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Are there security risks with using someone else’s ISP?

Posted on September 12, 2023 by user200783

I recently found out that, due to a mix-up at Australia’s National Broadband Network, the connection to our Internet Service Provider had been swapped with a neighbour’s. It doesn’t look like the neighbours used our ISP, but we unknowingly… Continue reading Are there security risks with using someone else’s ISP?→

Security-wise, is an in-browser JavaScript implementation fundamentally different from a server-side language (e.g. Python) implementation?

Posted on May 28, 2018 by user200783

As I understand it, JavaScript implementations running in browsers need to run untrusted code and operate on untrusted data in a secure manner. Language (e.g. Python) implementations running on a server, OTOH, run trusted cod… Continue reading Security-wise, is an in-browser JavaScript implementation fundamentally different from a server-side language (e.g. Python) implementation?→

Are mitigations for Spectre and Meltdown needed in the VMs for dynamic languages other than JavaScript?

Posted on January 10, 2018 by user200783

Mitigations for Spectre and Meltdown are being added to the JavaScript VMs in Chrome, Firefox, IE/Edge and WebKit.

Are similar mitigations also needed in the VMs for other dynamic languages?

For example, I assume mitigation… Continue reading Are mitigations for Spectre and Meltdown needed in the VMs for dynamic languages other than JavaScript?→