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Programming is the act of issuing commands that a computer system executes, via certain interfaces called programming languages.

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Haskell and Happstack security

I'm currently investigating Haskell as a platform for secure web development. I'm leaning toward happstack for the web framework part, but I'm also investigating yesod and snap. My gut feeling says that the way the language works (especially the…
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How, if at all, are some programming languages inherently less safe?

Can it be that applications written on certain languages are inherently less safe, no matter how hard you try to get it straight? Or, can it be that some programming paradigms are less safe than others? That is, should the development of safety…
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Best beginning programming language for someone interested in IT security

Backstory: At the moment I'm someone with very limited knowledge on computers and programming, but I would like to change that. I have discovered that I'm mainly interested in IT security and that I would especially like to learn more about that…
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Error installing bassmaster 1.5.1

Node version: v18.13.0 npm version: 8.19.3 I have my awae material and I want to install the vulnerable bassmasster version 1.5.1 on my computer Error: settings.routes = Config.enable(settings.routes); ^ TypeError: Cannot create…
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Cybersecurity Career

I am considering going into Cybersecurity. I was wondering what is important in a program for getting a bachelor's? The one I am looking at doesn't have any software development in it, which I thought knowing how to program was important to software…
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Transforming keystroke dynamics raw data

I'm writing keystoke dynamics identifcation as an assignment and I'm having trouble with storing data. I was instructed only to "don't keep raw data" as it should've been transformed. I wasn't told what form data should take to not be considered raw…
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What are some tactics to overcome the externality problem of developers not getting enough security training?

What are some 'pitches' to management to overcome security training issues?
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Confused about career path

My question probably will be blocked. Anyway, my question is how much programming is there in the security field. Useless: I really hate programming, actually I can translate code from C to python and Java and a bit of assembly to C(and vice…
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Does compiling a program in Visual Studio (Windows Forms, VB.NET) leave a MAC address in the executable?

I am not making an installer. It is just a form as a portable .exe file. Asking because it's generating links to an external Web API (not mine) that is an openload crawler. Although technically legal (streaming is also legal in my country) I still…
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Advice on selecting programming languages to concentrate on? (2nd year IT security student)

I'm in the process of considering which programming languages I should devote the majority of my coding studies to. I'm a 2nd year CS student, majoring in IT security. What I want to do/work with: Intelligence gathering Relational databases Virus…
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Why is security generally overlooked in application code until it's too late?

Programmers do not receive security training, is it due to costs? How can we overcome the externality problem?
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Does programming in old languages still have high end usage?

I was talking to someone about it, and he claims that he is a programmer who still is able to program in old languages, because hackers these days aren't able to crack the code. He works for a gigantic bank, as an information security person. The…
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Iwant to learn programming but i dont know where to start from

I'm really into hacking and security aspects. But I'm wondering about several things that is stopping me from pursuing this passion for the time being. One of the them is actually Programming language. As we all know that programming in general is…
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