A branch of computer technology known as information security as applied to computers and networks.
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What is TurboTax actually doing after you login when it says “Creating Secure Connection”?
I've also noticed this on a few other financial related sites. There is a delay and an animated working indicator with a message to the effect of "Creating a Secure Connection."
I'm a web developer ...
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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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AIM via GMail chat — is it encrypted through SSL?
When using GChat in the GMail interface (and using ssl/https), you have the ability to log in to AIM as well. Is this encrypted like the email and gchat?
Recently I've noticed there is an icon that ...
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Gmail unusual activity, does it mean a successful connection has been made?
I've noticed an unusual activity on my Gmail account:
Inconnu Viêt Nam (fpt.vn:118.71.51.26) 14 nov. (il y a 1 jour)
What does it mean exactly?
that a successful login has been made with ...
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How is my password sent across when I check gmails/access bank site?
What encryption is used when my password is sent across in gmails/when I do online banking? RSA? DSA? Public-private key encryption?. In key encryption, which entity is assigned a public/private key? ...
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Security of data handling by LastPass
How does LastPass keep your data secure? Can their employees see your data?
I've always used offline ways for (password/sensitive data) storage, but lately I keep hearing good things about LastPass. ...
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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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Yahoo Mail “Strongly Believed to Be Compromised”
When I went to log into my Yahoo Mail account, Yahoo stated that it strongly believed that my account had been compromised. I'm not sure how it happened. My guess is that Yahoo was hacked.
I reset ...
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The dangers of webapps or websites maliciously accessing my clipboard?
Is there a danger of my clipboard data being harvested by a webapp or site that I visit?
I would like to stay safe, but I want to keep Javascript enabled to give a better user experience.
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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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I've received a “Getting back onto Facebook” email - does it mean someone were trying to access my account?
I've received a "Getting back onto Facebook" email. I usually receive that email from Facebook when I enter a wrong password, but I'm sure this time it wasn't me!
What should I do now to keep my ...
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Why is Gmail using Yahoo! Mail certificates?
I just got an error in Firefox 4 when trying to log into Gmail:
mail.google.com is using an invalid certificate
This certificate is only valid for *.mail.yahoo.com mail.yahoo.com
I use ...
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If Twitter apps use OAuth why would they ask for my password?
I signed up to TweetDeck, and following the steps it appears that I issued it an OAuth token.
Then I installed it (0.35.1, Linux), signed in with my TweetDeck account and tried to add my Twitter ...
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How can I prevent clickjacking attacks on Facebook?
What could I say to a less technically-savvy friend about how to prevent attacks and viruses from Facebook attacks?
I have seen many of my friends accounts posting spam due to their accounts being ...
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Odd settings in Gmail
I noticed awhile back in all of my Gmail account settings something odd.
Was curious if anyone else has noticed this before?
EDIT:
I am referring to the backup.000000000001@googlemail.com account
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Force sites to use http instead of https?
I'm in China trying to jump the GFW (great firewall) using a program called Ultrasurf (proxy).
I can access the Facebook homepage - no problem. But as soon as I try logging in, it directs me to an ...
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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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Does Facebook's Suspicious Activity Prevention actively block people?
Facebook just notified me that someone somewhere in Europe accessed my account (or attempted to access it). My gmail account had filters to delete all mail from facebook (because it used to just be ...
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Reading someone else's Gmail inbox if you have their session URL
Is it possible for someone to gain access to my Gmail inbox if they use a link from when I was logged in?
I was trying to copy a link from an email in Gmail and accidentally copied the URL in the ...
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How to check if somebody else is signing to my Yahoo account
I have Hotmail/Yahoo/GMail email accounts. How to check if somebody else is logging in to my email accounts? I mean Sometimes I send offline message to my Yahoo Messenger but when I log in to my yahoo ...
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Gmail hacked, no IP alerts
Recently my Gmail was hacked - I was suddenly signed out of Gtalk and my password no longer worked.
