A branch of computer technology known as information security as applied to computers and networks.
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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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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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How much data can I store in a LastPass secure note?
Does anyone know if there are limits to the amount of data you can store in a LastPass secure note? I don't want to abuse the service but I also don't want to store a large note and then lose some of ...
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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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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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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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Online antivirus webapp?
I was wondering whether there's any webapp that allows you to upload a suspicious file and have it diagnosed without having to install anything locally.
I'm fed up with the performance impact most of ...
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OpenID Security
Couldn't any webapp that requires an OpenID login just secretly store my password and get access to my account(s)?
If not, why not?
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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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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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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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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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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 ...
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Should I give Google my phone number?
Gmail is bothering me lately with this message:
Hey, this is important: We don't have a password recovery email address or phone number for your account. If you lose access, we may not be able to ...
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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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How to I safely log on to gmail from an un-trusted PC?
I have just got back from holiday, I was not willing to check my email form the hotel’s “internet café” PC, as I could not think of a way of eliminate the risk that it had a “password logging” worm, ...
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What to do when a service asks for your gmail password?
On many services, there is the request to connect to your gmail (or other webmail service) account in order to retrieve your contacts information (so to add them to your network in the new service).
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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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How to securely share your Amazon wish list with only certain people
On Amazon is there any way to share wish lists with only certain people? I can make a list public or private and I can share it, but can I make it public to only certain people can see it?
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Ensuring a web application is secure before utilizing it
How can one go about verifying the security and legitimacy of a web application before accessing it?
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What is OpenID, and what do you need to do to get one?
I'm not sure I understand what OpenID is ... but I see plenty of sites that ask you for it. What is it? and how do I create one?
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Validate that a web application has used a specific hash function for its certificate
What is the process for verifying the hash function that was used to create a web applications certificate? I ask because there apparently has been some issue with the MD5 hash function wherein ...
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Website to check my machine exposure to the internet?
My ISP just sent me over a box and now I am online. I am afraid of beeing exposed directly to the internet. Is there any website or web app which can check to which level my machine is accessible from ...
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Security of browser only password managers
There are password managers like KeePass which store all the passwords in a encrypted container on the local machine. I would have to copy this container over to other machines to be able to have my ...
