Pierre-Paul Ferland

Quebec

Pierre-Paul Ferland is a cybersecurity GRC leader, educator, and the voice behind This Is GRC, the project that breaks down how governance, risk, and compliance actually works in the real world.

12 Apr 2023 ELI5

What is the difference between Frontend, Back End, and Full Stack Developers?

Have you ever wondered why so many job postings of developers have such complicated names? Learn the difference between front-end, back-end, and full-stack development without the technical jargon, just fun examples, simple explanations and a few dad jokes.

05 Apr 2023 ELI5

What is DevOps?

Developers work on projects where they deliver business value in a limited time. Ops work on services that they must keep running all day every day. DevOps is the incorporation of development and operational tasks within the same team. Find out what are the benefits!

29 Mar 2023 Security

How Criminals Will Use Generative AI to Scam Us

The recent mainstream success of generative AI will also make cybercriminals more productive. With custom-trained rogue models that don't care about privacy, copyright, and ethics, cybercriminals could power up their impersonation scams, harassment campaigns, malware, password-guessing, and more!

22 Mar 2023 ELI5

What is a Database?

Databases allow for the storage of structured information in a way that is easy to retrieve. Every app you use is powered by databases. Think of them like spreadsheets optimized for billions of operations.

08 Mar 2023 ELI5

What is an API?

An API is made for applications to interact with a program programmatically. In other words, an API interfaces with another program and the interaction is done with code. The API delivers the outputs to other programs so they can do their own operations with them.