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How To Disappear Off The Grid

Reasons To Go Off The Grid There are many reasons to live away from the digital world. Whether its to get away from all those digital advertisements through emails or through the multitudes of social media websites popping up everywhere. Maybe you just want to leave for a vacation, or in extreme situations start a […] more…

Eight Major Elements Of Computer Security

National Institute Of Security Technology (NIST) lists 8 major elements of computer security 1. Computer security should support the mission of the organization. 2. Computer security is an integral element of sound management. 3. Computer security should be cost-effective. 4. Computer security responsibilities and accountability should be made explicit. 5. System owners have computer security […] more…

What is IP Spoofing

What is IP Spoofing? To gain access, intruders create packets with spoofed source IP addresses. This exploits applications that use authentication based on IP addresses and leads to unauthorized user and possibly root access on the targeted system. It is possible to route packets through filtering-router firewalls if they are not configured to filter incoming […] more…

What Do Social Engineers Look For?

What is Social Engineering? Social engineering is the art of gaining access to buildings, systems or data by exploiting human psychology, rather than by breaking in or using technical hacking techniques. Items that scammers find valuable include the following: Passwords Account numbers Keys Any personal information Access cards and identity badges Phone lists Details of […] more…

10 Quick Facts About XSS Viruses and Worms: What You Need to Know

XSS Outbreaks: 1. Are likely to originate on popular websites with community-driven features such as social networking, blogs, user reviews, message boards, chat rooms, Web mail, and wikis. 2. Can occur at any time because the vulnerability (Cross-Site Scripting) required for propagation exists in over 80% of all websites. 3 Are capable of propagating faster […] more…

The Ten Immutable Laws of Security

1. If a bad guy can persuade you to run his program on your computer, it’s not your computer anymore. 2. If a bad guy can alter the operating system on your computer, it’s not your computer anymore. 3 .If a bad guy has unrestricted physical access to your computer, it’s not your computer anymore. […] more…

Simple Web Security Design

While there are many opinions and most of the details to building with security in mind come from the logic of the programmer and their skill with the programming language, these basic guidelines are also derived from materials available from the OSSTMM . 1. Assure security does not require user decisions. 2. Assure business justifications for all […] more…

8 Types Of Hackers

According to the EC-Council’s Certified Ethical Hacking 9 certification hackers can be classified into 8 categories 1. Black Hats Individuals with extraordinary computing skills, resorting to malicious or destructive activities. These people are also known as crackers. 2. White Hats Individuals who profess hacking skills and use them for defensive purposes. They are also known as […] more…

Biggest Financial Mistakes

1. Buying a new car Buying a new car isn’t the end of the world, but it will significantly slow down your path to financial independence. By financing a car with a loan, you are paying for something that depreciates in value every single year, while your payments stay the same. A car’s value immediately […] more…

Guidelines for Building Secure Web Applications

While there are many opinions and most of the details to building with security in mind comefrom the logic of the programmer and their skill with the programming language, these basicguidelines are also derived from materials available from the OSSTMM . 1. Assure security does not require user decisions.2. Assure business justifications for all inputs […] more…

Quora Data Breach

What is Quora? Quora is a information sharing website for to ask questions and more. Who is affected? Approximately 100 million users’ data have been breached. Information such as names, email addresses, encrypted passwords, and public content has been compromised. Also non public information such as answer requests, downvotes, and direct messages may have been […] more…

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Password Safe Review

Features Password Safe is a freeware locally stored password manager. Passwords that are stored are encrypted with the twofish algorithm with a 256 bit key. The GUI is simple but robustly packed with features. Ease Of Use The interface is clean and simple, allowing people of all ages to use the manager. To create a new password […] more…

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Massive Marriott Data Breach 500k affected

The Impact Of The Breach The Marriott Hotel Group suggests that up to 500,000 of its customers may have been compromised. This is not the first, or the last major data breach. Hackers obtained birthdays, email addresses, passport numbers, loyalty account numbers of customers. Marriott’s Response The company has put up a website for those affected by […] more…

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