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Richi Jennings

Independent industry analyst, editor, and content strategist. Richi Jennings is a former developer and marketer. He’s also written or edited for Computerworld, Microsoft, Cisco, Micro Focus, HashiCorp, Ferris Research, Osterman Research, DevOps.com, Orthogonal Thinking, Native Trust, Elgan Media, Petri, Cyren, Agari, Webroot, HP, HPE, NetApp on Forbes and CIO.com. Bizarrely, his ridiculous work has even won awards from the American Society of Business Publication Editors, ABM/Jesse H. Neal, and B2B Magazine.

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Recent Posts from Richi Jennings

AI coding helpers get FAILing grade

August 15, 2023

AI coding helpers get FAILing grade

Purdue researchers expose generative AI tools like Copilot's frequent errors when asked basic development questions. Only fools rush in.

Listen up, devs: AI trained to overhear passwords

August 8, 2023

Listen up, devs: AI trained to overhear passwords

Deep learning model knows what keys you press — “with 95% accuracy.” The password's days are numbered.

FraudGPT/WormGPT: Scammy for now — but a worrying signpost for software security

August 2, 2023

FraudGPT/WormGPT: Scammy for now — but a worrying signpost for software security

Your app sec team should factor in more capable malicious AI tools, coming soon.

No net for some, no root for devs — Google pilot walls off staff internet, access for ‘safety’

July 25, 2023

No net for some, no root for devs — Google pilot walls off staff internet, access for ‘safety’

It’s an optional trial program (for now). How would your dev team cope? Is this the future of zero trust?

JumpCloud 'nation state’ phishing attack spotlights third-party risk management

July 18, 2023

JumpCloud 'nation state’ phishing attack spotlights third-party risk management

The big-fish IAMaaS cloud identity service provider opens its kimono. What can you learn from the exposure?

EU-US data transfers back in hotseat: Security of user data adds to privacy concerns

July 11, 2023

EU-US data transfers back in hotseat: Security of user data adds to privacy concerns

Privacy of user data is one thing, but security of that data is equally important.

Here’s MITRE’s top-25 CWE list — with your old vulnerability category favorites

July 5, 2023

Here’s MITRE’s top-25 CWE list — with your old vulnerability category favorites

C’mon, dev teams — it's about time to get serious about memory safety, XSS and SQLi.

Hackers breached UPS data for SMS phish spree

June 27, 2023

Hackers breached UPS data for SMS phish spree

It’s a dog-eat-dog world ... Bug allows bad actor to manipulate URLs and extract data. Note to devs: Avoid consecutive object references and add entropy.

Passkeys standard: Time to add it to your dev plans?

June 21, 2023

Passkeys standard: Time to add it to your dev plans?

Forward-thinking DevOps shops are doing it already. Isn’t it time your team got on board?

MOVEit software exploit walks before it runs

June 13, 2023

MOVEit software exploit walks before it runs

Cl0p quietly tested the flaw for two years before launching the full exploit. Lesson: Look both ways before crossing.

PyPI hackers code sneaky new tactic. Researchers caught 'em red handed

June 6, 2023

PyPI hackers code sneaky new tactic. Researchers caught 'em red handed

Compiled-code behavior analysis beats old-skool app sec tools.

‘Extinction risk’: Could code-writing AI wipe out humans via software backdoors?

May 31, 2023

‘Extinction risk’: Could code-writing AI wipe out humans via software backdoors?

Experts warn ChatGPT-based coding could do to us what an asteroid did to the dinosaurs. Hype — or heads-up to reckon with?