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Mike Bursell

UK

I've been in and around Open Source since around 1997, and have been running (GNU) Linux as my main desktop at home and work since then: not always easy... I'm a security bod and architect, and am currently employed as Chief Security Architect for Red Hat. I have a blog - "Alice, Eve & Bob" - where I write (sometimes rather parenthetically) about security. I live in the UK and like single malts.

Follow me at @MikeCamel

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Emerging Contributor Award 2018

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Authored Content

Stickers from all different open source projects and communities

7 things I learned from starting an open source project

It's not really about project mechanics at all.

Mike Bursell (Red Hat, Correspondent) 18 Jan 2020 8 votes

Digital creative of a browser on the internet

Why everyone is talking about WebAssembly

Learn more about the newest way to run any code in a web browser.

Mike Bursell (Red Hat, Correspondent) Gordon Haff (Red Hat) 15 Jan 2020 27 votes

Secure https browser

What's HTTPS for secure computing?

Security by default hasn't arrived yet.

Mike Bursell (Red Hat, Correspondent) 09 Jan 2020 35 votes 2 comments

Security monster

5 security tips from Santa

Stay off Santa's (and your employer's) naughty list by following this list of useful security tips and practices.

Mike Bursell (Red Hat, Correspondent) 25 Dec 2019 28 votes

Bees on a hive, connected by dots

Product vs. project in open source

What's the difference between an open source product and an open source project? Not all open source is created (and maintained) equal.

Mike Bursell (Red Hat, Correspondent) 01 Nov 2019 39 votes

Contributed Content

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Announcing the Opensource.com Correspondent program

Top authors on Opensource.com have new levels of access, support, and exclusive opportunities.

Matthew Broberg (Red Hat) 25 Nov 2019 70 votes 4 comments

Getting started with DevSecOps

Now available: The open source guide to DevOps security

This guide will help you get started with DevSecOps.

Jason Hibbets (Red Hat) 09 Jan 2019 117 votes

Locks on a bridge in Paris

An introduction to cryptography and public key infrastructure

Learn the basic concepts behind cryptography, with a focus on confidentiality, integrity, and authenticity.

Alex Wood (Red Hat) 21 May 2018 167 votes 1 comment

Authored Comments

Commented on 9 Jan 2020

What's HTTPS for secure computing?

Kiko - The answer is that you cannot be sure. When you run a workload on any system which is not owned by you, you cannot be certain that the owner or operator of that system is not looking at your data/algorithms, or that...

Commented on 18 Sep 2019

7 rules for remote-work sanity

Felix - I have a Samsung Galaxy Watch, and it comes with the app installed. -Mike.