What makes ColdFusion so special? After 23 years and hundreds–if not thousands–of active programming languages why is ColdFusion still Alive and thriving? The secret to that lies hidden within the official language itself and its syntax. CFML is a tag-based language unlike any other. Its ease of use and wide array of functionality make it […]
ATTENTION: Adobe ColdFusion 11 Core Support Ends Soon
That’s right. ColdFusion 11 has now begun its slippery slope into obscurity. Core support for CF 11 is coming to an end. April 30th, 2019 will be the beginning of the end of ColdFusion 11. But why? Shouldn’t Adobe maintain support on all its products, new and old? HECK NO! It’s the nature of […]
Modernization of Adobe ColdFusion (More Secure Than Ever)
With the modernization of Adobe ColdFusion, we are witnessing some major improvements in many fields. Security is just one of many. Auto Lockdown features, Containerization and many more are visible as well. Let’s dive in and see what make CF modern and reliable. Security Security concerns are an important part of any programming […]
No-Nonsense November: Ongoing Security Alert for Legacy Coders
I told you so. That’s probably the worst thing someone can say to you. Especially when it comes to security. Many times over, I have preached the importance of staying up to date with the latest security patches and upgrades. This is for one big reason. The bad guys are always one step ahead. As […]
CF Camp 2018: Madness in Munich Part Four- ORM–Love it or Hate it?
Hello and welcome back once again to our series, CF Camp 2018: Madness in Munich! Throughout the series, we have been discussing hot ticket items that will be discussed at this year’s upcoming CF Camp, the only CF conference in Europe. Today, we will be talking about ORM–or Object Relational Mapping. Often dubbed as the […]
Top 5 Security Issues Solved with Adobe ColdFusion 2018
The Conficker Worm of 2008 In 2008, The Conficker worm program (also known as the Downadup worm) replicated itself across computers around the world and is still alive to this day. It turns your computer into a spam machine and monitors your sensitive information through keystroke logging. This info is then sent back to its […]
Everything CF Summit 2018: Securing Mature CFML Codebases
From 2012 to 2013, vulnerable Adobe ColdFusion servers fell under attack by hacktivist group Anonymous including allegedly British hacker Lauri Love. Operation Last Resort, as it was named by Anonymous, affected many government servers including those of NASA, the US Army, and the Federal Reserve. How was all of this achieved? Love and Anonymous employed […]
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 […]
ColdFusion Developers and CIOs Often Ask: Is Adobe ColdFusion Dead?
It’s almost impossible to type ColdFusion into a search bar and avoid a pop-up suggestion, ”Is ColdFusion dead?” Developers who prefer ColdFusion, and programmers in general, tend to be subjective around this type of topic that calls for the comparison of different programming languages. Young programmers like to compare it with PHP in open discussions. […]
ColdFusion Security Hotfix (APSB17-30) Released
Just last week, Adobe released their security updates (APSB17-30) for ColdFusion 2016 and ColdFusion 11. The said update was specifically created to fix two critical and one important issue. However, take note that the ColdFusion 10 and older will be vulnerable to some if not all of the issues. Plus, since the older versions began […]
