The new security vulnerability Log4j is 10/10 on the “Hacking Richter scale”. How might it be affecting your ColdFusion servers? And what can you do to protect your company? TLDR; This issue affects most servers as Log4j is used by many software tools on modern servers, as well some versions of Adobe ColdFusion. Lucee CFML […]
Secure ColdFusion (17 Tools + Best Practices)
Overview of CF Security ColdFusion leads the web dev language pack when it comes to security. It has the lowest number of security issues of any web language (according to CVE security data). Adobe even has a full time security czar in charge of making the language even more secure. All the developers on Adobe’s […]
ColdFusion Development: Less Coding for Faster Turnaround
As any ColdFusion expert and consultant will tell you, we constantly run into companies using only select parts of ColdFusion and not its full potential. It’s like a chef with a huge spice rack who only uses paprika. Creating apps, like cooking, needs diverse tools and ingredients to truly shine. That means incorporating everything ColdFusion […]
Google Down – An Unprecedented Event (Save Your Data Fast!)
How many times did you hit “refresh” on Monday? The #GoogleDown, a massive outage among the search giant’s many services, affected many IT systems and websites. Was your company able to navigate the outage easily? Or did you all freak out? Google Down… What Exactly Happened? There’s a way to cover your ass, so to […]
4 Ways to Recognize a Good ColdFusion Consultant
Learn about Four Ways to Recognize a Good ColdFusion Consultant Before Hiring Them! Looking for the right consultant can be a demanding task. But done right, it could save your company money in the long term. You’re about to dive into the confounding, cut-throat world of ColdFusion consultants, looking for someone to help […]
Adobe ColdFusion Security Best Practices (Server Auto-Lockdown)
Most security features and protocols focus on prevention. Firewalls, security analyzers, and proper coding all keep hackers away. And sometimes, unfortunately, security breaches still occur. What then? A hacker roaming the contents of your company’s server should be treated like any active burglar. First, by sounding the alarms. Then preventing the robber’s movement. That’s what […]
Four Steps to Optimize Your ColdFusion Server and Application
A CIO’s work involves maintaining two “machines” — the ragtag bunch of humans that make up the IT department, and the silicon and metal devices they use to ply their trade. The two machines collide at servers and applications. This often becomes a mirror of the marriage between man and devices at your company. Often, […]
How One Company Improved Their ColdFusion Security (From Datanapped to Safe)
One day a company much like yours -let’s call them “The Company”- called us to get our help with a serious problem. Someone had hacked into to their ColdFusion server and encrypted all of their important data files. Subsequently, The Company received an email asking for $100,000 to decrypt these files. The Company had been […]
4 ways to prevent code death by shelfware
What is Shelfware? If you don’t get users involved early in the project, you risk ending up with shelfware. That means that you wrote some great code, the operation was a success but the patient died on the table. None of the users want to use the application and it’s left on the shelf. What […]
