A branch of computer technology known as information security as applied to computers and networks.
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Any server monitoring application alternatives to PerpetON? [closed]
I was looking for an application to monitor my servers, I found Perpeton and it is great but I was wondering if there are more applications like this out there just so I can decide better what I need.
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Yahoo is asking me for security questions and I do not remember the answers to them.
I had an Yahoo account which I haven't accessed for months, and now when I try to log in again Yahoo asks me to answer two security questions, which I don't remember. Let's face it, everyone enters ...
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How to remove Dropbox access from a computer you no longer have?
I have Dropbox installed on a few computers. One of which I no longer have access to.
I no longer wish for that computer to be able to have access to my Dropbox account but I see no way to stop ...
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How can I change my IMDb account settings to use openID for login
I have an imbd.com account that I login to using an id and a password, I noticed recently that they support logging in using Facebook, Amazon and Google.
I very much prefer using my Google account to ...
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Facebook Suspicious Account Access from private IP space
I received a "Suspicious Account Access" notification from Facebook telling me that someone has logged into my account from a "computer, mobile device or other location you've never used before". When ...
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Should i get avast or anvi smart for virus protection on my new pc? [closed]
got a new pc up. i want think that wont spam me while playing games or busy editing which is why i've been using just security essentials for a while
in any case i hear a virus protection starting ...
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Does Google's “Suspicious sign in prevented ” mean that my password is compromised?
I received Google's "Suspicious sign in prevented" email, and verified that it is legitimate, and this is definitely not my login attempt. I immediately changed my Google password, however, the email ...
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What sort of mechanisms are used by Web applications to track my actions?
I am concerned about my privacy. I have read in multiple websites and forums that it is very common for Web applications to track my activities. However, I have no clear idea of the actual ...
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What tools can I use to check what sort of information is shared about me with websites?
Related to this question about tracking mechanisms on Web applications and sites, I would like to know:
What tools, scripts or other applications can be used to identify when my online activity is ...
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Have Facebook prompt for a security code when I change profile picture or change profile information
Is there a way to setup my Facebook account to ask me for a security code every time I change my profile picture or post a status message?
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Difficulty with moving to outlook.com
My mum is having difficulty moving to Outlook.com from Hotmail. They say she must change her password. Is it safe to do so?
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How to handle two sets of OpenID credentials providing the same information, on the same or different OpenID providers? [migrated]
I recently encountered a situation where one site assumed that if two different people's credentials for the same OpenID network produce the same email address then they were they same person. Also, ...
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Do webapps store passwords in hashed form or encrypted form?
For example, gmail.com or twitter.com, or any of the major websites, which are known to have good security, do they
store the user passwords as hashes (they do not know the actual password), or
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session keys in online e-voting system [closed]
I am trying to implement an online e-voting system (it is described at the paper "Internet Voting Protocol Based on Improved Implicit Security" by Abhishek Parakh & Subhash Kak).
At the section ...
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How can I read spam mail safely in Gmail?
Is there a way to see the spam mail contents in Gmail safely?
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How to disable SMS in Google's 2-step verification?
Everytime I log in on a new device or browser I get the SMS text message with the 2nd step digits. It's pretty annoying. I already have the Google Authenticator to calculate my digits and it works ...
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Disadvantages of the top 3 CMS's available today [closed]
Im just trying to find out peoples thoughts and answers on the question below:
What are the disadvantages of the top 3 CMS's available today?
According to this website and many others on the web ...
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If Facebook says I've logged on from an unknown location, does that mean someone knows my password?
The email I received pointed me to a screen similar to this one:
http://www.securitygeneration.com/security/facebooks-suspicious-login-tracking/
The location was most definitely nowhere near me, so ...
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I am not able to view Last Login on Facebook in Active Session option
My Facebook ID has been hacked. I tried searching the location by visiting Active Session option but it shows only the current active session IP, which is used by me.
All last 3 login are removed. Is ...
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Figuring out who is the owner of a Google Spreadsheets form
I have noticed that Google spreadsheet form's have URLs in the form of http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=.... I don't see anything that relates to the Google account in the URL. There ...
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Spam events appear in my Google Calendar
In my Google Calendar, I sometimes find spam events that I never created.
In the screenshot below, you can see that they even managed to put my email address in the "Created by" field.
They are ...
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Update your Phone in Google Mail for Suspicious Activity Alerts
Where do you find verification code when you are updating your phone number with google for alerts of suspicious activity?
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Find if my Facebook account was accessed from a different location
I suspect that someone I know logged into my Facebook account, yet I have no tangible evidence. If so, the person certainly did it from a different country (as I suspect a particular person).
Is ...
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Facebook last login
I think somebody logged into my Facebook account. Is there any way for me to find the last login IP address or the location from where this occurred?
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Understanding Authorized Access to your Google Account
I'm having trouble understanding what I'm am granting to sites when they have "Authorized Access to my Google Account."
This is how I see what has authorized access:
Log into gmail.
Click on the ...
