Eric Mann's Blog

  • Disruptive Innovation

    Real innovation is rare. Once a company, individual or organization launches an innovation and achieves mainstream success they back off a bit. They start playing it safe. They start giving in to the needs of a market’s vocal demands.

  • The True Cost of Shared Hosting

    Shared hosting might appear inexpensive, but the hidden cost of cut-rate service is higher than you might think.

  • Cross-Platform Software

    One operating system that runs on all classes of devices. The app you build for your phone can run on your desktop. The program you write for task management on a laptop can run on the phone. It’s the first real cross-platform system we’ve seen.

  • Customer Loyalty

    I like the idea of drumming up new customers with a discount, but there’s still value in rewarding existing customers for their loyalty.

  • Are You Ready?

    Before you say you’re “ready,” take some time to write down what that really means.

  • Guilty Until Proven Innocent

    I’m angry that we’ve let our country get to this point. I’m also ashamed that my silence in the face of this injustice has let it continue to grow.

  • Encryption, Information Leakage, and Side-Channel Attacks

    Potential side-channel attacks for encryption software can render even the most secure scheme breakable in a trivial manner.

  • Encryption, Information Leakage, and Side-Channel Attacks

    Potential side-channel attacks for encryption software can render even the most secure scheme breakable in a trivial manner.

  • Stories Abound

    I watch a bus pass by, carrying with it a score of frustrations, hopes, fears, ambitions, and stories. Each and every one precious in its uniqueness and untellable in its scale. Just pausing for a moment to appreciate the grandiose nature of the world around me is breathtaking.

  • White Hat Documentation

    I learn things because I’m interested in them. I teach about things because I’m interested in learning more about them. I write about things because I want those around me to be well-informed, in this case about basic security.