkins is a critical technology automating CI/CD pipelines.  As a technology pervasive across the developer community, the Jenkins vulnerabilities announced on August 6, 2023, will likely attract attackers seeking to infiltrate […]

By Lukas Seidel Coding in dynamic languages like JavaScript and Python is fun and allows for fast iterations, but it comes with a cost. Without proper type information, developers are missing out on the ability to catch bugs early and get helpful IDE support. But the absence of properly typed variables makes life tricky not […]

Fedora Linux has long been a favorite operating system (OS) for developers looking for an innovative, free environment. Originally developed and now sponsored by Red Hat, the open-source Fedora Project has a little something for everyone with its Workstation, Server, Internet of Things (IoT), Virtual Machine (VM), and container-optimized CoreOS options.  As a trusted open-source […]

Introduction The world of application development is a balance between providing features and ensuring security. One tool that stands as a bridge between functionality and security is the JSON Web Token (JWT). While powerful and versatile, like all tools, it requires understanding and caution in its implementation. A Primer on JWTs JWT is a concise, […]

You can admit it. You love Docker because it makes building, testing, and shipping software easier for you. The problem is that attackers love Docker, too. Even if you’re already scanning for Docker container vulnerabilities, your code could still create a data security risk. The good news is that OWASP has your back. Recognizing that […]

Every day, another zero-day, previously unknown vulnerability seems to hit the news cycle. As a developer, staying up-to-date with the newest vulnerability is challenging, but they’re only the tip of the vulnerability iceberg. As soon as researchers publish their zero-day vulnerability, the issue transforms into a known vulnerability. Now, security teams and attackers race against […]

On July 27, 2023, the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a joint advisory with the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) and U.S. National Security Agency (NSA). “Preventing Web Application Control Abuse” (the Advisory) provides recommendations for designers and developers to help protect against insecure direct object reference (IDOR) vulnerabilities.  If […]

Remote code execution (RCE) has been a part of many cybersecurity news headlines throughout the past few years. When attackers exploit an RCE vulnerability, they can gain complete control over the target machines or systems, almost like an invisible hand puppeteering the technologies.  As a developer, you should know how to identify and remediate a […]

I’m sure we’re all familiar with the idea made popular by Malcolm Gladwell’s book Outliers that it takes 10,000 hours to truly master something.  Based on the paper “The Role of Deliberate Practice in the Acquisition of Expert Performance“, the research data indicates that people who are experts in a field got to that level […]