Packt has published a new book called “Rust – Web Programming” authored by Maxwell Flitton.
Now, I am totally new to this programming language. But I have to say after spending some time learning it. Rust is a language that has the potential to become very widely used for ecommerce and general websites with web applications. I have decided to create a write up for those that may have some interest in learning about Rust.
Why use Rust ?
Rust solves many pain points which are present in many other current programming languages.
Better memory usage due to better garbage collection. Most common languages such as Python, PHP and Java have a garbage collection process. However, these languages have a process that uses up extra resources and CPU time on the machine to manage and run the garbage collection process.
Speed performance is also seen to faster than most other programming languages. And Rust ever so little trails behind C++ in terms of speed.
It is much easier to learn and understand Rust. Syntax for code is easier to write, read and understand for someone that is new to programming.
Community support is huge for Rust, and you can easily find other devs using it for many user cases.
One of the most exciting parts of the BCAware conference was getting to meet Brian Krebs live in person!
During his talk he shared some interesting topics such as how
cyber criminals are using websites similar to https://haveibeenpwned.com/
Except, that these “other” websites will actually list out
the users leaked password(s) in plaintext. And, with this method attackers can
now attack various social media, banking and other commonly used services
online to possibly find valid emails/passwords to accounts.
Another topic was related to how cyber criminals determine how much money to ask for during a
ransomware attack. The typical amount seems to point at about 10% of total
revenue a business makes from the previous year. This way, they do not ask for
too much or too little. It gets close to an amount that the organization can
afford, and finds would be cheaper than to recover from backups or rebuilding
the environment.
Google has been following people around for ages. I always point out to people the fact that they state how they would use Google for everything. Whether it’s for using email, spreadsheets, google drive for file storage, chrome as a browser etc… Yet, none of them ever questioned how Google is not charging them for these services? Let’s face it, no company can provide free services, and yet eat up expenses for too long. When I tell people the fact that Google indeed profits off the data from each user. That is truly when people start to realize, and even question that they may be sharing more than they want with Google.
So, I ended up posting this much later than I anticipated. I originally had it ready for October. However, I had to make some final edits and had to delay it. None the less, here it is a month later!
Cyber security awareness month is coming up real soon. In
October, it is nationally known as cyber security month. Many security leaders
present important security topics. This is also a time where many companies,
government units and various organizations educate their members on cyber
security. Many hold training workshops, lectures and send out updates to their
workers.
I’d like to highlight some key points that readers should
try to implement and incorporate in their personal lives and at work.
The US Cert organization has built some excellent cyber
security training.
I thought I’d place up quick and short post about starting this new blog.
I’ve been wanting to start up a Tech. blog for awhile now along with some services that I offer.
In the past I was leaning towards just creating a blog or just a services website.
And, then I got thinking why not just do both with one website.
So you’ll see a mix of IT related services and blog posts from me.
I’ll try to concentrate on more IT Security and Cyber Security issues.
However, I do also want this to be a blog where I can share my thoughts, ideas and visions related to anything IT.
It might be new gadgets and tools that I am trying out, a certain type of software, tutorials, general IT things that might help other people and much more.
Really… I’m going to post a lot of random IT posts, so don’t mind it if they don’t always meet IT Security standards (=P)
My name is Harry Taheem
I am a Cyber Security Engineer.
My aim is to post things I learn or find interesting and allow others to hopefully gain some more insight. I also plan on posting general IT related issues, as I’d like StealthBay to be a place where IT users can find some form of knowledge and education. And, hopefully I can learn a few new things from other users as well who also wish to share their own experiences and knowledge.
My name is Harry Taheem
I am a Cyber Security Engineer.
My aim is to post things I learn or find interesting and allow others to hopefully gain some more insight. I also plan on posting general IT related issues, as I’d like 