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How to disable Facebook account verification when I login from different country
As Facebook is blocked by Iranian government, we have to access it through VPNs and other proxy software (e.g. Tor) which their servers are scattered over the world.
The problem is Facebook is ...
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Privacy concern with photos in people widget
I don't mind seeing other people's recent photos - but I DO mind them seeing MINE. How can I make sure MY recent photos are not showing up on other people's people widget?
Thanks
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Facebook: Remote log out all sessions
How can I see the list of Facebook sessions and remotely log out from all sessions of Facebook?
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Log in approvals
I have been locked out of my Facebook account for five days now. The issue is that I can not receive the verification code via text, I have tried sending me issue through the links you have provided ...
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How do I change Security settings on a group made secret by a hacker?
Our group was recently hacked and the hacker made the group a secret group. When we try to change it we cannot as there is no other option to pick, what should we do...how can we make it an open or ...
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Security vulnerabilities of HTTP protocol regarding web applications [closed]
I'd really like to know what are the security vulnerabilities of HTTP protocol being a stateless protocol (or in general) regarding web applications?
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Can I see when and where my Facebook account was accessed?
Does Facebook keep records of when I, or someone else, accesses or logs into my account? I want to be able to see the access log from my homepage.
My computer was recently stolen and my Facebook was ...
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“Secure” Wiki for storing sensitiv information [closed]
I'm an System Administrator for various customers. I need a website (like dokuwiki) where I can store sensitive informations of the various servers. Like passwords.
Dokuwiki seems most suitable for ...
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Looking for a secure and private web blog that I can use offline at times [closed]
Is there any web blog that I can use privately and securely? I would like to connect to my blog from any terminal and not risk losing it due to losing my computer. As a bonus is there any web blog ...
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How can I encrypt emails sent through Gmail?
What's the best solution for encrypting emails sent from within Gmail. This could be a browser extension, a GreaseMonkey script, or something else.
I realize that whoever is receiving the email will ...
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Has Facebook disabled Login Approvals?
I have recently discovered that login approvals on Facebook is no longer available:
Compare this with @gravity's screenshot from this answer:
Is there anything special that I'll have to ask my ...
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How can I change the security settings of Google App's Exchange protocol?
I'm using Google Apps's Exchange protocol. When I use it on my iPhone, I notice that it sets the phone to automatically lock after a minute and this value cannot be changed. I'm wondering if there is ...
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Can I use one-time passwords with Gmail?
I am about to leave for a trip. During this trip, I would have to connect to my Gmail account, and I'm totally unhappy to type my password using public, unsecured machines, potentially having ...
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How can I get Gmail to support S/MIME?
I have Outlook configured to automatically sign and encrypt (when possible) outgoing messages. When I send mail to my Gmail (for testing, to see how this appears to addressees) I see that Gmail ...
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OpenERP - Access denied to create/read Partners
I have just installed OpenERP 7.0 and I got an warning when trying to add a customer in the Sales module: "Access denied for Partner, operation: create".
How can I get rid of this warning? By ...
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How worried should I be that my gmail is showing IMAP access from an Amazon EC2 instance?
When I click that link at the bottom of my gmail screen where it says "Last account activity: 0 minutes ago at IP 50.19.49.49 Details". I click the link and sure enough, it shows accesses from my own ...
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Is there a way to view Gmail login history beyond the default few hours? [duplicate]
I'm trying to track down some suspicious activity that happened two days ago, but Gmail's "view recent activity" doesn't go back that far.
Is there some other place to look at it?
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Trello backend database security
I'm trying to find out a bit more about the data security of Trello as I'm trying to introduce the use Trello at the company I work for.
The company is ISO 27001 accredited and is therefore hesitant ...
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Is there a safe way to save passwords?
I have a lot of passwords from various websites. I never use the same one twice, but the problem is that I keep forgetting them so I want to save them somewhere. If I'm on the same computer I can save ...
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How secure is sending an email from GMail?
When you send an email from GMail to someone what measures do they have in place to make sure that my email is not read by man in the middle attacks, or other servers that the email is routed through. ...
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Grooveshark accepting credit card not over https?
I am wondering how grooveshark gets around it.
They accept credit cards over a connection that is not encrypted via https.
Is there something they do to make this safe, or should I not submit my ...
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Web based SFTP Client
Has anyone heard of an online FTP client that supports SFTP?
My Web host only allows me to use SFTP, and I often work on computers on which I can't install a desktop SFTP client, or that disallow ...
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How do I access a list of IP addresses that have been used to access my Twitter account?
My girlfriend discovered that her Twitter password had been changed.
We have changed the password, but is there a way to list the IP addresses that have been used to access the account?
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Gmail account accessed from reserved IP address
Gmail tells me that it was recently accessed by IP address 242.162.62.141, and that it blocked the suspicious access, and I should change my password immediately. But 242.162.62.141 is a reserved IP ...
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Yahoo Mail Does Not Have HTTPS
Why is Yahoo Mail behind in security? They don't support HTTPS yet. Gmail and many others do. I'm shocked that Yahoo still doesn't have HTTPS. Why is this? What is the logic behind not supporting ...
