Questions tagged [security]
A branch of computer technology known as information security as applied to computers and networks.
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facebook sent a security code to email & stated to paste onto browser - WHAT & WHERE IS BROWSER? [closed]
Facebook emailed me a security code & said to paste onto browser. I have no idea WHAT they are speaking of or Where to paste the code! Please help me
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User showing not enrolled in 2FA but account detail shows 2FA is on - is this a reporting error
I am a gsuite administrator and in doing my regular report reviews I have found a user, that on the standard Security report shows they are not enrolled in 2FA. However, when I click on the user to ...
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Development of a password manager as Chrome extension [closed]
I want to start developing a passowrd manager as Chrome extension and I am really devastated and confusused. I search the internet and can't find a clear pass to reach it. I am kindly asking for your ...
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Send unencrypted emails with Gmail?
I am doing an assignment for an Information Security Management module at university and I am currently doing a comparison between signed and unsigned, encrypted and unencrypted emails etc.
I was ...
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What is an account verification method suitable for a Gmail account used by more than one person?
Like many people, I have created a Gmail account that is used by a not-for-profit group I am associated with. I need to access this account regularly (even though most incoming mail is bounced ...
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Do Discord mod (moderator) and other users have access to our IP address?
We can use Discord on the smartphone and as a web app, but let's focus on web app since this is a web app forum.
I ran into a mod and another user that seemed to support him that would accuse users, ...
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When I connect Goole Drive or Docs to Slack, who can see my content?
It's not clear to me from the support answers I've gotten who can see my Google Drive or Docs content when I connect to Slack.
The scenario that concerns me is when I have a Slack account with a ...
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Access to Gmail from Unknown User
At the bottom of my Gmail, there is a link to show the history. I realized there was someone from the US going on my account, but when o changed my password they still had access. Is this just part of ...
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How to change method of Google 2-factor authentication?
I used to have a reasonable system:
log into Google web account
get a push sent to my Google app (iOS) that required me to hit "Yes this is me"
I had the Google authenticator app installed ...
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Setting up 2FA for an outlook account
I would like to add two-factor authentification to my outlook account.
All the guides just answer how to do it with your Microsoft account.
Sadly, I cannot create a Microsoft account with my work ...
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Make YouTube video visible to only users in a particular domain
I'd like to make a YouTube video that is visible only to users in a particular domain (e.g., anyone registered as *@x.com). Is there a way to do that?
The only settings I can see are Private, ...
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When I call someone (audio or video) on Facebook Messenger, does the data go directly to the other person's computer?
Email is somewhat insecure because it is stored unencrypted on various servers. For example, I've seen court cases where someone's emails to his secretary's Gmail account had been subpoenaed from ...
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Facebook Security Code - Which Browser?
I REALLY need help! I forgot my password to FB, so I went through the recovery process. The only valid contact information was my cell number as my email contacts are no longer valid. I did set up ...
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Is this allowed in web applications?
I took an online programming test.The instruction says that browsing history, copy/paste history and screenshot history will be monitored and recorded. I am wondering if that is possible when you just ...
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Is it possible to access a Google account using a recovery address without changing the password?
I realized that the password of one of my Google accounts has probably been compromised for more than a year or so. I already changed the password of that account, however I am worried about other ...
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Off-Facebook activities received from apps and websites NEVER logged in via Facebook
Facebook has recently launched "off facebook activity" which lets you see all the activities shared by other apps/websites that you have interacted with.
But how did those apps and websites share ...
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Is it possible to make a GMail alias secure?
In the past I have had gmails sent through an alias show the original sending account. (I know because it was to someone trying to get into real estate and so I got sales messages recurring on both ...
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Netflix default profile
This is a privacy concern. When I am with a friend or a customer and we want to see something on Netflix, upon opening it the list of users appear. I do not wanna my customers to see my kids, wife and ...
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Unauthorized access to my Gmail Account
From many years I am seeing suspicious activities in my Gmail account. Without my permission my account is getting accessed by someone or by some application. Currently, in my access type I am seeing ...
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Can't log in to Gmail
yesterday it asked for my pin and I think I gave it my personal pin instead of my work pin number and today every time I go to log on to my work gmail it says "Can't reach this page." Every two ...
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How do I report a scam on Hangouts?
A so-called Army orthopedic physician scammed me out of a large sum of money on Hangouts. His original email was usarmydavid1234@gmail.com. He said he needed help sending his consignment box from ...
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Gmail showing “Authorized App” in my recent activity list
I have a fairly complex password and I have 2 factor auth enabled but I'm seeing in my recent activity list:
Authorized Application (532713016892-ev29m8tv9gejefcvvv1o3coj5bhkc1ar.apps....
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Is there a way to completely block external access to GSuite?
I want to force my users to use the gmail web interface for everything. I.e. block them from being able to add their accounts to email clients/phones etc, block sending via SMTP server etc.
How would ...
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Is it possible to create an email without a mobile phone number?
I tried signing up for a Hotmail account and thought that went fine. That is, until I tried sending an email. When I hit send, a small box comes up asking me to verify via SMS. I tried to google this ...
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Github leaks auth keys in a “comment left via email reply”
I've noticed that once I reply to github questions via email, the reply appears on the issue page with action links (as it should be), but it also has authorization keys.
