Intro to Docker: Why and How to Use Containers on Any System

If you have your ear even slightly to the ground of the software community, you’ll have heard of Docker. Having recently enjoyed a tremendous rise in popularity, it continues to attract users at a rapid pace, including many global firms whose infrastructure depends on it. Part of Docker’s rise to fame can be attributed to its users becoming instant fans with evangelical tendencies.

But what’s behind the popularity, and how does it work? Let’s go through a conceptual introduction and then explore Docker with a bit of hands-on playing around.

What is Docker?

Docker allows you to run software in …read more

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Does adding random noise and/or resizing images help neutralize graphics files with embedded exploits

I’ve sometimes heard/read that one of the ways to deal with embedded exploits (malware code built into the image encoding itself) is adding random noise to an image file, or resizing the image. Are any of these methods in fa… Continue reading Does adding random noise and/or resizing images help neutralize graphics files with embedded exploits

How do I let users point to their own images, yet avoid Mixed Content warnings?

I allow users of my webapp to provide a URL for their own images. They can also provide CSS which may contain URLs to images.

If these URLs are HTTP then the browser does not show the padlock in the URL bar.

What is the best practice for… Continue reading How do I let users point to their own images, yet avoid Mixed Content warnings?

Is there a tool allowing me to store some encrypted data in an image file? [on hold]

I’ve seen – http://stegosploit.info/ – it’s adding certain data.

I’m not that sophisticated, I just want to have in an image file:

file header
encrypted data
the image does not have to be real (could be the visual represen… Continue reading Is there a tool allowing me to store some encrypted data in an image file? [on hold]