OffSec sent an email recently. In the marketing copy was a single sentence that told the truth: Prefer to only keep your certification active? You can still purchase the Annual Maintenance Fee ($145) separately without access to the additional labs, training content, or practice environments. Read that again. They are

There is a paradox at the heart of modern software development. Business decisions drive revenue. That's expected. But increasingly, the business is also allowed to directly drive software development decisions - often without meaningful technical or security guardrails. The result? Products are shipped at ever-increasing speed and velocity - while

Twitch is the world

A nice place to visit on days like today.

Alt: a man in a green shirt is hyperventilating into a paper bag

ALT: a teddy bear with a big hug from me to you

ALT: a bag filled with a bunch of papers and a toothbrush

Alt: a poster that says `` good morning and happy saturday '' with a sun and butterflies on it .

Twitch is the world

ALT: a woman wearing a scarf and a red sweater says " be kind to yourself "

This was a big problem for Equifax in 2017. Equifax, of credit reporting bureau infamy, suffered a significant breach in mid-2017 due to a missing patch for Struts. There certainly are real-world consequences for not maintaining software.