The argument with security research is how do you responsibly deal with the knowledge when people aren't listening? Well, in this case starting a fire to prove there's smoke wasn't the best decision. It takes a lot to admit you were wrong publicly and offer a mea culpa, and a lot to not get disheartened and stop researching. Kudos Egor, I'm sure I'm not the only person watching your work with interest.
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#42I'm waiting for Egor to spend some time with nodejs ... would like to see what he finds
Heh, been thinking myself of open sourcing an ecommerce site I'm building from scratch in node. Not sure if it would be good or bad.
The benifits of course being; a learning resource for newbs, a good transparent portfolio piece, easy collaboration with strangers on what is best etc. Downsides being; exposing potential security holes, embarrassment due to facepalm worthy pieces of logic in code (really, a plus) etc.
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#43I'm waiting for Egor to spend some time with nodejs ... would like to see what he finds
Heh, been thinking myself of open sourcing an ecommerce site I'm building from scratch in node. Not sure if it would be good or bad. The benifits of course being; a learning resource for newbs, a good transparent portfolio piece, easy collaboration with strangers on what is best etc. Downsides being; exposing potential security holes, embarrassment due to facepalm worthy pieces of logic in code (really, a plus) etc.
do you have any economic reasons to keep it closed? If the answer is no, then push it open source. Full stop. It's a gain for everyone.
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#44That consulting site is so MVP. I love it.
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#47glad to see you growing, egor.
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#49Earlier quoted context omitted.
Why be hired when you can consult?
How does that work? I never understood what a consultant does exactly. Offers advice?
I have no idea what other consultants do. What I do: try to hack(penetration), propose ways to secure your app, explain risks and steps to be made..
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#50How interesting he ended up in Mui Ne in Vietnam - it's one of the places I've been considering for a quit-your-job-and-focus-on-launching spot. Mui Ne is a very small coastal town around 200KM East of Ho Chi Minh city. Although tiny, constant off-shore winds has increasingly made it the kite-surfing capital of SE Asia. Living expenses are cheap, and I've calculated a pretty comfortable lifestyle for USD1,200 pm (YMM…
Consider Nha Trang too.