Comment of an issue as seen ...
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IMPORTRANGE connect sheets
When using IMPORTRANGE on Google Sheets, one has to "connect sheets" as follows:
Where can I check which sheets are connected, and what exactly (what access rights etc.) this "connection" implies?
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Using a script someone else made in Google Docs
I was looking for a script to add to a Google Doc that would automatically insert the current date into the document. I found the script on this page. The last step is to authorize the script and ...
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Changed Gmail password but still someone has access
A few weeks ago I noticed that there was a weird device from a location I've never been to authorized in my Google Account.
The thing is, I do have 2 step auth, and I definitely never authorized it.
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Purpose of Hiding Login and Registration Forms When Logged In?
I've looked and looked and cannot find a reason for hiding login and registration forms from a user after that user has logged in. Aside from the obvious, such as removing the login form because it is ...
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Any way to “Send As” from Gmail while maintaining 2FA security?
Say I want to "send as" gmail account 1 from gmail account 2.
It seems that once I activate 2FA for account 1, I now need to use an "app password" to use it in account 2.
But doesn't this defeat the ...
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Can I automatically sign out of Google on browser close, but keep my cookies?
I'm paranoid enough that I'd like to use two-factor authentication for my Google account and automatically sign out of Google on browser close. But I'm not paranoid enough to use two-factor ...
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Private YouTube video, accessible to everyone with a Google account
Is there a way to create a private video on YouTube, that is marked private but with access granted to everyone with a Google account? When creating a private video, it's possible to mark which ...
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How can I change multiple collaborators to “comment only”, at once?
If I happen to have many people individually editing a shared folder in Google Drive, how can I easily downgrade everybody's access on files that I add?
The situation in which this would be needed is ...
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Received an email saying someone has hacked my email account
The hacker said they have access to my contacts, social media, and that they've also installed a keylogger onto my system. They want money.
The Gmail email header says:
Similar messages were used ...
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A (spoofed?) trusted device has logged in from an unrecognized location
Recently my Google account was hacked.
I have 2-factor authentication turned on. 2-factor authentication was not required for the hacker to gain access to my account, nor did the hacker trigger ...
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Choose the option to reset your security questions
I expect to see:
but see:
and then:
Not knowing the phone number, how do I proceed?
The clear, explicit, and wrong directions specify:
Reset your security questions
Go to iforgot.apple.com.
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My Gmail account was taken over by someone in the country of Jordan
My wife's Gmail login screen looks like this. I have changed her password, but it seems to go deeper into Gmail than that. There are ads served by Google in Arabic. How can I fix it?
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Dropbox wants permission to delete Gmail contacts
When I try to sign up to Dropbox via Google, it says it requires me to consent for Dropbox o access and DELETE my contacts. Why? Can I override this?
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Play my YouTube's “Watch Later” playlist on another computer without signing in my whole Google account
My current setup involves two laptops side by side, a Mac and a Windows 10 PC. I use the Mac as my workstation and the PC for gaming, casual web browsing and media consumption (Twitch, YouTube, etc). ...
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Is it true that when I “add an account” in Google or Gmail, I can potentially increase the security risk a lot?
For example, if my main account uses a very secure password, and I never sign in using this user name and password inside of a game or mobile phone app.
However, if I have a less secure account on ...
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Who has invited somebody, when and how to a Google Drive Spreadsheet?
We have a sheet at my company with logins and passwords, shared with all the team, so all the people may enter in the supplier's intranets.
Today, in "shared with", where normally there are 6 to 8 ...
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Gmail inaccessible abroad
I have a Gmail account that's not registered on my phone. I have private data in there and I don't want to keep it as my phone account.
Whenever I travel to another country, I can't access this ...
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How can I access my Gmail account if I forgot the address and don't have access to recovery phone?
Bit of a complex one.
I went travelling for a year in Australia (2001/2016) so I got a SIM to put in my phone. 8 months in I created an email address (was similar but not the same as my original ...
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Someone trying to register my email with an Instagram account
Over the past two days I have been receiving Instagram Confirm your email address for Instagram emails telling me that an old Gmail account of mine has been added to an account:
Hi [redacted]!
You ...
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Google script insecure?
For a couple of years a script is run in https://script.google.com, but now it is seen as an insecure app? Why? The service is provided by Google right? Third party?
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How can I remotely log out of my Google account on a recently used device?
I have noticed a device I don't recognize in the list of recently used devices in my Google account. I'm not overly-concerned about it, because I think the device belongs to one of my family members, ...
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Locating third-party Google Docs web apps
I got an e-mail from Google today, warning me to "Remove risky access to your data". According to the security checkup, there are two third-party apps which "have extensive access to [my] personal ...
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Log Google Security Center - which insecure app did I disable?
By mistake I just disabled some app that Google deemed "insecure" in Google Security Center (I clicked "disable insecure app" and expected a new screen listing the app I was about to disable but it ...
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How to painlessly share a GMail account
I want to create a GMail account to be used collectively by a group of people. The idea is that we want to be able to log in and read and send e-mails from the account.
We are facing an issue, though....
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One of me Gmail accounts is being hacked; how can I inform Google?
I think one of my Google accounts is being attacked because without my desire G-XXX codes are being sent to my phone via SMS. I want to know which email is this code for and want to inform Google for ...
