cshep

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   by cshep 9y ago

   Dan Boneh's Coursera course is ideal for any beginner. Cryptography Engineering by Schneier et al. is good, as is Ross Anderson's Security Engineering, but both are fairly dated. The OWASP guidance is OK for a quick access to bes
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   by cshep 10y ago

   I have the fortune of working in a security group who's members are recognised themselves and have worked with Bernstein, Rogaway et al. From my experience, too many cryptographers lack the applied skills (API design, knowing the issue
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   by cshep 10y ago

   I found that learning how and when to say 'no' to your boss is a great start.
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   by cshep 10y ago

   Yes. From experience, many developers, namely newly-graduated college students from not-so-rigorous programs, have little idea of Assembly. The same applies with theoretical computer science (Turing Machines, FSMs, PDAs etc.), algorithmic
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   by cshep 10y ago

   Another complication, especially for newcomers, is the boundary at which to use certain algorithms. Questions like 'Can/should I just use an SVM over deep learning?' are also suspect to 'guessing'. Mind, it's