I Interviewed the Rails Developer Who "accidentally" Hacked 37signals
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We also discussed building Spektr Scanner when Brakeman changed licenses, his life on an island, and why he thinks "security is mindset, not memorization."
Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jphaSlu_aTw
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The author shares a conversation with Greg Molnar, a Rails developer who found security vulnerabilities in 37signals' product, and discusses security and podcasting with the HN community.
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