A branch of computer technology known as information security as applied to computers and networks.

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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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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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I search application which help me to secure my different accounts, please help [closed]

Several days ago somebody steal my account (from mail.ru), after that they are steal my premium EA account and several accounts for different MMORPG. fortunately I restore access to all accounts, but ...
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What happens to my deleted Trello cards?

I am trying to push Trello for adoption within my organisation, but there is concern from higher up about the deletion of data. Are cards logically deleted (ie setting deleted=true) or are they ...
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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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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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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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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 in ...
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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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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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Safe login from App1 to App2 via link [closed]

I have two webapps, App1 in PHP, and App2 in RoR. Each user as an account The desidered use case is that user login in App1, then can go to App2 without using another set of credentials, but by ...
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Are Facebook Profiles viewable when not logged in?

I was just killing some time on Facebook, had the profile pages of a few of my friends open and then, I suddenly logged off. To my shock, I was still able to see a few profiles, but for a few others, ...
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Correct cookie management [closed]

I am trying to find a reliable source for cookie management. I read though OWASP so i roughly know what can be dangerous. But I need to authenticate my users with cookies. Is there a complete step by ...
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Realtime monitoring of SSL connection? [closed]

I have a web application that is using an SSL cert. When I visit page https://www.xyz.com/secure_login.jsp, I can use my browser to check the connection details (ie. level of encryption). Even ...
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Understanding CSRF vulnerability in Web Application? [closed]

i'm having understanding csrf vulnerability , i'm use authorize system in my web application , but i found csrf vulnerability and that is make me confused. here is my question why CSRF is most ...
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How to license my web application for schools? [closed]

I have a web application which I am interested in start selling it for schools, but, until now, I didn't find a proper solution for licensing it for schools. Can some one please guide me for a ...
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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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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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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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E-Banking sites that logs user out when (browser) back button is clicked [closed]

I have used e-banking sites that will log you out whenever you navigate back/forward from the webpage (affects all GET requests, not just POST). From a user experience point of view, it sucks (very ...
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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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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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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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