A branch of computer technology known as information security as applied to computers and networks.
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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 contact Facebook and get IP of last unsuccessful login attempts
My account was recently unsuccessfully accessed, because I received the email about unsuccessful logins attempts and with the link to "go back to Facebook via clicking link".
I am concerned who was ...
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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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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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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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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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Google authentication and authorization among their apps [closed]
Google has a bunch of apps like Google+, Gmail, Docs, Reader, etc. Internally, these apps must talk to each other securely to query information/data. I am wondering conceptually how Google implements ...
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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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Should one have security/privacy concerns about scorecardresearch.com when using Ning and other sites?
We have a group who is using Ning which seems to allow us to have private discussions online.
However, one user discovered that the website scorecardresearch.com seems to be tracking our actions on ...
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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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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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With Gmail's 2-step verification, what's the purpose of the “recovery email address”?
If I have a change in phone number, and the two-step stops working, is the recovery email address going to be all it takes to get back full access, or is that only going to be useful for a forgotten ...
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How to remove recovery/default email addresss
Someone has been trying to access my Yahoo Mail account through password recovery. I changed the password, so this is no longer a problem, but as I was going through "I forgot my password" recovery ...
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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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Disabling referrer tracking on Facebook stops invites/messages/updates from working [closed]
I installed Noref chrome extension to stop websites from looking at which link I had come from (the referrer link) when reaching to facebook.
I now find that I can no longer use the invites, ...
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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 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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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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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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How do I prevent vandalism on my user-generated website?
Are there some knowledge base\technologies\algorithms\practices\applications which can help in struggling internet-vandalism?
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Why my friend was able to facebook sign in to other people account
Recently, my friend show me that although she is using her own username and password, once a while, she will get accidentally sign in into a stranger account.
How can it be possible someone else ...
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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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Which popular/high-profile web applications support two-factor authentication? [closed]
I'm aware that both Google and Facebook offer two-factor authentication, by sending an SMS to your phone under certain circumstances.
What other popular or high-profile web applications support ...
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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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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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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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Is there a way to get a quick answer from Facebook support team?
It's been several weeks and several emails, still no answers. I suspended my account because I suspected that it was hacked. I've been trying to get it reactivated through Facebook reactivation ...
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Is it possible to protect Facebook page from takeover by other administrator?
If many people have admin access to Facebook page one of them can delete page, or remove other administrator.
Is it possible to protect from that situation in some way (ie. master admin or password)?
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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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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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How to prevent certain Facebook friends from sending you Inbox messages
Is there a way to prevent a Facebook friend from sending you Inbox messages? I want to have a group called "Public Contact Only" that basically cannot have side-bar conversations with me. The idea ...
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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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“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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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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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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Is there a centralised security notifications list for web based apps? [closed]
This may be in the wrong stackexchange but I was wondering if there was a centralised mailing list or website that sent out security advisories for different web apps?
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Why should I use Cloudfare? [closed]
A friend recommended me to use Cloudfare.com to manage my DNS easily but looking at the service, I don't understand what they are doing which they refer to as making my site fast and secure.
I get ...
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Gmail warns of “ unusual activity” but no other IP addresses but my own have been logged by them
This morning I tried to log in to my Gmail account only to discover it was locked due to "unusual activity detected".
It gave me the option to verify my account via phone, which I did, and I got ...
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Security and uptime for email collection form and marketing tools [closed]
I'm evaluating Campaign Monitor, Constant Contact and Mail Chimp to host a little "add your email" form on our website, then run email marketing campaigns against the addresses collected.
I've ...
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Is this a spam email? It says it confirms a Paypal payment, what should I do?
FW:You just sent a payment to Colin Peterson De: PayPalAgregar a
contactos Enviado: Tue, 1 May, 2012 a la(s) 3:09 pm Para:XXX PayPal
You just sent a payment Transaction ID: ...
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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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Are Facebook accounts always re-attainable?
If someone hacks my Facebook account, is it that no matter what he does, can I always get back my account?
What is the maximum that he can and must do to ensure that I do not get my account back?
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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 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 safe Is “My Permissions”?
How safe is the My Permissions site? It looks like a good way to keep track of what inter-web-app permissions you've granted, at least for the big names. However, I'm at the stage where I'm ...
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Is there two-factor authentication for hosted wordpress.com blogs?
There is a plugin that supports two-factor authentication via Google's Authenticator for self-hosted Wordpress blogs. Is there a similar feature I can turn on for hosted wordpress.com blogs? Every ...
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Facebook Login Notification Approval?
Apparently my Facebook login notification emails me if someone has logged-in to my account,
without any approval link/code in the email they send me. Is that really the way it's suppose to work?
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Software Engineer's explanation of Facebook photo privacy, with UML diagram?
Facebook photo privacy is more complex than most people think - including the bloggers who fill the Internet trying to explain it in simple terms.
Not only there is the basic album-level privacy ...
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What can a web app do with my Twitter account if I use Twitter to login to that service?
When I use a Twitter account to login to another website, what does that authorize that website to do with my Twitter account?
Does it enable them to send tweets from my account, or send direct ...