I was able to reset my password by following my secret question/answer. When I logged in again, I ...
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How to always browse Facebook using HTTPS [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Does Facebook provide an SSL interface?
I've googled and searched on our site here, but the best I can find is the question How to get Facebook to use “http://” instead ...
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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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Looking for a secure webmail service? [closed]
I'm looking for a good secure webmail provider.
Before you mark this as a dupe of question 576, by secure I mean really secure. Perhaps it requires a code from a hardware token every time I log in, ...
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What web-based email services provide end-to-end encrypted & signed email messages?
What web-based email services provide end-to-end encrypted & signed email messages, such as in PGP message format? Is special software (e.g. Flash, Java, or another plugin) required for the ...
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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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E-mail address protection snippet
Is there any WebApp that allows you to publish an e-mail on the web using a script tag that protects it from robots?
To be more clear: I want to publish a post on Blogspot that prints my e-mail on ...
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Two factor gmail authentication: How to login from *either* device?
How can I use 2 factor gmail authentication in this situation?
I have a gmail account, a laptop and a phone. I use 2 factor authentication so that when i try to access gmail on the laptop, i verify ...
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How does application specific passwords with Googles two-factor auth work?
When you activate Googles two-factor authentication you will have to use some application specific passwords for applications that don't support two-factor authentication. How does the application ...
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Facebook Deactivation vs. Deletion
I recently deactivated my Facebook account. I know that it's not quite deletion (although in a subpeona Facebook can still technically get to your information) and that Facebook also allows you to ...
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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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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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Allow friends to comment in a photo I'm tagged in
My wife often takes photos of our child and uploads them to Facebook. She tags me so my friends can see the photo as well. However, my friends cannot like or comment on these photos. When I do the ...
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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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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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Mail to redut.net in Gmail sent mail folder
I have noticed multiple outgoing mail messages to an address at redut.net in my Gmail "Sent Mail" folder, all sent at around the same time. The contents are base64-encoded and upon decoding it I see ...
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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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Can webapps track what I am typing before I send the data?
Is there any possibility that a webapp or website I am using could be tracking or recording what I type on the page (into no box) or into input or textboxes without me having submitted a form/clicked ...
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Any free online service which keeps track of all the passwords automatically?
I don't want to enter the password to a site to keep the record. I want a service which automatically catches the passwords and stores it.
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Manage Passwords between multiple individuals
My co-workers and I frequently share passwords for many different online services. We are constantly emailing each other passwords and resetting them because of the difficulty in locating the old ...
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Do Google Search URLs contain sensitive (private) details?
I noticed that if I'm logged into Google Account (my Gmail and everything) and do a search in the address bar, the URL of the resultant page is really long.
Now, I was wondering: is there any ...
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Google Voice account left logged on and now someones using it to text random people. How do I force him to log out?
I've changed my password and tried using gmails sign off other sessions button with no success (they are still logged in and txting). Is there a way to force the end of that session?
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How to check the authenticity of a domain
I have received a mail from "xxxxx@yahoo-inc.com"
Is there any way I can check if this domain is owned by yahoo, or by a scammer?
nslookup returns different results for yahoo.com and yahoo-inc.com
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Is this email from Google Wallet spam, fraud, or legitimate?
I have just received an email from Google wherein they are asking for my physical address so that I can continue to use my Google Wallet account. This is strange since I have never used Google Wallet. ...
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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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security and google id
There are lots of apps (on my phone, on the web, etc.) that want to use my google id for authentication and to sync data -- news readers, contact info, notes to google docs, etc. In general, they ask ...
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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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I received a notification from Gmail that someone tired to sign in to my account. Is it legitimate? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Does Gmail sends “suspicious sign-in prevented ” emails or is it a trick?
I've just received the following notification, apparently from GMail:
Unusual ...
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If I create an organization, can I limit what boards the members can see?
I would like to create an organization for our company, with boards for each department.
I need some department boards, such as HR, available only to certain people in the organization. Can I give ...
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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 ...
