Risk

I had a discussion with Thomas Depierre about his experience with safety and how safety concepts can apply to the field of security. Thomas is an experienced SRE with a background in safety, he has thoughts into how people prevent disasters constantly, often without realizing it. You can find his blog at Software Maxims An audio version of this disucssion is also available in podcast format. Look for “Open Source Security” wherever you get your podcasts. ...

Josh and Kurt talk about the incredible Reddit debacle. At the center of it all is an API. What does it mean to be using an API and how does this relate itself back to our own risk. Many of us rely on APIs for countless things, and if a company decides to cut off that API somehow, it could create a mess. https://traffic.libsyn.com/opensourcesecuritypodcast/Episode_381_WTF_Reddit_APIs_and_risk.mp3 Show Notes Grimace’s Birthday Reddit’s new API pricing will kill off Apollo on June 30 Cory Doctorow enshitification Wal Mart pickle story Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg agree to hold cage fight