A branch of computer technology known as information security as applied to computers and networks.
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How can I verify my PayPal account without giving them direct access to my bank account?
Most sites where you can buy products with PayPal require your account to be verified. It appears that the only way to verify your account is by associating it with your bank account. I prefer not to ...
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Security verification by phone getting error [closed]
This is not for my account, it is for my sister's, since she can't get on hers to ask these questions. She needs to verify her account by text or by calling and she does not have text messages, so by ...
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In Gmail, is the “always display images from” option safe?
I know that it is possible for a spammer to generate an email that claims to be from a certain sender, regardless of whether it actually is. They could use that to send me mail purporting to be from ...
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Sending emails to Gmail that do not trigger phishing warning
I have been using Google groups for quite some time. Recently, when I'm viewing the mails from these groups I get warnings on the header saying:
This message may not have been sent by ...
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Retrieving past application specific passwords
I'm curious if there is a way to view past application specific passwords under Google's two factor authentication.
Otherwise I figure they were for one time use and you can just keep cranking out ...
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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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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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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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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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Can I trust dropbox and similar services?
Is there any verification that the encryption used can not be bypassed by the operator? Or should I actually use some encryption of my own like truecrypt?
edit In the light of this complaint ...
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How can I tell which programs have access to my Dropbox?
I remember giving some program access to my dropbox account, but I don't remember which program.
How can I see which programs have read/write power on my account?
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Can't see replies to my posts and can't log in through Android or Wap site
My Android/Wap accounts stopped working 2 days ago. I'm unable to log in even though my passwords and usernames are correct. It says:
Does not match stored session / password may have changed by ...
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Is down-dll safe? [closed]
I needed a specific DLL today that goes by the name libgcc_s_dw2-1.dll. The first Google result was to a site called down-dll.com
Is the site considered a relatively safe site (meaning, assuming ...
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Is emailing between two Gmail accounts more secure than emailing another domain? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Does email from one Gmail account to another ever leave the Gmail system?
I'm curious as to how Gmail handles email that originates from and ends up in its own servers. ...
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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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Google Calendar Security/Privacy Concerns?
I would - not for me but for an older, tech-noob person - like to set up Google Calendar for the sole purpose of syncing his mobile phone with his Thunderbird/Lightning.
Since I have never used (most ...
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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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Preventing Google Docs from opening a password protected document
How do I prevent Microsoft documents from being opened in Google Docs?
I used to email password-protect Excel/Word documents to myself for retrieval at another computer but then realized that anyone ...
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Does email from one Gmail account to another ever leave the Gmail system?
I ask because I connect to Gmail over HTTPS and if emails sent from one account to another (or the same account, just to back something up) don't actually leave Google then it's end-to-end email ...
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Can any web applications tell if I have Facebook open in a different tab or window?
I have Facebook open in one tab, and I open YouTube in another. YouTube asks me if I want to sign in with my Facebook account. Can YouTube tell if I have Facebook open in a different tab or window?
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Is someone hijacking my online accounts?
Basically, someone else on the internet is trying to access various accounts under my name and registering new ones with my email address. From the information I can glean, it seems likely that the ...
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Any risk in replying to a message on Facebook?
I got a message from someone I've never met before, or even heard of, from Nigeria. He wants to learn to write Java code and is asking me if I can recommend any websites or e-books to help him. He ...
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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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Strange address appearing in my Gmail's last account activity
I was checking the last account activity in my Gmail, found the following line:
Access type: Browser
Location:
2001:6b0:1:1fe0:22cf:30ef:fe7c:4000 (A
number in this format)
Date: 01 ...
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Password management service - Web, iPhone and iPad - any ideas? [closed]
I'm looking for a password management service thats based in the cloud, has a web, iphone & ipad app, and is secure.
I don't mind paying a bit for the apps but I'd like something without a monthly ...
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Is this a Google+ privacy risk? Should we be concerned?
I feel like there's no real need for this sort of information to be available to everyone:
http://www.gstatic.com/s2/sitemaps/sitemap-7000.txt
Since Google hosts gstatic.com, I feel like they should ...
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Is it safe to give Google details to 3rd party apps like Reeder
I am just wondering that, is it safe to use your primary google account details to sign in into 3rd party apps like reeder?
If it is safe then how exactly that authentication works. I am sure they ...
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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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Accessing my Google Reader account without using my main Google Account password
Is there anyway I can access a Google Reader account without entering my main password that could be used to steal access to my other service accounts, like Gmail?
I like to spend my free time ...
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Delete old Facebook wall posts [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Script or App to remove own Facebook status updates
Related:
How to delete all Facebook posts/comments older than 1 year?
How can I delete all Facebook status ...
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How, exactly, does a Facebook worm work?
I initially had assumed that a FB friend of mine was spreading a malicious link because she had innocently accepted an app and given it privileges, but she says that's not the case. See the exchange:
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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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Is it safe to use Google Apps For Business: Spreadsheets to keep track of passwords?
Google Apps for Business is supposed to be secure enough for corporate data, as described in their FAQ: http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/business/faq.html
They say "We also undergo regular security ...
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How Yahoo Mail login page could store cookie on some different path on user's system?
Some time ago in Yahoo Mail's login page, there was an option to keep signature as text or image on user's system. So even after user logged out and come back again, can see the signature on the same ...
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How can I get a warning if someone try to hack my Gmail account?
Is there a hidden feature in Gmail, that let you know each time someone has tried to login to your account with a wrong password?
LogMeIn has this feature. Is there something like that in Google ...
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Trusting apps from Google Apps Marketplace
From my experience with third-party Facebook apps, I'm wary of adding apps from the Google Apps Marketplace to my Google Apps installation.
Can I trust apps from the from Google Apps Marketplace? ...
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Email is not secure, but what about Gmail using HTTPS, and if sending to myself?
I sometimes send myself some notes using Gmail, but I think if it is regular email, anybody on the Internet backbone or routing place can read your email, so it is not private...
But Gmail uses ...
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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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Want name only to appear after signing into gmail account, not my email address
I have been the victim of identity theft and I don't want my email address to show after I have signed in GMail. I want only the name to appear, as I use laptop in public places.
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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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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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Security of a Yahoo! ID Beyond Passwords?
I would just like to ask if there's a way to secure my Yahoo! ID information beyond passwords? What I mean is for example, Google has implemented a 2-way verification wherein, after a Google account ...
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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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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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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 get notified if someone tries to prevent me from accessing my GMail or Yahoo! Mail accounts?
Let's say I have a GMail or Yahoo! account and another person knows my password. (I had to tell him the password because both of us are using the same account for a common purpose.)
Now, is there are ...
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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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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?
